Review: Colin Mawson – “Death of the Ego” October 25, 2018 It begins in isolation: a descending piano line, a star-twinkle gradually picking up speed as it traverses the lonely sky. The song – the… Continue Reading
Review: Robin Bacior – “Light It Moved Me” August 30, 2018 Ah, the sophomore outing. What more vexing way of testing an artist’s mettle than seeing if they can replicate the magic of their debut,… Continue Reading
Review: Grouper – “Grid of Points” April 26, 2018 Grouper’s new LP – Grid of Points, out tomorrow via Kranky – is no Ruins, but its sparse pairing of multifaceted, ghostly voices with… Continue Reading
Review: Léah Lazonick – “Movimenti della Luna d’Oro” February 22, 2018 All it takes is 12 minutes to wow us. With a sense of movement falling somewhere between the piano phrasings of Cage (thinking The Seasons,… Continue Reading
Review: Rachel Grimes – “Eights” December 5, 2017 Composer/pianist Rachel Grimes orchestrates a soundscape of wonder on “Eights,” a digital one-off also available on the compilation accompanying Oxford American’s new edition on… Continue Reading
