“But When You Sleep” is an excellent collaboration between UK based neo-classical outfit Gifts From Crows and visual artist Helena Whitten. “But When You Sleep” is stirring composition that utilizes piano trills and intersecting lines as a repeating motif against Whitten’s striking black and white images. Longing strings hold the composition in constant movement, cradling …
On “Fuserrrr” the latest single by Mary-Ann Kiefer, the Austrian based artist creates a dizzingly complex and heavy composition built up from various intersecting parts. It’s hard to pin down this track as it roars from one section to another gaining comparisons to Lightning Bolt, And So I Watch You From Afar, Hella and Battles …
As Covid 19 has largely made in person collaborations difficult or near impossible, artists like the La Herradura Spain based artist Antonio Garcia have pivoted towards remote means of collaboration. “Still Nobody Nowhere” according to Garcia is “not a single” but “rather part of my personal project # artpostcard2020. A collaborative project created on Instagram, …
zildjianpinky creates a compelling lo-fi listening experience on the excellent downtempo track “Berlin”. The Scottish based artist recalls early 90’s ambient house through the use of his piano chords placement and slightly swung drum machine hits. “Berlin” starts in the mileu of a crowded location. Voices compete for space as a slightly cassette-warbled piano cuts …
On Music for Empty Venues Methodical Movements – a London based label presents a vital and compelling reason for why live music cannot be a thing that dies in the wake of Covid 19. Jamming as many bodies as possible into poorly ventilated spaces to hear the fruits of experimental and electronic artists endless hours …
On “Colourfield III” Dan Michaelson – most known for his work in the dark corners of Americana, channels artists like John Adams, Caroline Shaw and Steve Reich in this massive yet compact three minute neo-classical piece. Starting with a mournful french horn the track slowly opens up to incorporate deeply resonant bass, piano and stirring …
“Life and Death” is a collaborative project between the Puerto Rico based TROVA and the Southern California based Dashii. “Life and Death” – if you couldn’t guess from the title – engages with some pretty heavy themes. As the two put it the EP of the same name is ” a journey of trials and …
“Nesting” presents a glimpse of Joseph August’s pre-dusk recordings while on a personal retreat without a person in sight. In “Nesting” we hear the nocturnal world begin waking up beneath a reverb heavy synth that doubles back on itself in reverse as the track progresses. Gentle kalimba drifts in from the corners of the frame. …
We follow up with the Turkish based composer Kutan Katas at his most serene. Field recordings using binaural microphones create an audio field that perfectly recreate a peaceful day in the park. What strikes me is the push and pull of bell like percussion, a gentle arpeggio deep in the mix and augmented woodwinds and …
Using a framework of previously recorded material, Mathjis Leeuwis on “Deconstruction I” breaks apart and rebuilds to create new, incredibly moving structures. Interlapping tonal passages, illuminated drones, deep piano melodies and pedal steel create a beautifully complex dance that should appeal to artists like Daniel Lanois, Nevada Greene and Eli Winter. From Leeuwis: “To a …