Posts Tagged: Various Artists
Various Artists ~ Sonopsies
Seven compilations in seven days. It’s been an exceptional month for compilations, and anyone who checks out all of this week’s features will have acquired quite an education. Today’s album is the wildest of them all, a true experimental extravaganza.
Various Artists ~ Sonopsies
Seven compilations in seven days. It’s been an exceptional month for compilations, and anyone who checks out all of this week’s features will have acquired quite an education. Today’s album is the wildest of them all, a true experimental extravaganza.
Various Artists ~ Faith in a Wet Season
Voxxov Records’ second free download compilation exposes the other half of the new label’s potential roster, packed with our favorite artists in the fields of ambient, drone and modern composition. It’s almost like a who’s who of A Closer Listen!
Various Artists ~ Faith in a Wet Season
Voxxov Records’ second free download compilation exposes the other half of the new label’s potential roster, packed with our favorite artists in the fields of ambient, drone and modern composition. It’s almost like a who’s who of A Closer Listen!
Various Artists ~ Fall Is a House of Gold and Rain
Compilation Week continues with the debut release from Mourad Kachroud and Vinnie Blandin-Canonne’s new French label, Voxxov Records. The label aims to connect the dots between the ambient and IDM genres, and later this year will produce physical releases as well.
Various Artists ~ Fall Is a House of Gold and Rain
Compilation Week continues with the debut release from Mourad Kachroud and Vinnie Blandin-Canonne’s new French label, Voxxov Records. The label aims to connect the dots between the ambient and IDM genres, and later this year will produce physical releases as well.
Various Artists ~ Fields
Compilation Week kicks off with an entry from the brand-new Fields Label, compiled by HXDK. Last year the artist impressed us with The Letting Go; now he’s helping to call attention to some worthy artists in the field of drone.
Various Artists ~ Fields
Compilation Week kicks off with an entry from the brand-new Fields Label, compiled by HXDK. Last year the artist impressed us with The Letting Go; now he’s helping to call attention to some worthy artists in the field of drone.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
An expert field recording requires more than just a good weather-resistant microphone. One needs a feel for one’s subject matter, a discriminating ear, and the ability to make sound so powerful that it makes up for the lack of sight.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Field Recording & Soundscape
An expert field recording requires more than just a good weather-resistant microphone. One needs a feel for one’s subject matter, a discriminating ear, and the ability to make sound so powerful that it makes up for the lack of sight.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Ambient
A Closer Listen receives more submissions in the Ambient field than in any other, which means that our ambient artists must try even harder to stand out. This seems ironic, since the nature of ambient music has been not to stand out.
ACL 2012: Top Ten Ambient
A Closer Listen receives more submissions in the Ambient field than in any other, which means that our ambient artists must try even harder to stand out. This seems ironic, since the nature of ambient music has been not to stand out.
ACL 2012: The Happiest Music of the Year
Some may call this a guilty pleasure, but we all need happy music: joy without melancholy, cheer without irony. These ten releases – some short, because happiness is hard to sustain – each offer listeners a brief burst of ebullience.
ACL 2012: The Happiest Music of the Year
Some may call this a guilty pleasure, but we all need happy music: joy without melancholy, cheer without irony. These ten releases – some short, because happiness is hard to sustain – each offer listeners a brief burst of ebullience.
V/A ~ The Holidays Don’t Have to Be So Rotten: Volume Three
And here it is: The Best Christmas Album of 2012. For the third year in a row, the fine folks at Flannelgraph Records have filled a basic need: to produce great new music for the holidays. These playful instrumentals provide
V/A ~ The Holidays Don’t Have to Be So Rotten: Volume Three
And here it is: The Best Christmas Album of 2012. For the third year in a row, the fine folks at Flannelgraph Records have filled a basic need: to produce great new music for the holidays. These playful instrumentals provide
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