On není jako on is what it sounded like in Josef K.’s ear when he was being run ragged by a faceless bureaucracy in “The […]
Author: Stephen Fruitman
Nigel Samways :: Double review
After first retiring its sublabel Twisted Tree Line in early 2013 (after almost sixty releases in just over two years), Somehow recently folded up an […]
Wooky :: Montjuïc (spa.RK)
Wooky’s techno tunes are merry melodies perfectly balancing antic pace and a smooth, easy-going undertone, a hint of funk charged with emotional sincerity. First of […]
Kevin Sanders :: A Purification of Space (Hairdryer Excommunication)
Cleverly, and most likely a finnicky bit of work, the liner notes have been typewritten onto a single double-ply tissue, in case one needs to […]
Twincities :: Variations for the Celesta (Eilean Rec.)
Once tinkling like a wind chime at the behest a soft breeze, then pondering each key like an apprentice learning the keys of a weathered […]
Dubblestandart :: In Dub (Echo Beach)
Already versioned a dozen or so times, one more this good is more than welcome. A big, muscular collection, a capital city on this year’s […]
Forest Management :: Sky Image EP (Twice Removed)
The primary goal of forest management, the experts say, is sustainability. Ohio’s John Daniel certainly fulfills that criterion. I could listen to this forever. Sky […]
Amir Baghiri :: Light Textures (Attenuation Circuit)
Baghiri deftly lets the macro and the micro reflect one another on a grand scale. His music sighing, Baghiri’s light passes through you like a […]
Osmiroid :: Guidance from the Master (Stars, Dots and the “New” Junk)
An ambitious sound and light project, six-track CD plus an enigmatic video and miscellaneous “bipolaroids” on DVD sealed in a round, tin box, tossed with a […]
Jan Bang & Arve Henriksen :: Double review
Both boasting imposing resumés, bulging with felicitous collaborations, stage and screen scores, artist-in-residences and accolades, Jan Bang and Arve Henriksen are two of this generation’s […]















