Pedro Soler & Gaspar Claus

Originally published at SSG Music   Marion Lefebvre/Courtesy of the artist While in Paris during the summer of 2011, I … More

Suoni per il Popolo

This post collects two previews written for Cult MTL. In honor of their upcoming 20th anniversary, I’ll be publishing a … More

Sigur Rós ~ Heima and Hvarf/Heim

Originally published at The Silent Ballet Heima The music of Sigur Rós has a way of impressing melancholy and hopefulness … More

Old Bicycle Records ~ Sparkle in Grey, Nuno Moita/Matteo Uggeri, Stefano De Ponti, and Tape Crash # 6 & #7

This is a compendium gathering posts originally published at A CLOSER LISTEN Old Bicycle Records ceased operations in 2016 (with … More

Interview: Linear Obsessional’s Richard Sanderson on ‘For Syria’

https://acloserlisten.com/2014/07/19/various-artists-for-syria/   Since the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War, the Middle East seems to have … More

Back to the Lab

In “Get on the Mic” Geoff Harkness argues that “the studio is essential to the culture [of rap] in ways … More

François J. Bonnet (Kassel Jaeger) on Éliane Radigue, the GRM, and Quebec

Originally published at Cult MTL as “Montreal’s Acousmatic Music Festival is Here.” We spoke to composer Groupe de Recherches Musicales … More

The Fountain

A version of this article was originally published by The Silent Ballet, 23 February 2007. ———————————— When one thinks of … More

Interview: From Monument to Masses

This two part feature was originally published by The Silent Ballet in 2008. Interview conducted in San Francisco in the … More

Emiliano Romanelli ~ 333 Loops (Volume 1)

Originally published at http://www.acloserlisten.com Emiliano Romanelli (b. 1979) is well-known amongst the Italian scene for his work in the multimedia … More

On the Pedagogical Organization of Record Collections

This post is a revised and expanded version, originally published at A CLOSER LISTEN as “The Problem with ‘My Husband’s … More

Steve Reich @ 70

Originally published by The Silent Ballet, 17 December 2006 New York– I recently read an article about a Zen Buddhist … More