Interviews
Sam Wenc’s Post Moves project creates moments of stillness while never actually sitting still. His engaging approach to composition and, especially, his use of pedal steel builds unseen connections between expression and reflection. If this music imagines sonic spaces for us to look inward, the result is a bridge to some unknown place. Recall the Dream […]
Interviews
So much of John Atksinson’s solo work is tactile, which is doubly true on his newest, Energy Fields. Using field recordings made during a 2019 residency at the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming – the largest coal-producing state in America – he turns them into a revenant, engaging reflection. Meditative sinew ties the sonic spaces together, but […]
The Capsule Garden
Hell of a day yesterday, but we seem to be cooking today, so let’s keep that energy going right until the end. Smaller garden this week but no less potent. The Daily is over on Patreon today (with an absolute gem of a record), so think about signing up. And hey, I sent a new, […]
Track-by-Track
From the opening, frenetic bombast of “Do You Spiral Down Often?” to the downtrodden dream zones of “Sinking,” Youniss sends out a series of visceral sonic missives on his new album, White Space. Every time I’ve listened to this album, it’s stayed with me for hours after the last grinding guitar notes fade away. It’s emotionally […]
Sam Wenc’s Post Moves project creates moments of stillness while never actually sitting still. His engaging approach to composition and, especially, his use of pedal steel builds unseen connections between expression and reflection. If this music imagines sonic spaces for us to look inward, the result is a bridge to some unknown place. Recall the Dream […]
When an artist can take an already-memorable piece of music and rework it, it completely rewires how our brains think about the track. worriedaboutsatan’s (aka Gavin Miller) “Orbain Irekiak” remix is one such track. “I did the remix just as I was finishing up my next satan record, The Pivot, so was in a weird in-between […]
No major news to speak of, but I also think I’m still trying to get my brain back post-Spring Break. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Album of the Day: Early Fern “Perpetual Care” Additional Links: IN C POUR 11 OSCILLATEURS ET 53 FORMESFoxy Digitalis t-shirts & Hoodies Foxy Digitalis depends on our awesome […]
Once “Trust Lanes” finds its groove and gets into a steady, progressive flow, there are no limits to the air Mute Duo – Skyler Rowe and Sam Wagster – can catch. A bass line crawls along the floor, and the foundation builds from there. Vibraphone and pedal steel resonance lilt in the spaces carved out […]
An important update on the thousand pounds of rocks we bought a few weeks ago that have made me feel old as hell. Plus some news about a radio broadcast in support of protests happening in Iran, and a new tape from Mark Trecka on Beacon Sound. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! […]
Anytime we get to venture into the sonic ripples in Mike Cooper’s waves, it’s a good day. His latest for Room 40, Black Flamingo, finds Cooper in a series of duets where possibility glides endlessly on the open seas. “Incandescent Gamelanations” is a spirited sonic conversation, teetering in woozy swells and steely investigation. Cooper and Ray […]
So much of John Atksinson’s solo work is tactile, which is doubly true on his newest, Energy Fields. Using field recordings made during a 2019 residency at the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming – the largest coal-producing state in America – he turns them into a revenant, engaging reflection. Meditative sinew ties the sonic spaces together, but […]
I’ve honestly lost count of the number of beautiful releases Karen Vogt has been involved with in the past couple of years. Still, the Australian artist shows no signs of slowing down. In celebration of her recent album, Losing The Sea, on Mare Nostrum, she has assembled a lovely, sea-themed mix. Give it a listen and […]
Spring Break trips for ice cream? Banana flavored seltzer? Dreams of Gros Michel? It’s all getting weird over here on the Daily. Some news about the Milford Graves archive, XKatedral, and Unifactor Tapes before digging into the album of the day. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Album of the Day: Carla Boregas […]
