Review: Loscil – “Clara” June 10, 2021 With Clara, the sound sculptor Scott Morgan continues to astound. Morgan’s latest LP as loscil – short, for the record, for “looping oscillator” –… Continue Reading
Review: Less Bells – “Mourning Jewelry” August 18, 2020 There is a visible, conscious process of decision-making, maybe even a brand of self-reflection, behind the constructions on Mourning Jewelry, the sophomore outing by post-classical… Continue Reading
Review: Ilyas Ahmed – “Closer To Stranger” February 15, 2018 How this one flew under the radar is just beyond me. Released Jan. 26 by MIE Music, Ilyas Ahmed’s Closer To Stranger is a… Continue Reading
Review: Souns – “Aquamarine” December 15, 2017 Michael Red continues to distance himself from the dance-conscious work associated with his name through Souns, an experimental/ambient project whose Aquamarine LP was released… 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: Demen – “Nektyr” May 17, 2017 The opening track – fragile and damaged, haunted and haunting – is so, so, so good, all lulling, breathy vocals, skittering drums and imprecise… 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: Anjou – “Epithymia” April 11, 2017 It’s tough to pin down and make any kind of broad-stroke judgments about Epithymia, the second LP by ambient power duo Anjou. I’m using… 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
PROFILE: Rachel Grimes (2014) December 22, 2014 Rachel Grimes knew how to play the piano before she learned to walk. “My dad and grandmother played, so I was always sitting beside… Continue Reading
