Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Francisco López / Luca Sigurtà ~ Erm

Given a (virtual) box containing the same set of sounds, what would two composers create?  Would generational differences lead to “older” and “younger” sounding recordings, quieter and louder, traditional and contemporary?  On Fratto9’s just reviewed Boccardi / English split, one

Francisco López / Luca Sigurtà ~ Erm

Given a (virtual) box containing the same set of sounds, what would two composers create?  Would generational differences lead to “older” and “younger” sounding recordings, quieter and louder, traditional and contemporary?  On Fratto9’s just reviewed Boccardi / English split, one

Alberto Boccardi / Lawrence English ~ Split

When does modern composition become drone?  When the original elements are sunk into a sea of strings, brass and electronics, as they are on this evocative split release.  Each of the artists composes, but in a modern fashion, either by manipulating

Alberto Boccardi / Lawrence English ~ Split

When does modern composition become drone?  When the original elements are sunk into a sea of strings, brass and electronics, as they are on this evocative split release.  Each of the artists composes, but in a modern fashion, either by manipulating

Rauelsson ~ Vora

Witness the slow evolution of Rauelsson, a Spanish-born folk artist who has expanded his tonal palette considerably over the course of a half-dozen albums.  Fans will be happy to welcome his latest work; those who lacked interest earlier should take another

Rauelsson ~ Vora

Witness the slow evolution of Rauelsson, a Spanish-born folk artist who has expanded his tonal palette considerably over the course of a half-dozen albums.  Fans will be happy to welcome his latest work; those who lacked interest earlier should take another

Benjamin Finger ~ Listen to my nerves hum

It’s a bird!  It’s a plane!  It’s ~ oh, wait, I was right the first time, it’s a bird made out of old piano parts.  We don’t see this sort of thing very often!  Those who are lucky enough to snag

Benjamin Finger ~ Listen to my nerves hum

It’s a bird!  It’s a plane!  It’s ~ oh, wait, I was right the first time, it’s a bird made out of old piano parts.  We don’t see this sort of thing very often!  Those who are lucky enough to snag

Jan St. Werner ~ Blaze Colour Burn

Jan St. Werner has been recording for two decades as parts of such acts as Mouse On Mars and Microstoria. To put this in perspective, his videos were featured on the MTV show AMP, back when MTV was cool, showed music videos,

Jan St. Werner ~ Blaze Colour Burn

Jan St. Werner has been recording for two decades as parts of such acts as Mouse On Mars and Microstoria. To put this in perspective, his videos were featured on the MTV show AMP, back when MTV was cool, showed music videos,

Loscil ~ City Hospital

Loscil‘s City Hospital is a work of multiple layers that take time to exhume.  Wist Records’ jackdaw reissue has made the EP even more mysterious, which works to its advantage.  As each layer is peeled back, the listener gains a new perspective.

Loscil ~ City Hospital

Loscil‘s City Hospital is a work of multiple layers that take time to exhume.  Wist Records’ jackdaw reissue has made the EP even more mysterious, which works to its advantage.  As each layer is peeled back, the listener gains a new perspective.

Luca Forcucci ~ Fog Horns

Sub Rosa’s New Series Framework is dedicated to new experimental performers, especially the “clever” ones. Now up to its 14th installment, the series has another winner in the Swiss and Italian artist Luca Forcucci. Forcucci fits the clever tag, as Fog Horns is

Luca Forcucci ~ Fog Horns

Sub Rosa’s New Series Framework is dedicated to new experimental performers, especially the “clever” ones. Now up to its 14th installment, the series has another winner in the Swiss and Italian artist Luca Forcucci. Forcucci fits the clever tag, as Fog Horns is

Adern X & Tiziano Milani ~ The Cinema Show

We’re all familiar with the admonition to hush our voices and silence our cell phones before a show.  But what about the time before the show ~ the gathering time before the previews?  In the U.S., the average preview time is now

Adern X & Tiziano Milani ~ The Cinema Show

We’re all familiar with the admonition to hush our voices and silence our cell phones before a show.  But what about the time before the show ~ the gathering time before the previews?  In the U.S., the average preview time is now