stringed instruments – The Sound Projector

21/09/2021 Ed Pinsent

Combination Key

Three superb modern compositional works by George Lewis on his The Recombinant Trilogy (NEW FOCUS RECORDINGS FCR284)…Lewis is an important

24/08/2021 Ed Pinsent

Outlining and Mapping

Twenty Fingers Duo with their CD Performa (MUSIC INFORMATION CENTRE LITHUANIA MICLCD109) are making their debut as a duo and

15/08/2021 nausika

Lastenkerääjä: leading listeners down a rabbit hole of dark and grim folk

Akkajee, Lastenkerääjä, Finland, self-released, AKKACD-002 (2021) In Finnish, “lastenkerääjä,” means “child collector”, referring to a child’s mind in which the

21/07/2021 nausika

First Man in the Moon: a wondrous work of guitar drone, double cello rumble and space ambient electronics

Norman Westberg & Jacek Mazurkiewicz, First Man in the Moon, Switzerland, Hallow Ground, vinyl LP (2021) I really wasn’t sure

15/07/2021 nausika

Last Afternoon: a punchy album of orchestral / computer mini-soundtrack music

Takuma Watanabe, Last Afternoon, United Kingdom, Constructive, CN01 CD / vinyl LP (2021) Looking online for information about Takuma Watanabe,

09/07/2021 nausika

A Fog Like Liars Loving: a graceful and haunted work of modern composition, noise and avant-pop

Leider, A Fog Like Liars Loving, United States, Beacon Sound, BNSD058 vinyl LP (2021) Born in Malaysia in 1985, artist

03/07/2021 Ed Pinsent

Slow Fade To Black

We first heard from The Touchables with their 2019 offering The Noise Is Rest, a very affecting set of pared-down

27/06/2021 Ed Pinsent

The New Atlantis

From Trondheim in Norway, we have a solo set performed by cellist and vocalist Marianne Baudouin Lie, courtesy of the

26/06/2021 nausika

Putoo Katare Yire: lively lessons and moral guidance with dance rhythms and beats

Ayuune Sule, Putoo Katare Yire, The Netherlands, Makkum Records, MR30 CD / vinyl LP (2021) Its name translating from the

25/06/2021 nausika

Sompas-Naga: a mesmeric black metal / Thai folk music fusion

Lotus of Darkness, Sompas-Naga, Colombia, Namtaru Records, NR008 CD (2021) Here comes very melodic black metal folk music with distinctly