Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

John Eckhardt ~ PALEODUBFOLK

John Eckhardt first came to our attention in 2015, when The Wire published an article about his album FORESTS.  The album contained two hours of double bass on a USB stick, lovingly nestled in a tangle of moss, lichen and bark from his family’s

John Eckhardt ~ PALEODUBFOLK

John Eckhardt first came to our attention in 2015, when The Wire published an article about his album FORESTS.  The album contained two hours of double bass on a USB stick, lovingly nestled in a tangle of moss, lichen and bark from his family’s

Depatterning & Delphine Dora ~ The Country Hospital

The house is flooded, the power is out and a baby is due any moment … this is the real-life story of the final Wist Records release, as dramatic as the tale behind The Country Hospital.  Founded in 2009 by

Depatterning & Delphine Dora ~ The Country Hospital

The house is flooded, the power is out and a baby is due any moment … this is the real-life story of the final Wist Records release, as dramatic as the tale behind The Country Hospital.  Founded in 2009 by

Chrisman ~ Dozage

Congolese producer Chrisman spoils his listeners with 35 tracks and 94 minutes of music.  Even the press release admits “there’s almost too much to absorb in one sitting,” but that’s okay, because the album deserves multiple plays. Amazingly, all of

Chrisman ~ Dozage

Congolese producer Chrisman spoils his listeners with 35 tracks and 94 minutes of music.  Even the press release admits “there’s almost too much to absorb in one sitting,” but that’s okay, because the album deserves multiple plays. Amazingly, all of

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective ~ Many Voices: Ensemble

How best to encourage young musicians?  One might teach them how to play the classics, or even provide them with a modern score (I recently heard middle schoolers playing the theme from The Avengers at a park festival).  Even better,

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective ~ Many Voices: Ensemble

How best to encourage young musicians?  One might teach them how to play the classics, or even provide them with a modern score (I recently heard middle schoolers playing the theme from The Avengers at a park festival).  Even better,

Sophie Hutchings ~ A World Outside

Until now, Sophie Hutchings has been associated with the coastline, but A World Outside stretches her geological boundaries to mountains and deserts and her colors from the deepest blue to burnt umber.  The album is the result of a road trip deep

Sophie Hutchings ~ A World Outside

Until now, Sophie Hutchings has been associated with the coastline, but A World Outside stretches her geological boundaries to mountains and deserts and her colors from the deepest blue to burnt umber.  The album is the result of a road trip deep

Erlend Apneseth Trio & Maja S.K. Ratkje ~ Collage

Collage is an apt name for an album that creates its own sonic world through field recordings, unusual instrumentation and vivid vocal experimentation.  The team-up of Norwegian trio Erlend Apneseth Trio & Maja S.K. Ratkje began as an “impromptu concert” that

Erlend Apneseth Trio & Maja S.K. Ratkje ~ Collage

Collage is an apt name for an album that creates its own sonic world through field recordings, unusual instrumentation and vivid vocal experimentation.  The team-up of Norwegian trio Erlend Apneseth Trio & Maja S.K. Ratkje began as an “impromptu concert” that

Hauschka ~ Philanthropy

Positive and optimistic, highlighting the best of humanity, Philanthropy offers a shot of essential encouragement.  After the pandemic, Hauschka writes, “I felt the urge to release a record that would help open the windows a little.”  The titles serve as

Hauschka ~ Philanthropy

Positive and optimistic, highlighting the best of humanity, Philanthropy offers a shot of essential encouragement.  After the pandemic, Hauschka writes, “I felt the urge to release a record that would help open the windows a little.”  The titles serve as

Galya Bisengalieva ~ Polygon

Sometimes horrible things happen in the world, and the general populace only learns about it much later.  Such is the case with the Semipalatinsk Test Site, also known as The Polygon, in Galya Bisengalieva‘s native Kazakhstan.  This nuclear testing site

Galya Bisengalieva ~ Polygon

Sometimes horrible things happen in the world, and the general populace only learns about it much later.  Such is the case with the Semipalatinsk Test Site, also known as The Polygon, in Galya Bisengalieva‘s native Kazakhstan.  This nuclear testing site