Frostskadet, The Moon’s Reflection, Poland, Wolfspell Records, Spell 155 CD / cassette (2021) Reading a little about this album on
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Eldorado: an album of people’s hopes and dreams for a better world
Catherine Graindorge, Eldorado, Germany, Glitterbeat (Tak:til), GB113 CD / vinyl LP (2021) Here is a very lovely and emotionally moving
Continue readingsimilar and different: two traditional Korean zithers in a conversation of comparison and contrast
dal:um, similar & different, Germany, Glitterbeat (Tak:til), GBCD112 (2021) A duo founded in Seoul in 2018 by Ha Suyean and
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Holland Hopson Tell a Gossip U.S.A. TAPE DRIFT RECORDS TD 111 C.D. (2021) None too dissimilar from our previous entrant
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Three superb modern compositional works by George Lewis on his The Recombinant Trilogy (NEW FOCUS RECORDINGS FCR284)…Lewis is an important
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Twenty Fingers Duo with their CD Performa (MUSIC INFORMATION CENTRE LITHUANIA MICLCD109) are making their debut as a duo and
Continue readingLastenkerääjä: 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
Continue readingFirst 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
Continue readingLast 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,
Continue readingA 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
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