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

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 … 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

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

https://acloserlisten.com/2014/08/25/richard-pinhas-and-oren-ambarchi-tikkun-richard-pinhas-and-yoshida-tatsuya-welcome-in-the-void/ Throughout his 40+ year career, French guitarist Richard Pinhas has studied philosophy with Gilles Deleuze (having … More

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 … More

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 … More

The Fountain

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