Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Simon Haiduk ~ Pulse

Pulse is intended to look like it sounds and sound like it looks.  The album cover features soft lines at the bottom, clear lines at the top, off-center curves, a logo like a rising sun and a series of shadowed trees.

Simon Haiduk ~ Pulse

Pulse is intended to look like it sounds and sound like it looks.  The album cover features soft lines at the bottom, clear lines at the top, off-center curves, a logo like a rising sun and a series of shadowed trees.

Best New Videos II

Animation!  Macro Imagery!  Live action!  The second installment of Best New Videos presents a cornucopia of sight and sound for your viewing and listening pleasure! The recent Vimeo Awards are a sign that all is well in the short-form video

Best New Videos II

Animation!  Macro Imagery!  Live action!  The second installment of Best New Videos presents a cornucopia of sight and sound for your viewing and listening pleasure! The recent Vimeo Awards are a sign that all is well in the short-form video

Kate Carr ~ Return to New Caledonia

Return to New Caledonia is an EP about remembrance, even if the remembrance is skewed; flashes of insight mingled with déjà vu.  The music itself is a return, a reinterpretation of things heard on holiday: a return of the mind and

Kate Carr ~ Return to New Caledonia

Return to New Caledonia is an EP about remembrance, even if the remembrance is skewed; flashes of insight mingled with déjà vu.  The music itself is a return, a reinterpretation of things heard on holiday: a return of the mind and

Five Elements Music ~ Rishikesh

Rishikesh is a pair of sonically dissimilar recordings that reflect different facets of modern India: the peaceful allure of nature and the crush of human interaction.  Each contains a religious element: the creaking of prayer wheels and striking of bells in

Five Elements Music ~ Rishikesh

Rishikesh is a pair of sonically dissimilar recordings that reflect different facets of modern India: the peaceful allure of nature and the crush of human interaction.  Each contains a religious element: the creaking of prayer wheels and striking of bells in

Simon Scott ~ Below Sea Level

The deluxe edition of Simon Scott‘s Below Sea Level has much in common with the deluxe edition of Richard Skelton’s Landings.  Each is an investigation of place and sound – for Scott, the British Fens – and each is accompanied by a book

Simon Scott ~ Below Sea Level

The deluxe edition of Simon Scott‘s Below Sea Level has much in common with the deluxe edition of Richard Skelton’s Landings.  Each is an investigation of place and sound – for Scott, the British Fens – and each is accompanied by a book

Cinchel ~ Stereo Stasis

The name Cinchel may be new to the ACL pages, but Chicago drone artist Jason Shanley has already amassed an impressive discography on multiple formats.  Stereo Stasis is his most accomplished work to date and is a great entry point for new

Cinchel ~ Stereo Stasis

The name Cinchel may be new to the ACL pages, but Chicago drone artist Jason Shanley has already amassed an impressive discography on multiple formats.  Stereo Stasis is his most accomplished work to date and is a great entry point for new

Banks Bailey ~ Entrances

When I first visited Arizona a number of years ago, I was naive.  I figured I’d be able to pick up some great music in Phoenix for my drive to the Grand Canyon: something evocative and distinctly desert in feel.  I

Banks Bailey ~ Entrances

When I first visited Arizona a number of years ago, I was naive.  I figured I’d be able to pick up some great music in Phoenix for my drive to the Grand Canyon: something evocative and distinctly desert in feel.  I

Stray Theories ~ Even Though We Sleep

Mood is an often-overlooked factor in music.  When reviewing, we tend to take special note of composition and creativity, while ignoring how a release makes us feel.  Perhaps this is because we are out of touch with our feelings, or consider

Stray Theories ~ Even Though We Sleep

Mood is an often-overlooked factor in music.  When reviewing, we tend to take special note of composition and creativity, while ignoring how a release makes us feel.  Perhaps this is because we are out of touch with our feelings, or consider