Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
Various Artists ~ Celestial Matter
“Through art, we can almost touch divinity.” These words form the introductory statement of new label Subterranean Tide. The seventeen songs on Celestial Matter are based on a poem by founder Emily Loren Moss Farrell; the poem, which can be read
Various Artists ~ Celestial Matter
“Through art, we can almost touch divinity.” These words form the introductory statement of new label Subterranean Tide. The seventeen songs on Celestial Matter are based on a poem by founder Emily Loren Moss Farrell; the poem, which can be read
Wixel ~ Revox Tapes
The digital submission was sitting in the in-box, but I had already ordered the cassette. “Wait for the tape!” implored Jordskred’s Louis Reith. And he was right. Revox Tapes is a tape about tapes; to listen to this release in any other fashion
Wixel ~ Revox Tapes
The digital submission was sitting in the in-box, but I had already ordered the cassette. “Wait for the tape!” implored Jordskred’s Louis Reith. And he was right. Revox Tapes is a tape about tapes; to listen to this release in any other fashion
My Home, Sinking ~ My Home, Sinking
Supergroup alert! When Enrico Coniglio decided to record a new type of album, he didn’t want to go it alone. In 2011, he released a track titled “The Void”, which appeared on Wire Tapper 26 under his own name. That track launches My Home, Sinking,
My Home, Sinking ~ My Home, Sinking
Supergroup alert! When Enrico Coniglio decided to record a new type of album, he didn’t want to go it alone. In 2011, he released a track titled “The Void”, which appeared on Wire Tapper 26 under his own name. That track launches My Home, Sinking,
Ennio Mazzon ~ Xuan
Ennio Mazzon‘s magnificent Xuan requires multiple spins in order to reveal its secrets. Even then, the album remains dense and oblique, like a mysterious woman in black, her face obscured by a wide-brimmed hat, leaning against a wall with a cool filtered
Ennio Mazzon ~ Xuan
Ennio Mazzon‘s magnificent Xuan requires multiple spins in order to reveal its secrets. Even then, the album remains dense and oblique, like a mysterious woman in black, her face obscured by a wide-brimmed hat, leaning against a wall with a cool filtered
Prada & Oregon ~ His Past of Heaven – Floor Permanents – Her Lufa
Nothing is what it seems in this fascinating sound document, whose title alone requires a deep breath. Prada & Oregon is not a duo but a solo artist (Susan Balmar), who also records under her own name. And the two seventeen-minute
Prada & Oregon ~ His Past of Heaven – Floor Permanents – Her Lufa
Nothing is what it seems in this fascinating sound document, whose title alone requires a deep breath. Prada & Oregon is not a duo but a solo artist (Susan Balmar), who also records under her own name. And the two seventeen-minute
Matthew Dotson ~ Revolution / Circumvention
Last year, Chicago’s Matthew Dotson released a little cassette called Excavation, which was simultaneously creative, promising, maddening, and memorable. The new Revolution / Circumvention continues in this vein, but the music is no longer maddening; frustration has been replaced by intrigue. Excavation was frustrating because it
Matthew Dotson ~ Revolution / Circumvention
Last year, Chicago’s Matthew Dotson released a little cassette called Excavation, which was simultaneously creative, promising, maddening, and memorable. The new Revolution / Circumvention continues in this vein, but the music is no longer maddening; frustration has been replaced by intrigue. Excavation was frustrating because it
V/A ~ Elements 02, SEQUENCE6, Transmissions from the Heart of Darkness I-V
122 FREE SONGS!!! If this does not get your attention, we give up! No matter what your tastes may be – ambient or industrial, post-rock or drone – there’s something for you here. These compilations run the gamut of genres
V/A ~ Elements 02, SEQUENCE6, Transmissions from the Heart of Darkness I-V
122 FREE SONGS!!! If this does not get your attention, we give up! No matter what your tastes may be – ambient or industrial, post-rock or drone – there’s something for you here. These compilations run the gamut of genres
The Big Ship ~ A Circle Is Forever
When two review sites approach the same album from different angles, their opinions can be quite divergent. Such is the case with A Circle Is Forever, which starts with the words, “I fell across a rabbit, I fell across a rabbit,
The Big Ship ~ A Circle Is Forever
When two review sites approach the same album from different angles, their opinions can be quite divergent. Such is the case with A Circle Is Forever, which starts with the words, “I fell across a rabbit, I fell across a rabbit,
