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: Magnetic Ghost – “Pixels” March 13, 2020 There are many spots where one can enter Pixels, the new LP from Magnetic Ghost, the nom de guerre of Minneapolis multi-instrumentalist Andy Larson. I… Continue Reading
Profile: Loscil (2019) July 19, 2019 Scott Morgan doesn’t listen to his work as Loscil after it’s been released. The Canadian avant-ambient sound-sculptor has little concrete sense of his discography…. Continue Reading
Review: UBOA – “The Origin of My Depression” February 14, 2019 You expect a record titled The Origin of My Depression to be dramatic, even melodramatic. You expect it to be filled with bold pronouncements…. Continue Reading
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: Saleeha – “Come Wander Through The Pale Dark” April 19, 2018 As Saleeha, the Australian-born, Vancouver-based Max Buchanan makes meditative, slowly unfurling soundscapes that, surprisingly enough, do not echo or mime fellow Vancouver-based ambient artist… 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: The Seven Fields of Aphelion – “Keep The Ocean Inside” October 24, 2017 Dreamy, ethereal, other-worldly – all could be used to describe Keep The Ocean Inside, Pittsburgher Maureen “Maux” Boyle’s engaging sophomore outing as The Seven Fields… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Loscil – “Suns” EP October 12, 2017 The songs are sparse exercises in stoicism at times, but – like most Loscil recordings, it seems – there’s a lot percolating beneath the… Continue Reading
