Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Cycle~ 440 ~ The Cartography of Shifting Planes

We do like the squiggle (I take full responsibility), but we never thought we’d see it in an artist’s name.  The Cartography of Shifting Planes is the second album from Cycle~ 440, the Perth duo of Sam Gillies (whose Music for Computers was

Cycle~ 440 ~ The Cartography of Shifting Planes

We do like the squiggle (I take full responsibility), but we never thought we’d see it in an artist’s name.  The Cartography of Shifting Planes is the second album from Cycle~ 440, the Perth duo of Sam Gillies (whose Music for Computers was

Strië ~ Õhtul

Sometimes the only way to get everything right is to stop trying.  This surrender lies at the heart of Õhtul, an album of immersive beauty that neither bows to convention nor rails against it.  Strië (Iden Reinhart) tours the world with various

Strië ~ Õhtul

Sometimes the only way to get everything right is to stop trying.  This surrender lies at the heart of Õhtul, an album of immersive beauty that neither bows to convention nor rails against it.  Strië (Iden Reinhart) tours the world with various

Matteo Uggeri/Luca Mauri/Francesco Giannico ~ Pagetos

When one waits half a decade for an album to appear, one grows antsy.  Doubt sets in: will it ever be released?  Will it justify the wait?  In this instance, add the fact that the album is the concluding installment of

Matteo Uggeri/Luca Mauri/Francesco Giannico ~ Pagetos

When one waits half a decade for an album to appear, one grows antsy.  Doubt sets in: will it ever be released?  Will it justify the wait?  In this instance, add the fact that the album is the concluding installment of

Seaworthy ~ Bellows and Breath

2012 may be the year of the harmonium, an old instrument now being used in new ways.  The instrument had fallen into disuse in recent years, relegated to tag sales and the back rows of orchestras (behind the drums, behind

Seaworthy ~ Bellows and Breath

2012 may be the year of the harmonium, an old instrument now being used in new ways.  The instrument had fallen into disuse in recent years, relegated to tag sales and the back rows of orchestras (behind the drums, behind

Luis Antero ~ Postais Sonoros

40 tracks is quite a lot, but as a free download, it’s more of an abundance than an over-indulgence.  Luis Antero‘s travels across Portugal, the country “planted by the sea”, are lovingly preserved as a series of sonic postcards for

Luis Antero ~ Postais Sonoros

40 tracks is quite a lot, but as a free download, it’s more of an abundance than an over-indulgence.  Luis Antero‘s travels across Portugal, the country “planted by the sea”, are lovingly preserved as a series of sonic postcards for

EJS ~ Improvisations for Strings & Electronics

EJS is Helena Espvall of Espers and Marielle Jakobsons and Agnes Szelag of Myrmyr.  With two violins and a cello at their disposal, they make a deep, refined racket that serves as a natural follow-up to last year’s underlooked Fire Star.  All

EJS ~ Improvisations for Strings & Electronics

EJS is Helena Espvall of Espers and Marielle Jakobsons and Agnes Szelag of Myrmyr.  With two violins and a cello at their disposal, they make a deep, refined racket that serves as a natural follow-up to last year’s underlooked Fire Star.  All

David Vélez ~ El Pájaro que Escucha

Three victories in a row for the 3leaves label (following releases by Craig Vear and Steve Roden) and a hat trick for David Vélez as well, following releases on Unfathomless and Impulsive Habitat.  El Pájaro que Escucha (the bird that listens) is

David Vélez ~ El Pájaro que Escucha

Three victories in a row for the 3leaves label (following releases by Craig Vear and Steve Roden) and a hat trick for David Vélez as well, following releases on Unfathomless and Impulsive Habitat.  El Pájaro que Escucha (the bird that listens) is

Darius Ciuta ~ IIN

The nature of this recording dictates the conditions under which it must be played: after the sun has set, after the workers have gone home, after the traffic has died down, after the children have left the streets; and alone.

Darius Ciuta ~ IIN

The nature of this recording dictates the conditions under which it must be played: after the sun has set, after the workers have gone home, after the traffic has died down, after the children have left the streets; and alone.