Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Dalton Alexander ~ Please Take Nothing But Memory

This spring, the LAAPS label brought our attention to Yukon artist Dalton Alexander with Almost Home If I’m Still Alive, combining tracks from two previous releases.  This fall, the artist justifies the attention with a short but memorable set of new material.

Dalton Alexander ~ Please Take Nothing But Memory

This spring, the LAAPS label brought our attention to Yukon artist Dalton Alexander with Almost Home If I’m Still Alive, combining tracks from two previous releases.  This fall, the artist justifies the attention with a short but memorable set of new material.

Akamatsu ~ Seminky

Rémi Quéron has released two electronic albums as Akamatsu, but Seminky changes the plot.  There’s still an engaging electronic sheen, but strong elements of modern composition shift the third album to a new field.  A nonet of organic musicians from France and

Akamatsu ~ Seminky

Rémi Quéron has released two electronic albums as Akamatsu, but Seminky changes the plot.  There’s still an engaging electronic sheen, but strong elements of modern composition shift the third album to a new field.  A nonet of organic musicians from France and

The Hardy Tree ~ All the Hours

We love Clay Pipe Music’s Mini CD series, and the latest entry is a beautiful 20-minute piece by label founder Frances Castle, recording as The Hardy Tree. Castle is also responsible for the illustration, and the work is the score

The Hardy Tree ~ All the Hours

We love Clay Pipe Music’s Mini CD series, and the latest entry is a beautiful 20-minute piece by label founder Frances Castle, recording as The Hardy Tree. Castle is also responsible for the illustration, and the work is the score

Farewell Phoenix ~ The Angels In These Fields

Imagine receiving a wooden box in the mail, stamped with a branding iron, with letters stained in wine.  Inside the box, a bottle and a tape, nestled in soft sponges that look like burnt orange coral.  The contents build a

Farewell Phoenix ~ The Angels In These Fields

Imagine receiving a wooden box in the mail, stamped with a branding iron, with letters stained in wine.  Inside the box, a bottle and a tape, nestled in soft sponges that look like burnt orange coral.  The contents build a

Marcus Fjellström ~ The Last Sunset of the Year

When is a soundtrack not a soundtrack?  Seven years ago, Marcus Fjellström recorded the score for the first season of The Terror, based on Dan Simmons’ novel of the same name, published a decade before.  On the surface, the plot line

Marcus Fjellström ~ The Last Sunset of the Year

When is a soundtrack not a soundtrack?  Seven years ago, Marcus Fjellström recorded the score for the first season of The Terror, based on Dan Simmons’ novel of the same name, published a decade before.  On the surface, the plot line

Alaskan Tapes ~ Something Ephemeral

Something Ephemeral is a testament to the temporal nature of existence, written in hope that one might appreciate each moment all the more.  The concept, found in the Japanese mono no aware, is brought to fruition by Alaskan Tapes with

Alaskan Tapes ~ Something Ephemeral

Something Ephemeral is a testament to the temporal nature of existence, written in hope that one might appreciate each moment all the more.  The concept, found in the Japanese mono no aware, is brought to fruition by Alaskan Tapes with

MF Clarke ~ Arrays

Many of us wish that we could be in two places at once.  Either we have too much to do, and would like to divide ourselves, or we are in one place, dreaming of being in another.  MF Clarke offers

MF Clarke ~ Arrays

Many of us wish that we could be in two places at once.  Either we have too much to do, and would like to divide ourselves, or we are in one place, dreaming of being in another.  MF Clarke offers

Erland Cooper ~ Carve the Runes Then Be Content With Silence

Erland Cooper has already received a great amount of publicity for the backstory around his latest album. Our fear is that the backstory will obscure the fact that this is a rather excellent work. Carve the Runes Then Be Content With

Erland Cooper ~ Carve the Runes Then Be Content With Silence

Erland Cooper has already received a great amount of publicity for the backstory around his latest album. Our fear is that the backstory will obscure the fact that this is a rather excellent work. Carve the Runes Then Be Content With