Review: High Plains – “Pilot Hill” June 13, 2018 High Plains today quietly released a follow-up to Cinderland, its brilliant debut and, hands down, one of last year’s best records. But, before you… Continue Reading
Review: From The Mouth of The Sun – “Sleep Stations” June 1, 2018 A quick and overdue take: Sleep Stations is the best record From The Mouth of The Sun has ever recorded. There, it is said…. Continue Reading
Review: Randall Holt – “Inside The Kingdom of Splendor and Madness” April 11, 2018 The cello weeps and sows and soars, and so it goes with Randall Holt and his Inside The Kingdom of Splendor and Madness, which gets… Continue Reading
Justin Vellucci’s Year-Ending Top Ten: 2017 Edition November 24, 2017 Yeah, yeah, putting the final nail in the coffin of 2017 is a little premature, seeing as there’s still more than 30 days left… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Alder & Ash – “Clutched In The Maw of the World” July 21, 2017 The cello flirts lovingly with you, then roars and lunges forward, bearing its teeth. The composition in question is “A Seat Amongst God and His… Continue Reading
REVIEW: The Greatest Hoax – “Expiration Compositions” June 19, 2017 Expiration Compositions – the sophomore outing by composer Taylor Jordan, a.k.a. The Greatest Hoax – is a perfectly okay record. The synth work is… Continue Reading
PROFILE: High Plains (2017) May 5, 2017 For those who haven’t been paying attention, Cinderland — the debut LP from Scott Morgan and Mark Bridges, the duo known as High Plains… Continue Reading
REVIEW: High Plains – “Cinderland” March 3, 2017 Soundscape master Scott Morgan (better known by his working name, Loscil) and the cellist Mark Bridges have birthed and produced, as the duo High Plains, a debut record… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Loscil – “Monument Builders” January 5, 2017 A melancholy pall hangs over much of Loscil’s Monument Builders, a mysterious little nugget of an LP out since November on Kranky Records. Musician’s… Continue Reading
