Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Masayuki Imanishi ~ Asphalt/Concrete

Asphalt/Concrete is the sound of Osaka, or more specifically, that of Masayuki Imanishi‘s Osaka.  The artist records the sounds of “ordinary everyday life,” emphasizing that “all sounds were captured within my immediate vicinity.”  Fortunately, Imanishi has a particularly rich sonic

Masayuki Imanishi ~ Asphalt/Concrete

Asphalt/Concrete is the sound of Osaka, or more specifically, that of Masayuki Imanishi‘s Osaka.  The artist records the sounds of “ordinary everyday life,” emphasizing that “all sounds were captured within my immediate vicinity.”  Fortunately, Imanishi has a particularly rich sonic

Imperial Valley ~ I-IV

ACL is very good at keeping secrets, including the names of artists recording under pseudonyms.  This being said, we did not know that CF Moore, also known as Imperial Valley, was site favorite Richard Skelton until the Big Reveal earlier this month.

Imperial Valley ~ I-IV

ACL is very good at keeping secrets, including the names of artists recording under pseudonyms.  This being said, we did not know that CF Moore, also known as Imperial Valley, was site favorite Richard Skelton until the Big Reveal earlier this month.

Canblaster ~ Liberosis

Regular ACL readers may experience a sense of déjà vu, as Liberosis is the second album we’ve reviewed this week ~ and the fourth this year ~ to have begun as a series of three EPs.  The latest of these, Simon

Canblaster ~ Liberosis

Regular ACL readers may experience a sense of déjà vu, as Liberosis is the second album we’ve reviewed this week ~ and the fourth this year ~ to have begun as a series of three EPs.  The latest of these, Simon

Fran & Flora ~ Precious Collection

Precious Collection is a remarkably diverse LP from cellist Francesca Ter-Berg and violinist Flora Curzon, drawing from Klezmer and Yiddish tradition, folk and modern composition, with a smattering of electronics to sweeten the pot.  One is never sure what one will

Fran & Flora ~ Precious Collection

Precious Collection is a remarkably diverse LP from cellist Francesca Ter-Berg and violinist Flora Curzon, drawing from Klezmer and Yiddish tradition, folk and modern composition, with a smattering of electronics to sweeten the pot.  One is never sure what one will

Hour ~ Ease the Work

Hour, the Philadelphia ensemble led by Michael Cormier-O’Leary, has outgrown the Tiny Houses of its debut.  A dozen performers appear on this album, and in a curious coincidence, there’s one track for each of them.  Tiny Houses’ lead video was shot in

Hour ~ Ease the Work

Hour, the Philadelphia ensemble led by Michael Cormier-O’Leary, has outgrown the Tiny Houses of its debut.  A dozen performers appear on this album, and in a curious coincidence, there’s one track for each of them.  Tiny Houses’ lead video was shot in

Simon Leoza ~ ACTE III

Simon Leoza has been honing his craft in the three years since the release of his debut album Albatross.  A live album was followed by a pair of singles and scores for a ballet and a short film.  In September, he

Simon Leoza ~ ACTE III

Simon Leoza has been honing his craft in the three years since the release of his debut album Albatross.  A live album was followed by a pair of singles and scores for a ballet and a short film.  In September, he

Ramon De Marco ~ l’ora senza nome

Enrico Coniglio’s Galaverna imprint is back after a two-year hiatus, returning strong with Ramon De Marco‘s sonic exploration of Venice’s famous lagoon. The title is translated “the nameless hour,” although we’re having some fun with phonetics, as l’ora senza nome might

Ramon De Marco ~ l’ora senza nome

Enrico Coniglio’s Galaverna imprint is back after a two-year hiatus, returning strong with Ramon De Marco‘s sonic exploration of Venice’s famous lagoon. The title is translated “the nameless hour,” although we’re having some fun with phonetics, as l’ora senza nome might

Catching Flies ~ Tides

Tides sounds like summer, is released in spring, and contains a song titled “Snow Day.”  While this mix may seem discordant, it fits the album’s theme of ebbs and flows and the cyclical nature of life. The album has already

Catching Flies ~ Tides

Tides sounds like summer, is released in spring, and contains a song titled “Snow Day.”  While this mix may seem discordant, it fits the album’s theme of ebbs and flows and the cyclical nature of life. The album has already