“Anne-F Jacques creates microscopic worlds of whirring machines, steampunk flea circuses of motorized sonics birthed from her collection of mechanical discs and wheels (‘rotating surfaces’), meticulously calibrated and often adjusted with weights or blocks to interfere with their natural balance…”
A lovely overview / Introduction to the work of Anne – F Jacques –
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Review Reblog – Dalot ~ Mutogibito
How could I have not reblogged this? Thought I had, so apologies to all.
We believe we’ve found the perfect album for Mother’s Day! With Mutogibito, Dalot (Maria Papadomanolaki) returns to her roots, while celebrating the newness of motherhood. She’s made an album which her young daughter Athena will likely enjoy now and brag about later.
The endearing cover art (by Violetta Testacalda) is reminiscent of nesting dolls, with a mothering twist. Those dolls don’t cradle each other like these images do. The album sways with comfort, like a child in her mother’s arms; bells and mobiles abound; and in the end, a lullaby rocks the child to sleep.
While the gentle opening track (“s2s”) sounds like recent Dalot, the album’s key tracks “Tear” and “Lift” hearken back to an earlier time. In these pieces (and to a lesser extent, “Arrival”), one can hear hints of early shoegaze and post-rock. Yes, Dalot dares to use these vintage terms and bears them with pride. With…
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An Album a Day pt4
For the past couple of years I’m Gary (@noyokono) on twitter has a challenge for February – MWE
“Music Writer Exercise: Each day in February, listen to 1 full album you’ve never heard, from start to finish. Write one tweet about it. #MWE”
Ok, I’m no writer and although I listen to a lot of music everyday, this does spur me to listen to new discoveries. I did this last year and I’m attempting it again and here are the last albums –
MWE#22 – Challenging intriguing chansons of stifled anger and noise for grown-ups – LET THEM GROW by Maja Osojnik
MWE#23 – Experimental Grime, hints of Vaporwave and warped electro Gospel. A revelation that’s quite special –
MWE#24 – Black Quantum Futurism – Space-Time Collapse I – Connecting history with the future in multi layered sonic collages.
MWE#25 – Melodic chillout that moves the feet – Online Dating by Tryphème
MWE#26 – Alice Kemp – Uneasy listening with dark undercurrents creating claustrophobic atmospheres –
MWE#27 Sarah Rasines pyr124 –Gameboy, found sounds, loops + glitches create hypnotic toe tapping rhythmic patterns
MWE#28 Anne Gillis – Lxgrin – Relentless nightmarish experiments in voice, loops and repetition = Challenging and cathartic
Review Reblog – Talugung / _blank
Review Reblog -Beast Nest’s “Songs for Puppies”- Heathen Harvest
Sharmi Basu, the intricate powerhouse behind the project Beast Nest, seemingly has the rare power of sleight of hand. Her ability to pull the rug out from under you whilst catching you and projecting you into another time, place, space continuum is infinate considering the finite nature of material recordings. Songs for Puppies reads like…
Review Reblog – Ashley Bellouin – Ballads
The focus for a couple of weeks is on all platforms is Artists whose surnames begin with B, so this fits perfectly and recommend a listen.
Today’s featured album is an LP of drone compositions by a young avant-garde composer. This is Ms. Bellouin’s second LP overall and first for Drawing Room. The instruments played on this LP are as follows: harmonium, glass armonica, aluminum rods, electronics, electric guitar, and cello.
Side A of the LP begins with a looping drone that gradually gets louder. A bubbling melody comes in, and low, gritty, string-like tones emerge that evolve into a feeling of warmth and tranquility. Small shimmers of melody are added to the mix along with some ringing, chiming tones. As the track progresses, the low tones fade back and forth to the foreground and background. There is some repetitive bleeping, some use of volume, bright melody, and a good deal of texture.
Side B of the LP is much more ominous and uneasy. A high-pitched tone starts this track and moves into a low drone…
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An Album a Day pt3
For the past couple of years I’m Gary (@noyokono) on twitter has a challenge for February – MWE
“Music Writer Exercise: Each day in February, listen to 1 full album you’ve never heard, from start to finish. Write one tweet about it. #MWE”
Ok, I’m no writer and although I listen to a lot of music everyday, this does spur me to listen to new discoveries. I did this last year and I’m attempting it again and here are next 9 albums –
MWE#13 – How Dance should be – Hypnotic rhythmic earworms of wonderful noise – Plus Instruments – Trancesonics by Truus
MWE#14 – Disorientating the listener with destructive sound manipulation – Facies by Bella –
MWE#15 – Soundtrack to dense sonic nightmares – The Sleep in Opera by Ocean Viva Silver
MWE#16 – Like the weather it’s changeable with many layers of light + shade. Remain Calm – Mica Levi & Oliver Coates
MWE#17 – Defies easy categorisation but disparate elements combine into an avant garde delight. Headphone listening – Canned Fit – cucharas de arena (pyr139)
MWE#18 – Europop meets dark ambient and where anthemic joyous mixes belie a very serious subject. Arms / Remixed by Mary Ocher.
MWE#19 – Real Spacemusic which is a feast for the ears – Lunar by Madeleine Cocolas
MWE#20 – The sound equivalent of a flickering TV as you channel jump incessantly – ces by florconvenas
MWE#21 – Sparse fragile static and radio conjure images of windswept shorelines – at waters edge by Lyn Goeringer
Review Reblog – Sound Impression: Lunar by Madeleine Cocolas [Self Center Records]
A feast for the ears…
Today’s Discovery – Mica Levi and Oliver Coates, “Remain Calm”
“Remain Calm” is steeped in classical music, yet keen enough to blend contemporary styles—like grime, techno and drone.
via Album of the Day: Mica Levi and Oliver Coates, “Remain Calm” — Bandcamp Daily
Album of the Day: Mica Levi and Oliver Coates, “Remain Calm”
Like the weather,it’s changeable with a multitude of layers of light and shade.
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