Posts Tagged: Sonic Pieces
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Album Covers
Album art can draw listeners to music, or push them away. The best album art enhances the overall presentation, while the worst detracts from it. In some cases, we’ve reviewed albums because of the art, while in others we’ve declined.
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Album Covers
Album art can draw listeners to music, or push them away. The best album art enhances the overall presentation, while the worst detracts from it. In some cases, we’ve reviewed albums because of the art, while in others we’ve declined.
Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ End of Summer
Fresh from the success of the Sicario score, Jóhann Jóhannsson returns with the polar opposite (pun intended). End of Summer is a sedate, otherworldly expression of arctic cold and white-hued landscapes: subtle where Sicario was overt and filigreed where it was bombastic. The film’s degraded 8mm black-and-white
Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ End of Summer
Fresh from the success of the Sicario score, Jóhann Jóhannsson returns with the polar opposite (pun intended). End of Summer is a sedate, otherworldly expression of arctic cold and white-hued landscapes: subtle where Sicario was overt and filigreed where it was bombastic. The film’s degraded 8mm black-and-white
Moon Ate the Dark II
Moon Ate the Dark II is an exquisite release whose internal beauty can remain hidden for only so long. The colorful hues of Kassandra Jensen are a perfect match for the intricate musical shades of Anna Rose Carter and Christopher Bailey. The cover’s
Moon Ate the Dark II
Moon Ate the Dark II is an exquisite release whose internal beauty can remain hidden for only so long. The colorful hues of Kassandra Jensen are a perfect match for the intricate musical shades of Anna Rose Carter and Christopher Bailey. The cover’s
Jasmine Guffond ~ Yellow Bell
Formerly known as Jasmina Maschina and Minit, Jasmine Guffond comes to this ball under her own name. While her music has been (fairly) compared to that of Grouper, her work is primarily instrumental; impressions are formed by sound, rather than lyric. One
Jasmine Guffond ~ Yellow Bell
Formerly known as Jasmina Maschina and Minit, Jasmine Guffond comes to this ball under her own name. While her music has been (fairly) compared to that of Grouper, her work is primarily instrumental; impressions are formed by sound, rather than lyric. One
ACL 2014: Top Ten Modern Composition
Listening again to these albums, we’re reminded of the aching beauty that graces modern composition. From “Atomos VII” to “going backwards to recover what was left behind”, from “The Musk Ox” to “pino” to “you are not alone, dear wolf”,
ACL 2014: Top Ten Modern Composition
Listening again to these albums, we’re reminded of the aching beauty that graces modern composition. From “Atomos VII” to “going backwards to recover what was left behind”, from “The Musk Ox” to “pino” to “you are not alone, dear wolf”,
ACL 2014: Top Ten Experimental
The Experimental section is our home for improvisors, alchemists, and pioneers. These composers are never satisfied with the status quo. They seek to push music forward, and they prefer progress to popularity. Some may eventually receive a small amount of
ACL 2014: Top Ten Experimental
The Experimental section is our home for improvisors, alchemists, and pioneers. These composers are never satisfied with the status quo. They seek to push music forward, and they prefer progress to popularity. Some may eventually receive a small amount of
Deaf Center ~ Recount
The return of Deaf Center (Erik K. Skodvin & Otto A. Totland) is slow and precise, a soft haze descending upon the late days of summer. Each artist released an album earlier this year, but on this EP they perform together once
Deaf Center ~ Recount
The return of Deaf Center (Erik K. Skodvin & Otto A. Totland) is slow and precise, a soft haze descending upon the late days of summer. Each artist released an album earlier this year, but on this EP they perform together once
Erik K. Skodvin ~ Flame
Four years after Flare comes Flame, a sequel of sorts from Deaf Center’s Erik K. Skodvin, also known as Svarte Greiner. Those familiar with the artist’s vast discography know to expect darkness, although the type of darkness varies with each moniker and each release.
Erik K. Skodvin ~ Flame
Four years after Flare comes Flame, a sequel of sorts from Deaf Center’s Erik K. Skodvin, also known as Svarte Greiner. Those familiar with the artist’s vast discography know to expect darkness, although the type of darkness varies with each moniker and each release.
a closer listen 