Posts Tagged: Richard Allen
Fall Music Preview 2023 ~ Experimental
This season’s experimental albums showcase an incredible wealth of sounds, including tap dancing, suitcases, buckets, scaffolding, woodblock, lemurs and a variety of homemade instruments. One album is based on the alphabet, while another is inspired by a series of glass
Fall Music Preview 2023 ~ Experimental
This season’s experimental albums showcase an incredible wealth of sounds, including tap dancing, suitcases, buckets, scaffolding, woodblock, lemurs and a variety of homemade instruments. One album is based on the alphabet, while another is inspired by a series of glass
Fall Music Preview 2023 ~ Electronic
Does any genre ever truly die? Everything old is new again this fall, as the slate reads like a classic DJ Mag list: trip-hop, breakbeat, electro, psychedelic trance, drum ‘n’ bass. The 80s and 90s continue to cast long shadows.
Fall Music Preview 2023 ~ Electronic
Does any genre ever truly die? Everything old is new again this fall, as the slate reads like a classic DJ Mag list: trip-hop, breakbeat, electro, psychedelic trance, drum ‘n’ bass. The 80s and 90s continue to cast long shadows.
Fall Music Preview 2023 ~ Ambient & Drone
Could this be the best fall slate we’ve ever heard? We started to get this impression in mid-summer, as the autumn announcements gained momentum. While summer may be the biggest season for movies, fall is the biggest season for music.
Fall Music Preview 2023 ~ Ambient & Drone
Could this be the best fall slate we’ve ever heard? We started to get this impression in mid-summer, as the autumn announcements gained momentum. While summer may be the biggest season for movies, fall is the biggest season for music.
Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ A Prayer to the Dynamo
Hearing new music from Jóhann Jóhannsson is a bittersweet honor; we never know when it will be the last. A debt of gratitude goes to Daniel Bjarnason, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the sublime imprint Deutsche Grammophon for sharing this treasure.
Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ A Prayer to the Dynamo
Hearing new music from Jóhann Jóhannsson is a bittersweet honor; we never know when it will be the last. A debt of gratitude goes to Daniel Bjarnason, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the sublime imprint Deutsche Grammophon for sharing this treasure.
Paavoharju ~ Yön mustia kukkia
Hearing new music from Paavoharju comes as an unexpected treat. The Finnish collective made a big splash with Yhä hämärää (2005) and Laulu laakson kukista (2008), both on Fonal Records, and the ascetic Christian brothers and their friends seemed ready to cross over to
Paavoharju ~ Yön mustia kukkia
Hearing new music from Paavoharju comes as an unexpected treat. The Finnish collective made a big splash with Yhä hämärää (2005) and Laulu laakson kukista (2008), both on Fonal Records, and the ascetic Christian brothers and their friends seemed ready to cross over to
Siema Ziemia ~ Second
On Second. Siema Ziemia successfully attempts to create “electronic music with acoustic instruments,” and is so convincing that we almost placed the album in our Electronic category. With saxophone as funky as The Comet Is Coming, and drums as inviting as
Siema Ziemia ~ Second
On Second. Siema Ziemia successfully attempts to create “electronic music with acoustic instruments,” and is so convincing that we almost placed the album in our Electronic category. With saxophone as funky as The Comet Is Coming, and drums as inviting as
Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #7
Sacred music poses greater challenges than music in other genres, because sacred music attempts to reflect the essence of the divine. Andrej Pietrewicz has been amassing an impressive discography in this realm over the past few years, with each release
Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #7
Sacred music poses greater challenges than music in other genres, because sacred music attempts to reflect the essence of the divine. Andrej Pietrewicz has been amassing an impressive discography in this realm over the past few years, with each release
Noel Meek & Mattin ~ Homage to Annea Lockwood
The delightfully snipped Bandcamp description reads, “Homage to Annea Lockwood is housed in a hand …” Having met the artist, we believe that she would be amused by the image. To our (only slight) disappointment, Noel Meek & Mattin‘s loving tribute is
Noel Meek & Mattin ~ Homage to Annea Lockwood
The delightfully snipped Bandcamp description reads, “Homage to Annea Lockwood is housed in a hand …” Having met the artist, we believe that she would be amused by the image. To our (only slight) disappointment, Noel Meek & Mattin‘s loving tribute is
a closer listen 