Posts Tagged: Richard Allen

The Coastal Futures Conservatory ~ Soundscapes of Restoration

We last heard from Matthew Burtner in 2019, when Glacier Music ended up on our chart of The Year’s Best Winter Music.  This year, he presents the other side of the story, shifting the focus from melting glaciers to rising sea levels.  Along with the

The Coastal Futures Conservatory ~ Soundscapes of Restoration

We last heard from Matthew Burtner in 2019, when Glacier Music ended up on our chart of The Year’s Best Winter Music.  This year, he presents the other side of the story, shifting the focus from melting glaciers to rising sea levels.  Along with the

Karen Vogt ~ Losing the Sea / Losing the Sea Remixes

Losing the Sea has gone through various incarnations, beginning with its original release on Mare Nostrum earlier this year.  Now that remixes and original sea recordings have joined the lineup, the package finally seems complete.  As a kind bonus, no

Karen Vogt ~ Losing the Sea / Losing the Sea Remixes

Losing the Sea has gone through various incarnations, beginning with its original release on Mare Nostrum earlier this year.  Now that remixes and original sea recordings have joined the lineup, the package finally seems complete.  As a kind bonus, no

Hanna Svirska ~ Yangola

Vangola brings back pleasant memories of French label Prikosnovénie, in multiple aspects from Hanna Svirska‘s fairy tale aesthetic to Sana Shahmuradova’s folklorish cover art.  The project is released on Kyiv’s Standard Deviation, who also released last year’s superlative compilation From Ukraine, For Ukraine.

Hanna Svirska ~ Yangola

Vangola brings back pleasant memories of French label Prikosnovénie, in multiple aspects from Hanna Svirska‘s fairy tale aesthetic to Sana Shahmuradova’s folklorish cover art.  The project is released on Kyiv’s Standard Deviation, who also released last year’s superlative compilation From Ukraine, For Ukraine.

V/A ~ These Clouds…

Congratulations to Athens label Sound In Silence, who has just reached its 100th release!  (Wasting no time, the label released #s 101 and 102 the same day.)  These Clouds… is only the label’s second compilation, on the very slow heels

V/A ~ These Clouds…

Congratulations to Athens label Sound In Silence, who has just reached its 100th release!  (Wasting no time, the label released #s 101 and 102 the same day.)  These Clouds… is only the label’s second compilation, on the very slow heels

Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen ~ ARCHORA / AIŌN

Over the past decade, Anna Thorvaldsdottir has slowly and steadily become one of the world’s finest composers ~ and she’s done it the hard way, without soundtracks or singles.  After patiently expanding her body of work, she’s now released “CATAMORPHOSIS” (on

Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen ~ ARCHORA / AIŌN

Over the past decade, Anna Thorvaldsdottir has slowly and steadily become one of the world’s finest composers ~ and she’s done it the hard way, without soundtracks or singles.  After patiently expanding her body of work, she’s now released “CATAMORPHOSIS” (on

Maud the Moth + trajedesaliva ~ Bordando el manto terrestre

trajedesaliva‘s Ultratumbo (2021) is one of the most unique recordings we’ve ever covered, boasting one of the strangest and most beguiling covers.  This year, the duo has upped the ante in every way imaginable.  Not only have they teamed up with

Maud the Moth + trajedesaliva ~ Bordando el manto terrestre

trajedesaliva‘s Ultratumbo (2021) is one of the most unique recordings we’ve ever covered, boasting one of the strangest and most beguiling covers.  This year, the duo has upped the ante in every way imaginable.  Not only have they teamed up with

Eydís Evensen ~ The Light

The light will return.  This is the promise of Eydís Evensen, epitomized in the early videos for “Anna’s Theme” and “Tephra Horizon” ~ the first reflecting inner light, the second outer light.  Iceland is a dark place in the winter, its

Eydís Evensen ~ The Light

The light will return.  This is the promise of Eydís Evensen, epitomized in the early videos for “Anna’s Theme” and “Tephra Horizon” ~ the first reflecting inner light, the second outer light.  Iceland is a dark place in the winter, its

Ultramarine ~ Send and Return

We reference the early stars of techno so often we forget many of them are still active and relevant.  Ultramarine is one of these acts, known for their pastoral tone and patiently unfolding pieces.  Active since 1989, the duo has never

Ultramarine ~ Send and Return

We reference the early stars of techno so often we forget many of them are still active and relevant.  Ultramarine is one of these acts, known for their pastoral tone and patiently unfolding pieces.  Active since 1989, the duo has never