January 18 Recommended Albums: James Blake, Sharon Van Etten, SHXCXCHCXSH
The week of January 18 feels like the first week of 2019 that’s jam packed with new and noteworthy releases. New years always tend to start off slow, as the … Continue reading
Mark Harris – The Angry Child (n5mD)
On Generative Music, Atemporality, and the Death Of The Hero’s Journey Once upon a time, cultural artifacts were perceived as a result of linear causality. “Where do you get … Continue reading
Mixtape Of The Week: Kindred Spirits – The Next Time You Have A Nightmare, Remember This Mixtape
embarking with the pale dead – coffins under sail – women with dead hair – pale white bakers – a dark purple river – the silence of death There are … Continue reading
Falling Under Dominowe’s Spell: Dominowe – SiyaKatha review (Gqom Oh)
You know the game ‘dominos’? How all the effects have when we are falling and we all are effected? That’s what I wanted to do with my music. Once i … Continue reading
Ambient Classics: Celer – Discourses Of The Withered (2008, 2012 reissue, Infraction)
75 minutes of ethereal, drifting ambient drone, Discourses For The Withered introduced the essential (than) husband-and-wife duo of Celer to a wider audience. Perfect for staring out the window, full … Continue reading
Post-Black Metal Techno Hip-Hop? Yes, Please!
3 exquisite pay-what-you-want EPs from shadowy producer Akrylyk may be the truest reflection of Portland’s layered, nuanced culture yet. People love to say what Portland is – “The City Of … Continue reading
Music For Dark Skies & Ominous Portents: April Larson – Undergrounding In A Storm (Arell)
Louisiana’s April Larson delivers 20 minutes of graceful, sparking anti-gravity drones for the mail art imprint Arell. I. Storm Tower I wasn’t sure if I’d done it intentionally, not even … Continue reading
Once More, Autumn – Once More, Autumn
Once More, Autumn is the spectral debut from the St. Paul, Minnesota duo of Evan Walton and Brady Lorenzen. It is a bare, sparse, slight record, shivering and eye-blinking in … Continue reading
EUS/Mytrip – Split (BLWBCK)
Never have i been more excited to open a random e-mail from a label, as with this split release between EUS, from Costa Rica, and MyTrip, somewhere between Bulgaria and … Continue reading
Isobel Ccircle – Eyes In The Ground EP
Label: Chapel Yard Release Date: 10.3.13 RIYL: Coil, Wolf Eyes, Pierre Schaeffer, The Rita, Julianna Barwick, Philip Jeck On their first EP, Isobel Ccircle, the duo of Matt Bower, … Continue reading
