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I have said and written a lot about Yann Novak’s music (and his new album, The Voice of Theseus, in particular), but somehow we had never connected for an interview until now. I admire the vulnerability Yann shows in his work. It is a thread that ties together so much of his work even as the […]
Yann Novak’s work has been a fixture in my life these last few years, whether its solo music or Dragon’s Eye Recordings, but his new one, “Voice of Theseus,” caught me off-guard. Plus some quick appreciation for Siavash Amini. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Album of the Day: Yann Novak “Voice of […]
Openings run through the synthetic gloss of Yann Novak’s beguiling, shape-shifting “Super Coherent Light.” Carried deeper by a heartbeat-like rhythm and layered tonal maps, our reality is altered; our perception breaks free of its crutch. Novak takes us to church service from a neon future where our individual experiences become a way to share our […]
Yann Novak was involved in a lot of wonderful music that has become mainstays at FDHQ, from his solo work to the incredible year of releases on his Dragon’s Eye Recordings label. So, of course, I couldn’t wait to hear what some of his favorites were this year. Hop over to his Bandcamp and the Dragon’s Eye website for […]
Kudos to The Tapeworm for pairing LA power couple Yann Novak and Robert Takahashi Crouch on this new split tape, Giving Water to the Dead. Novak and Crouch create some of the most engaging, emotionally-dense music around. They started with the same source material for this split but went on their own sonic treks. Each side […]
Robert Takahashi Crouch’s 2021 album, Jubilee, is special. He upped the ante earlier this year with a collection of reworks from a host stellar artists of album opener (and standout), “A Ritual.” The world of Jubilee continues to grow and evolve and for listeners, the expansive scope is a gift. Crouch adds an additional orbit with this Ritual Variations […]
Yann Novak’s forthcoming EP, Reflections of a Gathering Storm, stands on the edge of chaos. Closing track, “The Thrill of Approaching Destruction,” takes sinister steps into the building void. Elegiac tones scythe through the atmosphere leaving a trail of minor chord progressions and vaporous swells in their wake. Pensive melodies are stretched to the breaking point, […]
The opening track on Robert Takahashi Crouch’s last album, Jubilee, is the 19-minute “A Ritual,” culled from a longer, two-hour improvisational piece. For Ritual Variations, out on May 6 via Room40, he commissioned seven friends and artists to use the original two-hour recording as source material for further investigations and contemplations on the intimate nature of the music. The […]
This weekend, March 11 – 13, in Los Angeles, Touch.40 will take place at 2220 Arts featuring a series of live performances, sound installations, video screenings, film panels, and informal talks. Performers include Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Bethan Kellough, Jim Haynes, Geneva Skeen, Gabie Strong + Peter Kolovos, Yann Novak, and many more. Tickets are […]