Posts Tagged: Various Artists

Various Artists ~ … and darkness came

I can’t be objective about this benefit compilation, because my neighbors are among the beneficiaries.  I live in the path taken by Hurricane Sandy, and while I lost a couple trees and was without power for a few days, others

Various Artists ~ … and darkness came

I can’t be objective about this benefit compilation, because my neighbors are among the beneficiaries.  I live in the path taken by Hurricane Sandy, and while I lost a couple trees and was without power for a few days, others

Various Artists ~ 10 (A Decade of Feral Media)

We’ve seen many labels come and go over the last ten years, so when a label lasts for an entire decade, the event is cause for celebration.  One can make a go at it with the proper mindset and the right talent.

Various Artists ~ 10 (A Decade of Feral Media)

We’ve seen many labels come and go over the last ten years, so when a label lasts for an entire decade, the event is cause for celebration.  One can make a go at it with the proper mindset and the right talent.

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.