Like nature herself, Mizu no Katachi is neither minimalist nor maximalist, but equal-tempered, the earthbound reality of Pythagoras’ postulated “music of the spheres.” Coming from […]
Tag: World
The Doubling Riders :: Garama (Time Released Sound, reissue)
The Doubling Riders make trippy music, their compositions oscillate between a soundtrack to a meditation session and a blissful look at a potentially never-ending painting. […]
Grouper :: Ruins (Kranky / Yellow Electric)
Grouper’s dark path has taken Harris to confess her intimacies in the most straightforward way. For a specific kind of fan, Ruins must sound like […]
V/A :: Future Sounds of Buenos Aires (ZZK/Waxploitation)
Although clearly “urban sounds,” the countryside encroaches on the city as rural styles are batted around like a cat with a ball of yarn. A […]
A Tribe Called Red :: Nation II Nation (Pirates Blend)
A personal and cultural statement that unashamedly stands on the shoulders of what came before. Ottawa, Ontario outfit A Tribe Called Red return with a […]
SPARKLE IN GREY :: In search of unfamiliar sounds
A sort of introduction to Sparkle in Grey’s unique and hybrid-like musical universe, bringing to the fore a better appreciation about compositional motives as well […]
Meridian Brothers :: Devoción (Works 2005-2011) (Staubgold)
In the music of the Meridian Brothers, you can hear surf and circus, sixties and seventies, theatre and politics, space age and stone age. The […]
Yellow6 / Egsun :: Worth Wasting Time (Somehow Ecstatic)
It’s a soothing and sophisticated album, ranging from Attwood’s actually quite uplifting “decline” to Egsun’s intertwined plucking and bowing on “Abracadabra,” somersaulting us to the end. […]