Posts Tagged: Rob St. John
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
At A Closer Listen, we make a clear distinction between winter music and music that is released in winter. Winter music is evocative of the season and latitudes in which snow and ice take up permanent residence. The catch is that some
ACL 2023 ~ The Year’s Best Winter Music
At A Closer Listen, we make a clear distinction between winter music and music that is released in winter. Winter music is evocative of the season and latitudes in which snow and ice take up permanent residence. The catch is that some
Rob St. John ~ Örö
Örö is a multi-media extravaganza, another aesthetic triumph from Blackford Hill. The pack includes an installation film, an artist’s book, a lathe-cut 7″ and an additional hour and 33 minutes of season-based field recordings from the former military island of Örö
Rob St. John ~ Örö
Örö is a multi-media extravaganza, another aesthetic triumph from Blackford Hill. The pack includes an installation film, an artist’s book, a lathe-cut 7″ and an additional hour and 33 minutes of season-based field recordings from the former military island of Örö
ACL 2020 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year
The year was so rough that we feared there would be no happy music. Thankfully, we found that we had reviewed plenty in every genre! The very concept of happiness is difficult to define, and a wide definition includes inner
ACL 2020 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year
The year was so rough that we feared there would be no happy music. Thankfully, we found that we had reviewed plenty in every genre! The very concept of happiness is difficult to define, and a wide definition includes inner
Simon Kirby, Tommy Perman and Rob St. John ~ Sing the Gloaming
A wealth of material arrives with Sing the Gloaming, enough to power a dissertation. And yet, the release itself is pure and simple: an exploration of words that start with the letters gl. The project is reminiscent of the classic children’s program The
Simon Kirby, Tommy Perman and Rob St. John ~ Sing the Gloaming
A wealth of material arrives with Sing the Gloaming, enough to power a dissertation. And yet, the release itself is pure and simple: an exploration of words that start with the letters gl. The project is reminiscent of the classic children’s program The
Rose Ferraby & Rob St. John ~ Soundmarks
Soundmarks is an immersive multi-media project that exemplifies the name and nature of our site: a closer listen. The project includes a sound work in two forms, an art trail, a podcast, a book, a blog, a short film and an installation.
Rose Ferraby & Rob St. John ~ Soundmarks
Soundmarks is an immersive multi-media project that exemplifies the name and nature of our site: a closer listen. The project includes a sound work in two forms, an art trail, a podcast, a book, a blog, a short film and an installation.
ACL 2015: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
This year’s top field recording and soundscape albums travel to global extremes, from the frozen Arctic to the heart of the jungle. They commute to congested cities and retreat to quiet streams. They fall in love with frogs and olives.
ACL 2015: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
This year’s top field recording and soundscape albums travel to global extremes, from the frozen Arctic to the heart of the jungle. They commute to congested cities and retreat to quiet streams. They fall in love with frogs and olives.
Tommy Perman, Simon Kirby and Rob St. John ~ Concrete Antenna
Once again, Tommy Perman and Rob St. John are involved in a sensational multi-formatted limited edition release, joined here by Simon Kirby, who has perhaps the best comic book name ever. Concrete Antenna began as a piece commissioned by the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop for
Tommy Perman, Simon Kirby and Rob St. John ~ Concrete Antenna
Once again, Tommy Perman and Rob St. John are involved in a sensational multi-formatted limited edition release, joined here by Simon Kirby, who has perhaps the best comic book name ever. Concrete Antenna began as a piece commissioned by the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop for
Rob St John ~ Surface Tension
Occasionally a recording artist does something so thoroughly and so well that it puts most other artists to shame. Rob St John is this sort of artist, and Surface Tension is only the latest of his productions, arriving on the heels of Water
Rob St John ~ Surface Tension
Occasionally a recording artist does something so thoroughly and so well that it puts most other artists to shame. Rob St John is this sort of artist, and Surface Tension is only the latest of his productions, arriving on the heels of Water
a closer listen 