Jon Hassell ~ Seeing Through Sound

You don’t hear too many octogenarian trumpet players. The horn is a cruel instrument, in that embouchure collapse cuts many Continue reading →

Pedro Soler & Gaspar Claus

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

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 Continue reading →

Colin Stetson ~ New History of Warfare Vol. 1

Originally published at The Silent Ballet. In the years since his debut, Colin Stetson has gone on to critical acclaim Continue reading →

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 Continue reading →

Richard Pinhas and Oren Ambarchi ~ Tikkun / Richard Pinhas and Yoshida Tatsuya ~ Welcome in the Void

Richard Pinhas and Oren Ambarchi ~ Tikkun / Richard Pinhas and Yoshida Tatsuya ~ Welcome in the Void       Continue reading →

Andrea Valle ~ Acta GeoGraphica (2001-2007)

Originally published by A CLOSER LISTEN Etymologically, Geography comes from the ancient Greek geographia; literally to describe or write about Continue reading →

C. Spencer Yeh ~ 1975

Originally published by A CLOSER LISTEN After releasing dozens of records as Burning Star Core, it seems odd to describe 1975 Continue reading →