Posts Tagged: Subtext
ACL 2025 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
This year’s top album was a revelation: one of the humblest records we’ve ever covered drew acclaim from our entire staff. In a year of tumult, it comes as no surprise that we would be drawn to the quiet and
ACL 2025 ~ The Top 20 Albums of the Year
This year’s top album was a revelation: one of the humblest records we’ve ever covered drew acclaim from our entire staff. In a year of tumult, it comes as no surprise that we would be drawn to the quiet and
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Drone
This year’s best drone albums do more than offer steady, immersive tones; they also tackle weighty issues and serve as the voices of the voiceless. The topics include the erasing of history, the removal of human rights, the specter of
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Drone
This year’s best drone albums do more than offer steady, immersive tones; they also tackle weighty issues and serve as the voices of the voiceless. The topics include the erasing of history, the removal of human rights, the specter of
ACL 2025 ~ The Year’s Best Ukrainian Music
For over three years, Gianmarco Del Re has been chronicling the creation of music under fire in two books and forty episodes of Ukrainian Field Notes to date. Few had imagined the war would go on for so long, with
ACL 2025 ~ The Year’s Best Ukrainian Music
For over three years, Gianmarco Del Re has been chronicling the creation of music under fire in two books and forty episodes of Ukrainian Field Notes to date. Few had imagined the war would go on for so long, with
Paul Jebanasam ~ mātr
Nine years have passed since Paul Jebanasam‘s last album, and mātr is only his third. But as the new album demonstrates, Jebanasam has a different view of time. mātr (Sanskrit for mother and a permutation of matter) places humanity in the context of geologic time
Paul Jebanasam ~ mātr
Nine years have passed since Paul Jebanasam‘s last album, and mātr is only his third. But as the new album demonstrates, Jebanasam has a different view of time. mātr (Sanskrit for mother and a permutation of matter) places humanity in the context of geologic time
Exzald S ~ Iridesc
We’ve been covering the work of Exzald S (Sarah Foulquiere) for years, as the artist has appeared on some of our favorite albums: Aho Ssan’s Rhizomes, Jlin’s Black Origami, the Berlin Atonal box set. Earlier this year she collaborated with mu tate and Nexcyia on
Exzald S ~ Iridesc
We’ve been covering the work of Exzald S (Sarah Foulquiere) for years, as the artist has appeared on some of our favorite albums: Aho Ssan’s Rhizomes, Jlin’s Black Origami, the Berlin Atonal box set. Earlier this year she collaborated with mu tate and Nexcyia on
Aho Ssan & Resina ~ Ego Death
The instinctive collaboration between Aho Ssan & Resina (Niamké Désiré & Karolina Rec) started at the Unsound Festival, continued on Rhizomes (ACL’s #2 album of the year in 2023) and blossoms on Ego Death, an engaging nine-part suite for cello and electronics. At
Aho Ssan & Resina ~ Ego Death
The instinctive collaboration between Aho Ssan & Resina (Niamké Désiré & Karolina Rec) started at the Unsound Festival, continued on Rhizomes (ACL’s #2 album of the year in 2023) and blossoms on Ego Death, an engaging nine-part suite for cello and electronics. At
Katarina Gryvul ~ SPOMYN
Ukrainian composer Katarina Gryvul stunned us in 2022 with the indelible Tysha, This year, on the heels of an astonishing collaboration with The National Museum in Warsaw, she returns with a set that is even wilder and more intense. SPOMYN means recollection, and the album
Katarina Gryvul ~ SPOMYN
Ukrainian composer Katarina Gryvul stunned us in 2022 with the indelible Tysha, This year, on the heels of an astonishing collaboration with The National Museum in Warsaw, she returns with a set that is even wilder and more intense. SPOMYN means recollection, and the album
Sara Persico ~ Sphaîra
Sometimes an artist introduces us to a sound we haven’t heard before, and sometimes to a place we haven’t visited. On Sphaîra, Sara Persico does both. The album honors the aptly named Experimental Theatre, one of eighteen concrete buildings designed to showcase
Sara Persico ~ Sphaîra
Sometimes an artist introduces us to a sound we haven’t heard before, and sometimes to a place we haven’t visited. On Sphaîra, Sara Persico does both. The album honors the aptly named Experimental Theatre, one of eighteen concrete buildings designed to showcase
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