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Strië :: Struktura (Serein)

Reviews 04/12/2015 by Alan Lockett

Though attended by a similar sonic spirit, each bell chime, chain drag and string bow duly emplaced, Strië lets light play through in bright tone colors and […]

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SONIC EXPOSURE :: Daniel Herskedal

Profiles 02/11/2015 by Nocturnal Ghost

“People say to me I should make music for movies. I’m happy that’s what people think, because hopefully that means they listen carefully, and imagine […]

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Björk :: Vulnicura (One Little Indian)

Reviews 01/26/2015 by Leigh Bartlam

Through sheer bloody determination to push through, Björk has, possibly, maybe, crafted her finest hour as a composer & producer, and the most vital album […]

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Divine Profanity :: In Paradisum Interview and Mix

Profiles 12/22/2014 by Robbie Geoghegan

An unstable middle ground has been carved out by these Frenchmen. 4/4 patterns exist, but these can easily dissolve into broken or eradicated beat. Melodies […]

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Loren Dent :: Anthropology Vols. 2 & 3 (Infraction)

Reviews 12/13/2014 by Alan Lockett

Anthropology Vols. 2 & 3 has about it a melancholic cast, more rainy-day Autumnal evening than sun-dappled Aestival afternoon. A review of Anthropology Vol. 1 (2009) prompted this […]

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Danny Clay :: Archive (Eilean Rec.)

Reviews 12/07/2014 by Stephen Fruitman

Swallowed whole, Archive is comfort in resignation, commiseration in loss, a low-key celebration of ephemerality. I wonder if folklorists or musicologists, or perhaps it takes a […]

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Carlos Cipa :: All Your Life You Walk (Denovali)

Reviews 12/03/2014 by Nocturnal Ghost

With elegant ebb and flow maneuvers, Cipa slides effortlessly through contemplative, wistful, uplifting and hopeful districts while maintaining a dreamy cinematic glow. It was an […]

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