richard allen

2 min read 2023-05-24 07:01:56

V/A ~ These Clouds…

Congratulations to Athens label Sound In Silence, who has just reached its 100th release! (Wasting no time, the label released #s 101 and 102 the

3 min read 2023-05-23 07:01:16

Over the past decade, Anna Thorvaldsdottir has slowly and steadily become one of the world’s finest composers ~ and she’s done it the hard way,

3 min read 2023-05-22 07:01:02

trajedesaliva‘s Ultratumbo (2021) is one of the most unique recordings we’ve ever covered, boasting one of the strangest and most beguiling

1 min read 2023-05-20 07:01:20

The light will return. This is the promise of Eydís Evensen, epitomized in the early videos for “Anna’s Theme” and “Tephra Horizon” ~

2 min read 2023-05-18 07:01:03

We reference the early stars of techno so often we forget many of them are still active and relevant. Ultramarine is one of these acts, known for

2 min read 2023-05-17 07:01:32

A Part of You in Everything is a kind, life-affirming album that seeks to answer one of life’s biggest questions: what happens to us after we

1 min read 2023-05-16 07:01:39

Many are familiar with Stephen Shannon‘s work without knowing Stephen Shannon. The artist has previously recorded as Mount Alaska, Strands and

2 min read 2023-05-15 07:01:08

A peregrination is a journey akin to a pilgrimage. Over the course of two years, Christopher Olson (Standard Grey) undertook such a pilgrimage in

1 min read 2023-05-13 07:01:21

The album may have been born in pain, but the music lands firmly on joy, reflecting the old nursery rhyme, “One for sorrow, two for joy.” Two

1 min read 2023-05-12 07:01:57

Just as the pandemic produced a ripple effect across the music industry, the war in Ukraine is having an effect today. Bartosz

2 min read 2023-05-11 07:01:43

This review was written at night to miror its time of composition. In Christian Balvig‘s building, 9:00 p.m. is quiet time, even for a

2 min read 2023-05-10 07:01:11

Barcelona duo PALLADIAN has been releasing a steady stream of singles and remixes over the past three years, along with an EP in 2021. Ocra is

16 min read 2023-05-09 07:01:35

Welcome back to Part Deux of our list of the Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time! We hope you liked the first half; it’s worth a look over

17 min read 2023-05-08 07:01:42

“Remove [the] score from any scene, and it becomes nearly unrecognizable. Something has instantaneously and fundamentally gone, like the soul of

2 min read 2023-05-07 07:01:02

One of the pleasures of watching Montreal’s Florina Cassettes is matching their cover art with the original paintings. The young label’s