Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Joe Stevens & Luís Antero ~ Seaside Sounds

After hearing so many field recordings in which plane sounds are an intrusion, it’s nice to hear one in which they are a subject – in this instance, the biplanes flying over attendees of Dorset’s “Weymouth Carnival”.  Joe Stevens’ contribution to Seaside Sounds makes for

Joe Stevens & Luís Antero ~ Seaside Sounds

After hearing so many field recordings in which plane sounds are an intrusion, it’s nice to hear one in which they are a subject – in this instance, the biplanes flying over attendees of Dorset’s “Weymouth Carnival”.  Joe Stevens’ contribution to Seaside Sounds makes for

Gianluca Favaron ~ Outer Sky

When considering Outer Sky in connection to its companion Inner Sky (reviewed here earlier this year), one might ask, “Why weren’t these combined as one album?”  The answer becomes apparent within the opening seconds of the new 19-minute EP.  Inner Sky and Outer Sky are

Gianluca Favaron ~ Outer Sky

When considering Outer Sky in connection to its companion Inner Sky (reviewed here earlier this year), one might ask, “Why weren’t these combined as one album?”  The answer becomes apparent within the opening seconds of the new 19-minute EP.  Inner Sky and Outer Sky are

obe ~ Standard Cheese

“we’re back” read the title of the email, from a sender named “obe”.  Was it spam?  I clicked and held my breath.  Good call.  obe is the band formerly known as Orders of the British Empire, whose last two EPs showed incredible

obe ~ Standard Cheese

“we’re back” read the title of the email, from a sender named “obe”.  Was it spam?  I clicked and held my breath.  Good call.  obe is the band formerly known as Orders of the British Empire, whose last two EPs showed incredible

The White Meadows ~ A Time for Drunken Horses

A Time for Drunken Horses is curious, clever and creative, a sample-happy mash-up that is consistently alluring and distinctly British.  While the album is billed as “experimental folk-drone”, it also includes touches of many other genres.  Listen to the first track

The White Meadows ~ A Time for Drunken Horses

A Time for Drunken Horses is curious, clever and creative, a sample-happy mash-up that is consistently alluring and distinctly British.  While the album is billed as “experimental folk-drone”, it also includes touches of many other genres.  Listen to the first track

Raül Fuentes ~ Omiyage

Raül Fuentes is a sonic collector.  Over the course of the past year, he’s been collecting sound snippets from around the world like others collect keychains or vials of sand.  These snippets now form the single long-form composition Omiyage, a Japanese word

Raül Fuentes ~ Omiyage

Raül Fuentes is a sonic collector.  Over the course of the past year, he’s been collecting sound snippets from around the world like others collect keychains or vials of sand.  These snippets now form the single long-form composition Omiyage, a Japanese word

Moon Ate the Dark ~ Moon Ate the Dark

A clinical approach to the piano is always dull, no matter how good the composition, but infused emotion is always alluring, even when the compositions are simple.  The strength of Anna Rose Carter is that she feels what she plays.  Her emotion

Moon Ate the Dark ~ Moon Ate the Dark

A clinical approach to the piano is always dull, no matter how good the composition, but infused emotion is always alluring, even when the compositions are simple.  The strength of Anna Rose Carter is that she feels what she plays.  Her emotion

The Pirate Ship Quintet ~ Rope for No-Hopers

Has it really been that long since The Pirate Ship Quintet‘s self-titled debut EP?  Six years is long enough for entire industries to change, and in terms of taste and technology, they have.  Over the past few years, the band has

The Pirate Ship Quintet ~ Rope for No-Hopers

Has it really been that long since The Pirate Ship Quintet‘s self-titled debut EP?  Six years is long enough for entire industries to change, and in terms of taste and technology, they have.  Over the past few years, the band has

Cumino ~ Tomorrow in the battle think of me

The title makes a strong first impression:  Tomorrow in the battle think of me.  While the first reference the Italian act makes is to soldiers, the second is to the “daily battle”, the struggle we each fight.  This romantic sentiment

Cumino ~ Tomorrow in the battle think of me

The title makes a strong first impression:  Tomorrow in the battle think of me.  While the first reference the Italian act makes is to soldiers, the second is to the “daily battle”, the struggle we each fight.  This romantic sentiment