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Everything eventually ends, but within that fleeting impermanence, so much beauty can be found. Solbore’s “We Forget” situates itself firmly in that space, drifting on ambient, electronic waves that spread across the distance. Liminal landscapes emerge from the aural clouds, heightened by the reflective melody from Lachlan R. Dale’s rubab. Tension swims through the sonic […]
I’ve said, on multiple occasions this year, that whatever Dorian Wood does and wherever she goes, I will follow. Her music is a force, whether it’s borne from stunning vocals or held within an illuminating stillness, and it is an invitation to find focus and be present. On “Excesiva,” her latest for Dragon’s Eye Recordings, […]
Non-stop. Unexpected. A collaboration between Aussie great Eugene Carchesio and UK drummer extraordinaire Adam Betts wasn’t on my 2023 Bingo card, but “M” shows that it’s a stellar match. Carchesio’s minimalist, hypnotic aural patterns are pulled into subterranean orbit by Betts’ frenetic rhythms. There’s a relentlessness, as though every bar and sonic texture is being […]
Light filters in through quieting sound waves. Slow, subtle changes in the shifting tones align, sending harmonic swells beyond the ether and into timeless moments. Fabio Capanni takes gentle aural spaces and builds them into entire worlds. Melodic guitar drones spiral skyward, light as air but with a resonant weight that washes over our field […]
Jeroen Kimman’s Orquesta del Tiempo Perdido has quietly become a favorite of mine in recent years, and with the release of two lovely new albums this summer, that admiration has only grown. “Wachte,” from the newest record, Rimpianti, holds the melancholy of a moment in stillness aloft. “I find it represents the ‘Tiempo Perdido’ part of […]
Sound moves in from all directions in the opening moments of “UFO Forest,” the latest from the great Beatriz Ferreyra. We find swirling discord before an unearthly calm creeps through. Ferreyra sculpts alien soundworlds from unknown sources, spinning textured warbles and endless echoes into lively sonic landscapes. Her creations encourage investigation and close attention as […]
Gina Izzo’s electro-acoustic solo guise, ladyybirdd, is the Wild West of solo flute music. Dizzying sonic layers spin kaleidoscopic narratives into an electrifying performance on “Mirror(s),” the first single from ladyybirdd’s debut album, Tomorrow’s Yesterday. “Tomorrow’s Yesterday represents a sound I have developed over the past ten years, utilizing the acoustic flute through a series of analog […]
String arrangements swirl with urgency and anticipation on Jackson Greenberg’s “The Latter Years,” pushing beyond electronic interference in search of escape. Memories are transformed into sonic missives and, as in the stunning video produced by Richie Kulchar and edited by Ben Boyd, burn to the ground. Using images of a burning doll house (shot by […]
Time moves backyards before standing still on Ratsmagick’s “A Generous Pour.” Dennis Martinelli’s latest is intricate and ancient, channeling a well-worn spirit to find a jangling path back into the woods. “A generous pour for my dear friends,” Martinelli sings, “One last hurrah before my untimely end.” It’s matter-of-fact and his plaintive delivery adds a […]