Posts Tagged: Richard Skelton

Richard Skelton ~ The Second Chamber

We’ve been covering Richard Skelton for so long that our earliest reviews appeared on another site.  While the composert’s sound has evolved over the years, it has retained an elegiac, heartfelt quality. The Second Chamber celebrates the 20th anniversary of

Richard Skelton ~ The Second Chamber

We’ve been covering Richard Skelton for so long that our earliest reviews appeared on another site.  While the composert’s sound has evolved over the years, it has retained an elegiac, heartfelt quality. The Second Chamber celebrates the 20th anniversary of

Imperial Valley ~ American Memory

Richard Skelton never intended his Imperial Valley series to be this relevant.  The project was initially inspired by Dorothea Lange’s Dust Bowl photography, captured in rural America during the Great Depression.  These albums, originally credited to CF Moore, were a recreated history

Imperial Valley ~ American Memory

Richard Skelton never intended his Imperial Valley series to be this relevant.  The project was initially inspired by Dorothea Lange’s Dust Bowl photography, captured in rural America during the Great Depression.  These albums, originally credited to CF Moore, were a recreated history

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.

Richard Skelton ~ selenodesy

‘Skyglow’ sounds like it should be the name of an Ambient compilation we’ve been sent for review: a hazy, neon-washed collection bathed in a nocturnal shimmer. It is, rather depressingly, the name for the effect artificial lighting has on our

Richard Skelton ~ selenodesy

‘Skyglow’ sounds like it should be the name of an Ambient compilation we’ve been sent for review: a hazy, neon-washed collection bathed in a nocturnal shimmer. It is, rather depressingly, the name for the effect artificial lighting has on our

Corey Fuller & Richard Skelton ~ THESIS 20 – Isolarii

No man is an island, writes John Donne.  But during the pandemic, we have felt more like islands than at any other time.  Separated from loved ones, unable to travel, sporadically locked down, we have dreamt of reconnection as our wanderlust

Corey Fuller & Richard Skelton ~ THESIS 20 – Isolarii

No man is an island, writes John Donne.  But during the pandemic, we have felt more like islands than at any other time.  Separated from loved ones, unable to travel, sporadically locked down, we have dreamt of reconnection as our wanderlust

Richard Skelton ~ A Guidonian Hand

A Guidonian hand is a Medieval mnemonic device that utilizes the hexachord to teach people how to sing, assigning different notes to different parts of the hand.  While Richard Skelton certainly needs no Guidonian hand, his assignment of notes has always followed a mysterious

Richard Skelton ~ A Guidonian Hand

A Guidonian hand is a Medieval mnemonic device that utilizes the hexachord to teach people how to sing, assigning different notes to different parts of the hand.  While Richard Skelton certainly needs no Guidonian hand, his assignment of notes has always followed a mysterious

Richard Skelton ~ Stur / Sutr

Richard Skelton has been incredibly active during the pandemic, releasing a wide variety of albums on Aeolian Editions.  These include Talus, a bright-toned diptych inspired by rock debris; Four Workings, with meditations drawn from a divination deck; and The Hollows, a sonic reflection of

Richard Skelton ~ Stur / Sutr

Richard Skelton has been incredibly active during the pandemic, releasing a wide variety of albums on Aeolian Editions.  These include Talus, a bright-toned diptych inspired by rock debris; Four Workings, with meditations drawn from a divination deck; and The Hollows, a sonic reflection of

ACL 2020 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year

After all the chaos of 2020, there’s some solace found in the fact that the artist who scored our Album of the Decade at the beginning of the year now receives our Album of the Year award at year’s end.

ACL 2020 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year

After all the chaos of 2020, there’s some solace found in the fact that the artist who scored our Album of the Decade at the beginning of the year now receives our Album of the Year award at year’s end.