Posts Tagged: Various Artists

V/A ~ Stills 01

Here’s a unique idea:  ask sound designers to look at works of art and imagine them as movie stills.  Then ask the composers to score the subsequent scenes.  A trio of artists from the String and Tins family selected works

V/A ~ Stills 01

Here’s a unique idea:  ask sound designers to look at works of art and imagine them as movie stills.  Then ask the composers to score the subsequent scenes.  A trio of artists from the String and Tins family selected works

Blackford Hill ~ Transmissions / Volume One

Simon Lewin’s recently founded Blackford Hill label continues its amazing run of releases with the charity compilation Transmissions / Volume One.  All profits go to the housing and homelessness charity Shelter. The 2CD hardback edition is a treasure, with 32 pages of extras

Blackford Hill ~ Transmissions / Volume One

Simon Lewin’s recently founded Blackford Hill label continues its amazing run of releases with the charity compilation Transmissions / Volume One.  All profits go to the housing and homelessness charity Shelter. The 2CD hardback edition is a treasure, with 32 pages of extras

V/A ~ Test Transmission

On the one hand, Pandemic Time is a terrible time to launch a journal.  On the other, people are begging for new content.  So when Blackford Hill announced the inaugural issue of Oscillations, we couldn’t help but be excited.  After all,

V/A ~ Test Transmission

On the one hand, Pandemic Time is a terrible time to launch a journal.  On the other, people are begging for new content.  So when Blackford Hill announced the inaugural issue of Oscillations, we couldn’t help but be excited.  After all,

Drifts and Flurries ~ A Second Language Collectanea

Few pairings are as exquisite as winter music and snow; Drifts & Flurries provides one in hope of the other.  Distinctly British in tone, this set begs to be accompanied by a good book; we recommend The Wrong Kind of Snow (Penn

Drifts and Flurries ~ A Second Language Collectanea

Few pairings are as exquisite as winter music and snow; Drifts & Flurries provides one in hope of the other.  Distinctly British in tone, this set begs to be accompanied by a good book; we recommend The Wrong Kind of Snow (Penn

ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Drone

Fewer drone releases came in this year than ever before.  The world was so dark, it seemed that even recording artists weren’t in the mood to record dark music.  But by the end of the year, we began to notice

ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Drone

Fewer drone releases came in this year than ever before.  The world was so dark, it seemed that even recording artists weren’t in the mood to record dark music.  But by the end of the year, we began to notice

Gizeh Records ~ We Hovered With Short Wings

Gizeh Records celebrates its 100th release with a compilation of 21 exclusive tracks.  We Hovered With Short Wings is an inviting window to the past and potential future of the label. It’s astonishing to hear that Gizeh has been around since

Gizeh Records ~ We Hovered With Short Wings

Gizeh Records celebrates its 100th release with a compilation of 21 exclusive tracks.  We Hovered With Short Wings is an inviting window to the past and potential future of the label. It’s astonishing to hear that Gizeh has been around since

Preserved Sound Artists ~ Invisible

Long-distance collaborations have always existed, although the internet launched a new era via shared files.  In the time of COVID, forced distancing has been a burden, while the ability to collaborate has been a boon.  The virus is invisible, but

Preserved Sound Artists ~ Invisible

Long-distance collaborations have always existed, although the internet launched a new era via shared files.  In the time of COVID, forced distancing has been a burden, while the ability to collaborate has been a boon.  The virus is invisible, but

ACL 2020 ~ Music for Haunted Houses

In 2020, the entire world became a haunted house.  Buildings were deserted, town squares were emptied, and a million people died of a new virus.  We became terrified of an unseen enemy.  Any person could be an asymptomatic carrier.  On

ACL 2020 ~ Music for Haunted Houses

In 2020, the entire world became a haunted house.  Buildings were deserted, town squares were emptied, and a million people died of a new virus.  We became terrified of an unseen enemy.  Any person could be an asymptomatic carrier.  On