Posts Tagged: Various Artists
ACL 2015: Top Ten Experimental
The cool, the crazy, the distinctive ~ every artist and album has a shot here. In this section, we celebrate music that’s clearly different from the competition. Experiments don’t always work, but here they have; these risks have produced rewards.
ACL 2015: Top Ten Experimental
The cool, the crazy, the distinctive ~ every artist and album has a shot here. In this section, we celebrate music that’s clearly different from the competition. Experiments don’t always work, but here they have; these risks have produced rewards.
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.
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music is inspired by winter and sounds like winter, yet winter contains a wide range of inspirations and sounds: from ice-locked ships to children’s games, from piano flurries to fronts of drones. Its variety is its beauty. Just as
ACL 2015: The Year’s Best Winter Music
Winter music is inspired by winter and sounds like winter, yet winter contains a wide range of inspirations and sounds: from ice-locked ships to children’s games, from piano flurries to fronts of drones. Its variety is its beauty. Just as
V/A ~ Landscapes of Fear
Gruenrekorder’s new double-disc Landscapes of Fear, conceived and produced by Dirk Specht and Sebastian Thewes, explores the role of sound art as psychological reflection and social commentary. The liner notes are as contemporary as the evening news, referencing the European border crisis and military
V/A ~ Landscapes of Fear
Gruenrekorder’s new double-disc Landscapes of Fear, conceived and produced by Dirk Specht and Sebastian Thewes, explores the role of sound art as psychological reflection and social commentary. The liner notes are as contemporary as the evening news, referencing the European border crisis and military
Various Artists ~ Pod Tune
Before podcasts, there were pod tunes ~ long, intricate songs flowing from underwater behemoth to underwater behemoth. These dynamic vocalizations carried stories of other pods in other oceans. Together, the humpback whales would learn these new songs, sometimes hours long, and
Various Artists ~ Pod Tune
Before podcasts, there were pod tunes ~ long, intricate songs flowing from underwater behemoth to underwater behemoth. These dynamic vocalizations carried stories of other pods in other oceans. Together, the humpback whales would learn these new songs, sometimes hours long, and
Nils Frahm ~ LateNightTales
I don’t tend to remember dreams upon waking but recently I had a very vivid and totally mundane one about the late British DJ John Peel, in which I basically stood in a corner of his studio whilst he broadcast
Nils Frahm ~ LateNightTales
I don’t tend to remember dreams upon waking but recently I had a very vivid and totally mundane one about the late British DJ John Peel, in which I basically stood in a corner of his studio whilst he broadcast
Various Artists ~ You Are Welcome Here
The international refugee crisis has exposed veins of both kindness and fear, challenging assumptions of nation and immigration. This new compilation (which features all unreleased tracks) is a humble attempt to draw attention and much needed hope to a seemingly
Various Artists ~ You Are Welcome Here
The international refugee crisis has exposed veins of both kindness and fear, challenging assumptions of nation and immigration. This new compilation (which features all unreleased tracks) is a humble attempt to draw attention and much needed hope to a seemingly
Various Artists ~ Variables
The challenge: “writing, arranging, performing, recording, editing and mastering an album from scratch to release in 7 days.” The players: a cross-section of the bigo & twigetti roster, including Antonymes, Beatrice Chaume, Chris Perren (Nonsemble), Jim Perkins, Leah Kardos, Lucy Claire,
Various Artists ~ Variables
The challenge: “writing, arranging, performing, recording, editing and mastering an album from scratch to release in 7 days.” The players: a cross-section of the bigo & twigetti roster, including Antonymes, Beatrice Chaume, Chris Perren (Nonsemble), Jim Perkins, Leah Kardos, Lucy Claire,
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