Past Inside The Present is pleased to announce Repetition Hymns, a double album from the enigmatic Black Swan. Comprised of…
Anarchist Mountains Trio ~ La terre et la force
The Christoff brothers have roots in the Macedonia/Bulgaria area dating back to Ottoman times. They’ve cultivated connections in there, and…
Music For Insurrection
Dedicated to George Floyd I. every precinct an autozone 01:51 II. a new world from the ashes of the old…
Coleman Hawkins ~ The Hawk Flies High
By the time he recorded The Hawk Flies High in 1957, Coleman Hawkins had already been playing music professionally for…
World’s End Girlfriend ~ Hurtbreak Wonderland
The music of World’s End Girlfriend is wonderfully post-modern, a hodgepodge of sounds and instruments, an ambient chamber orchestra being…
Efterklang ~ Under Giant Trees
Efterklang‘s Under Giant Trees is an EP of such astonishing range and emotion that nothing comparable immediately comes to mind.…
Rachel Grimes ~ Book of Leaves
Though we have seen some excellent solo piano records over the years, it still feels like something of a rarity…
FaravelliRatti ~ Lieu
Lieu is the debut from the collaborative pair FaravelliRatti. As the name might indicate, the members of the duo are…
From Montreal to Brooklyn on a Vespa
Over ten years ago, in June 2010, I rode my Vespa from Montreal to Brooklyn. These are my notes from…
(Vladislav Delay as) Sistol ~ On the Bright Side
Sasu Ripatti can apparently do no wrong, though it is a bit surprising to see him reactivate this long dormant…
Victoire ~ Cathedral City
Brooklyn-based composer Missy Mazzoli founded the quintet Victoire to perform her compositions, and their full-length debut demonstrates what happens when…
Comments on Rock
Comments on Rock Luciano Berio One evening, many years ago (maybe 15), in the house of Roberto Leydi, I heard…
Sound Propositions 