Posts Tagged: Various Artists
ACL 2016: Music for Haunted Houses
Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s time for A Closer Listen‘s first wrap-up chart of 2016! 2016 was a particularly good year for dark music, as these selections are culled from a list many times their size. The
ACL 2016: Music for Haunted Houses
Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s time for A Closer Listen‘s first wrap-up chart of 2016! 2016 was a particularly good year for dark music, as these selections are culled from a list many times their size. The
Various Artists ~ Texture Series Volume One
Forgive the followers of 1631 Recordings if they look a little worn out. The year-old label boasts 75 releases, and as production really ramped up around November or so this amounts to almost two classical, experimental or ambient albums a
Various Artists ~ Texture Series Volume One
Forgive the followers of 1631 Recordings if they look a little worn out. The year-old label boasts 75 releases, and as production really ramped up around November or so this amounts to almost two classical, experimental or ambient albums a
Various Artists ~ The Quietened Bunker
The album begins with the sound of a clock ~ perhaps the Doomsday Clock ~ and John Carpenter synths. The world is about to end as the Russians and Americans fire their missiles at each other. The air sirens sound,
Various Artists ~ The Quietened Bunker
The album begins with the sound of a clock ~ perhaps the Doomsday Clock ~ and John Carpenter synths. The world is about to end as the Russians and Americans fire their missiles at each other. The air sirens sound,
Various Artists ~ Brink
156 one-minute tracks, available on a USB stick or as a free download ~ what a bargain! The compilation, a follow-up to SIGNALVOID, comes courtesy of Jack Chuter at ATTN:Magazine, who recently added to his fame by writing the well-received Storm Static
Various Artists ~ Brink
156 one-minute tracks, available on a USB stick or as a free download ~ what a bargain! The compilation, a follow-up to SIGNALVOID, comes courtesy of Jack Chuter at ATTN:Magazine, who recently added to his fame by writing the well-received Storm Static
Various Artists ~ Eleven Into Fifteen
For years, Fatcat imprint 130701 had been releasing some of our all-time favorite albums, including Max Richter‘s The Blue Notebooks, Dustin O’Halloran‘s Lumiere and Jóhann Jóhannsson‘s The Miners’ Hymns. Then the label went dark for three years, and we feared it had been lost. Fortunately, the imprint resurfaced
Various Artists ~ Eleven Into Fifteen
For years, Fatcat imprint 130701 had been releasing some of our all-time favorite albums, including Max Richter‘s The Blue Notebooks, Dustin O’Halloran‘s Lumiere and Jóhann Jóhannsson‘s The Miners’ Hymns. Then the label went dark for three years, and we feared it had been lost. Fortunately, the imprint resurfaced
Various Artists ~ Spectral Sounds
Spectral Sounds is a booklet and USB card containing seven works of sound art that debuted at Austria’s Musikpavillon at Hofgarten Innsbruck. Every week a new piece would appear, a public treat as well as a wonderful opportunity for the artists
Various Artists ~ Spectral Sounds
Spectral Sounds is a booklet and USB card containing seven works of sound art that debuted at Austria’s Musikpavillon at Hofgarten Innsbruck. Every week a new piece would appear, a public treat as well as a wonderful opportunity for the artists
Soft Recordings ~ Discovery 1
At A Closer Listen, we wholeheartedly endorse, approve of and recommend the compilation approach. Unfortunately, it’s hard enough for artists as it is. It’s been that way for years, so a compilation album isn’t just a great (and sometimes necessary)
Soft Recordings ~ Discovery 1
At A Closer Listen, we wholeheartedly endorse, approve of and recommend the compilation approach. Unfortunately, it’s hard enough for artists as it is. It’s been that way for years, so a compilation album isn’t just a great (and sometimes necessary)
V/A ~ Winter Kept Us Warm…
Kraków’s excellent Preserved Sound label has just unveiled a free winter compilation, which includes tracks from five 2016 albums plus a quartet of winners from the past year. It’s a great way to catch up with the label while whetting the appetite
V/A ~ Winter Kept Us Warm…
Kraków’s excellent Preserved Sound label has just unveiled a free winter compilation, which includes tracks from five 2016 albums plus a quartet of winners from the past year. It’s a great way to catch up with the label while whetting the appetite
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