Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

drill + mallo ~ simple turns EP

“drill eats nails and batteries.  mallo, strings.”  This is a fine introduction to an India-based duo whose simple turns EP simmers and smokes like an overheating machine.  While it never quite erupts into whining gears and flying shards, the EP offers restrained

drill + mallo ~ simple turns EP

“drill eats nails and batteries.  mallo, strings.”  This is a fine introduction to an India-based duo whose simple turns EP simmers and smokes like an overheating machine.  While it never quite erupts into whining gears and flying shards, the EP offers restrained

Network Lab ~ Apophenia

Apophenia is one heck of a schizophrenic album.  At 70 minutes, it’s long enough to be two albums: an ambient album in the Rhian Sheehan vein, and an experimental album in the electronic vein.  But this makes sense in light of

Network Lab ~ Apophenia

Apophenia is one heck of a schizophrenic album.  At 70 minutes, it’s long enough to be two albums: an ambient album in the Rhian Sheehan vein, and an experimental album in the electronic vein.  But this makes sense in light of

Insect Factory/Luciernaga ~ Split C-80

A while back we reviewed Insect Factory‘s Melodies from a Dead Radio, and now Baltimore’s Jeff Barsky has returned on a split C-80, sharing space with Brooklyn’s Luciernaga.  The packaging is particularly nice: a reel-to-reel box that manages to come across as even

Insect Factory/Luciernaga ~ Split C-80

A while back we reviewed Insect Factory‘s Melodies from a Dead Radio, and now Baltimore’s Jeff Barsky has returned on a split C-80, sharing space with Brooklyn’s Luciernaga.  The packaging is particularly nice: a reel-to-reel box that manages to come across as even

Apta ~ Algorithms EP

Barry Smethurst’s Apta project has been featured twice on our pages this year, the first time as part of Oxide Tones’ The Circle Project and the second as a standout cut on Future Elements’ Elements 1 compilation.  Now the artist has graced us with a four-track EP,

Apta ~ Algorithms EP

Barry Smethurst’s Apta project has been featured twice on our pages this year, the first time as part of Oxide Tones’ The Circle Project and the second as a standout cut on Future Elements’ Elements 1 compilation.  Now the artist has graced us with a four-track EP,

Lights Dim ~ Deep Summer

Lights Dim‘s Marek Kaminski is well known to many of our readers by sound, although perhaps not by name.  He’s also part of the post-rock ensemble New Century Classics, whose classically-influenced recordings have set them well ahead of their peers.

Lights Dim ~ Deep Summer

Lights Dim‘s Marek Kaminski is well known to many of our readers by sound, although perhaps not by name.  He’s also part of the post-rock ensemble New Century Classics, whose classically-influenced recordings have set them well ahead of their peers.

Tan Frio el Verano ~ Primavera

So you’re  a new post-rock band, looking to make a name for yourself in the digital world?  As Jeff Probst (“Survivor”) says, “You better bring it!”  And that’s exactly what Venezuela’s Tan Frio el Verano does.  Strings and horns, drums and electronics, guitars and

Tan Frio el Verano ~ Primavera

So you’re  a new post-rock band, looking to make a name for yourself in the digital world?  As Jeff Probst (“Survivor”) says, “You better bring it!”  And that’s exactly what Venezuela’s Tan Frio el Verano does.  Strings and horns, drums and electronics, guitars and

Dentistry ~ Vardøgr

Almost a year has passed since the last Forwind release, so it’s a pleasure to welcome the digital label back to the “virtual shelves”.  Vardøgr is a fine re-entry, a moody five-part voyage that sets sail softly before drifting into murky

Dentistry ~ Vardøgr

Almost a year has passed since the last Forwind release, so it’s a pleasure to welcome the digital label back to the “virtual shelves”.  Vardøgr is a fine re-entry, a moody five-part voyage that sets sail softly before drifting into murky

Hills! Werewolves! Run! ~ 3

Hills! Werewolves! Run! is a great name for a band, one that demands attention and practically guarantees excitement.  Two of the tracks on the British band’s third album sound like the name; the other two are more sedate.  Each track relies

Hills! Werewolves! Run! ~ 3

Hills! Werewolves! Run! is a great name for a band, one that demands attention and practically guarantees excitement.  Two of the tracks on the British band’s third album sound like the name; the other two are more sedate.  Each track relies