Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Blue Lake ~ Weft

After the enchantment of 2023’s Sun Arcs, Blue Lake returns with the beguiling Weft.  Gone is the blue lake of the earlier album’s cover; in its place is Maria Zahle’s woven “Torso,” a metaphor for the music within.  Weft does at times sound as if

Blue Lake ~ Weft

After the enchantment of 2023’s Sun Arcs, Blue Lake returns with the beguiling Weft.  Gone is the blue lake of the earlier album’s cover; in its place is Maria Zahle’s woven “Torso,” a metaphor for the music within.  Weft does at times sound as if

Human Pyramids ~ Thank You

Sometimes after only a single play, we know that an album is destined for year-end status.  Thank You is positive, upbeat, ebullient and joyful, and includes more instruments than ever before.  Alumni of The Happiest Music of the Year, Human Pyramids have

Human Pyramids ~ Thank You

Sometimes after only a single play, we know that an album is destined for year-end status.  Thank You is positive, upbeat, ebullient and joyful, and includes more instruments than ever before.  Alumni of The Happiest Music of the Year, Human Pyramids have

XOR ~ Moss and Mud

We’ve been following the rebuilding efforts of Asheville, North Carolina, home of Burial Beer / VISUALS Wine, since the devastation of Hurricane Helene on September 28.  The Ritual of Senses series will be returning on February 7, but in the meantime, Asheville’s XOR (now

XOR ~ Moss and Mud

We’ve been following the rebuilding efforts of Asheville, North Carolina, home of Burial Beer / VISUALS Wine, since the devastation of Hurricane Helene on September 28.  The Ritual of Senses series will be returning on February 7, but in the meantime, Asheville’s XOR (now

Kati Roover / J. Koho ~ Split

enmossed’s in essence combines the work of nearly two dozen artists; Split, also released today, focuses on two.  Finnish artists Kati Roover and J. Koho unfurl their compositions on separate, yet complementary sides, each multi-disciplinary artist meshing well with the other and with the

Kati Roover / J. Koho ~ Split

enmossed’s in essence combines the work of nearly two dozen artists; Split, also released today, focuses on two.  Finnish artists Kati Roover and J. Koho unfurl their compositions on separate, yet complementary sides, each multi-disciplinary artist meshing well with the other and with the

enmossed ~ in essence

Pisgah Forest, North Carolina’s enmossed label is releasing a pair of intriguing tapes tomorrow; we’ll cover one today and the other on the day of release. in essence is the sort of tape that shouldn’t exist, and yet it does.  Years from

enmossed ~ in essence

Pisgah Forest, North Carolina’s enmossed label is releasing a pair of intriguing tapes tomorrow; we’ll cover one today and the other on the day of release. in essence is the sort of tape that shouldn’t exist, and yet it does.  Years from

V/A ~ Rust Belt Artists Against Genocide

At what point does one become overwhelmed by widespread atrocity, and forced to turn away – or grow so desensitized that horror no longer has an impact?  Faced with the ongoing genocide in Palestine, a group of artists at Infrasonic

V/A ~ Rust Belt Artists Against Genocide

At what point does one become overwhelmed by widespread atrocity, and forced to turn away – or grow so desensitized that horror no longer has an impact?  Faced with the ongoing genocide in Palestine, a group of artists at Infrasonic

Marcelo Cugliari ~ Void Sessions

Yesterday we covered Cole Peters‘ soundscape of memory, as the artist revisited  the many houses in which he once lived.  Today we extend the topic in a more specific manner, as Marcelo Cugliari spends some time in his father’s room years after

Marcelo Cugliari ~ Void Sessions

Yesterday we covered Cole Peters‘ soundscape of memory, as the artist revisited  the many houses in which he once lived.  Today we extend the topic in a more specific manner, as Marcelo Cugliari spends some time in his father’s room years after

Cole Peters ~ A Recasting of Indices

Two new releases from the reliable Brussels label Unfathomless tackle questions of memory and the weight of the past, each in a personal yet distinctive fashion. Cole Peters returns to a series of childhood homes, recorder in hand, renewing acquaintances

Cole Peters ~ A Recasting of Indices

Two new releases from the reliable Brussels label Unfathomless tackle questions of memory and the weight of the past, each in a personal yet distinctive fashion. Cole Peters returns to a series of childhood homes, recorder in hand, renewing acquaintances