Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

Remanence ~ Sepiadrone

Here’s some advice we seldom hear: best played at medium volume.  Remanence (Brian McWilliams, previously covered as Aperus, and John Phipps) also recommend that the music be played at night so the nuances can blend with “the muted atmosphere of a

Remanence ~ Sepiadrone

Here’s some advice we seldom hear: best played at medium volume.  Remanence (Brian McWilliams, previously covered as Aperus, and John Phipps) also recommend that the music be played at night so the nuances can blend with “the muted atmosphere of a

Milanku ~ À l’aube

We are starting to suspect that everyone in Montréal is a post-rock artist.  The city, so integral to the genre’s development, continues to produce bands who keep the flame lit.  Milanku, now on its fifth release, brings the sense of

Milanku ~ À l’aube

We are starting to suspect that everyone in Montréal is a post-rock artist.  The city, so integral to the genre’s development, continues to produce bands who keep the flame lit.  Milanku, now on its fifth release, brings the sense of

John Matthias & Jay Auborn ~ Ghost Notes

Ghost Notes is a collaboration with a robot that displays facets of an A.I.  This “robot drummer” is a series of hammers connected by wires to computers and a drum kit; solenoid magnets translate audio signals to voltages, after which the

John Matthias & Jay Auborn ~ Ghost Notes

Ghost Notes is a collaboration with a robot that displays facets of an A.I.  This “robot drummer” is a series of hammers connected by wires to computers and a drum kit; solenoid magnets translate audio signals to voltages, after which the

Tomáš Šenkyřík ~ Jaro (Spring)

A short while back, we reviewed Kate Carr’s false dawn, a celebration of the dawn chorus recreated through children’s toys and percussive instruments.  We expressed concern that one day we may only be able to recall the dawn chorus through tapes

Tomáš Šenkyřík ~ Jaro (Spring)

A short while back, we reviewed Kate Carr’s false dawn, a celebration of the dawn chorus recreated through children’s toys and percussive instruments.  We expressed concern that one day we may only be able to recall the dawn chorus through tapes

Tzusing ~ 绿帽 Green Hat

In China, a green hat is a sign of infidelity; few would choose to wear one, save in protest.  This is exactly what Tzusing does, using 绿帽 Green Hat to expose concepts of toxic masculinity, gender stereotypes and antiquated expectation.  Daniel Day

Tzusing ~ 绿帽 Green Hat

In China, a green hat is a sign of infidelity; few would choose to wear one, save in protest.  This is exactly what Tzusing does, using 绿帽 Green Hat to expose concepts of toxic masculinity, gender stereotypes and antiquated expectation.  Daniel Day

Kalia Vandever ~ We Fell In Turn

After leading a jazz ensemble on last year’s widely acclaimed album Regrowth, Kalia Vandever goes solo on We Fell In Turn, an album of trombone, effects and voice, the latter nearly inaudible ~ although one can occasionally hear breath, especially on “We Wept

Kalia Vandever ~ We Fell In Turn

After leading a jazz ensemble on last year’s widely acclaimed album Regrowth, Kalia Vandever goes solo on We Fell In Turn, an album of trombone, effects and voice, the latter nearly inaudible ~ although one can occasionally hear breath, especially on “We Wept

Carmen Jaci ~ Happy Child

Would you like a half-hour fun break?  Ask this of children, and they will always say yes.  Ask this of adults, and they will want to say yes, but more often sigh and return to whatever they were doing: papers, emails, stocks

Carmen Jaci ~ Happy Child

Would you like a half-hour fun break?  Ask this of children, and they will always say yes.  Ask this of adults, and they will want to say yes, but more often sigh and return to whatever they were doing: papers, emails, stocks

Tony Rolando ~ Absent from the Void

The spring equinox will arrive today at 5:24 p.m. in Asheville, North Carolina, and to mark the occasion, another VISUALS wine will be released along with a new album in the Ceremony of Seasons series.  These pairings have given us

Tony Rolando ~ Absent from the Void

The spring equinox will arrive today at 5:24 p.m. in Asheville, North Carolina, and to mark the occasion, another VISUALS wine will be released along with a new album in the Ceremony of Seasons series.  These pairings have given us