Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Tim Hecker ~ Virgins

Tim Hecker is one of the few instrumental recording artists who attracts the attention of the mainstream.  We knew this album would be well-covered, so we waited to review it, hoping it would still sound just as good after half a

Tim Hecker ~ Virgins

Tim Hecker is one of the few instrumental recording artists who attracts the attention of the mainstream.  We knew this album would be well-covered, so we waited to review it, hoping it would still sound just as good after half a

Various Artists ~ Things that a mutant needs to know

In 1956, Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares published Short and Amazing Tales*, an anthology of magical realism and adventure.  This is the follow-up, 55 short stories accompanied by 55 short songs: flash fiction and micro music, curated by Reinaldo Laddaga.  Intriguing

Various Artists ~ Things that a mutant needs to know

In 1956, Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares published Short and Amazing Tales*, an anthology of magical realism and adventure.  This is the follow-up, 55 short stories accompanied by 55 short songs: flash fiction and micro music, curated by Reinaldo Laddaga.  Intriguing

A Moon Glyph Trio

A world of fun is to be found in Moon Glyph’s three latest releases: a new soundtrack to an old horror film, a retro score for an imaginary spy film and a single-artist mix tape.  Together, the three cassettes produce

A Moon Glyph Trio

A world of fun is to be found in Moon Glyph’s three latest releases: a new soundtrack to an old horror film, a retro score for an imaginary spy film and a single-artist mix tape.  Together, the three cassettes produce

Best New Videos: Wood, Book, Coffee

From tilt shift lensing to maple wood etching, the latest installment of Best New Videos showcases a variety of techniques.  There’s something for every taste in this cavalcade of sight and sound.  Dim the lights and prepare to be amazed!

Best New Videos: Wood, Book, Coffee

From tilt shift lensing to maple wood etching, the latest installment of Best New Videos showcases a variety of techniques.  There’s something for every taste in this cavalcade of sight and sound.  Dim the lights and prepare to be amazed!

Talvihorros ~ Eaten Alive

An upright skeleton with outstretched wings:  both foreboding and hopeful at once.  Such is the nature of Talvihorros‘ Eaten Alive, a chronicle of addiction and recovery that sheds layers of skin and sinew as it crawls toward the light. For Ben Chatwin

Talvihorros ~ Eaten Alive

An upright skeleton with outstretched wings:  both foreboding and hopeful at once.  Such is the nature of Talvihorros‘ Eaten Alive, a chronicle of addiction and recovery that sheds layers of skin and sinew as it crawls toward the light. For Ben Chatwin

Atom Eye ~ The Otolith Sessions

The CD’s subtitle says it all:  “a year’s worth of sonic experiments”.  The teaser video whets the appetite for the album: a snail crawls across a recording strip, a microphone swings from a tree, a metronome clicks in the forest

Atom Eye ~ The Otolith Sessions

The CD’s subtitle says it all:  “a year’s worth of sonic experiments”.  The teaser video whets the appetite for the album: a snail crawls across a recording strip, a microphone swings from a tree, a metronome clicks in the forest

Jetsam & Gareth E. Rees ~ A Dream Life of Hackney Marshes

It seems that London’s Clay Pipe Music can do no wrong.  Illustrator Frances Castle is responsible for the label’s unified look, and she exercises great care in selecting the label’s lineup.  A Dream Life of Hackney Marshes adds a literary tone

Jetsam & Gareth E. Rees ~ A Dream Life of Hackney Marshes

It seems that London’s Clay Pipe Music can do no wrong.  Illustrator Frances Castle is responsible for the label’s unified look, and she exercises great care in selecting the label’s lineup.  A Dream Life of Hackney Marshes adds a literary tone

Mote ~ Frames

We’ve gotten used to a stream of quality releases from Twice Removed, but this Italian debut is one of its best finds to date.  Mote may have written these songs in his bedroom, but one can imagine them being performed by

Mote ~ Frames

We’ve gotten used to a stream of quality releases from Twice Removed, but this Italian debut is one of its best finds to date.  Mote may have written these songs in his bedroom, but one can imagine them being performed by