Journeys in Sound & Music
By his own admission, it took Michael Scott Dawson some time to find himself in the music he was creating for his new album. With last year’s Music for Listening (read more about that album in our interview with Michael here), Dawson proved masterful in his ability to weave sublime ambient soundscapes out of field…
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Jimmy LaValle has been making music as either the sole or lead member of The Album Leaf for a long time. The founding of the project goes back to the late 90’s when LaValle played in a variety of California post-genre bands and began developing the distinctive blend of synths, electronics, and Rhodes piano that…
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It is an idyllic Sunday afternoon in May with spring in full bloom and I cannot think of a better time to revisit the perennial joys of Black Coral Sprig by Talk West, the sometimes alias of American guitarist and experimental musician Dylan Golden Aycock. A favorite for nearly a decade since it first came…
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Listen to the music of pianist Julia Andersson and you may remotely hear an evocation of the boreal landscapes of her native Finland, but what really pulls you in is the fluidity of her playing and the tender emotion she infuses into each heartfelt composition. A home to many fine young artists in the contemporary…
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Few areas of the world are as recognizable or as ensconced in artistic culture as England’s Lake District. Like many poets, authors, and musicians before him, West Cumbria based producer & composer Russ Young takes creative inspiration from this picturesque region for his work, but his approach is rather distinctive in its focus on the…
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Berlin-based musician & songwriter Linda Rum has had a multi-faceted career spanning folk, pop, and post rock often taking center stage with her powerful vocal presence, but on her new album Friede, the only voice we hear is that of her piano. This, where are told, is where it all began for Rum with her…
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Minihi is the London-based duo of Zands Duggan and Louise Anna Duggan who have carved out their own creative space where modern classical music intersects with the world of groove and electronics. The name comes from an ancient Breton French word meaning sanctuary, a reference to a remote island reef near Louise’s birthplace of Jersey.…
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It is a strange thing to enjoy a new release from an artist whose work you admire and simultaneously wish it never had to be made. Such is the case with this new EP by Yadayn, the alias of Belgian musician Gowaart Van Den Bossche. His first new music since Elders (Lost Tribe Sound, 2020),…
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When we say that music heals, we are usually mean in a metaphysical sense. Many of us turn to it to calm the mind and sooth the soul, but when our bodies hurt, we look to other cures. For Belgian musician & composer Adriaan Swerts, however, making music has a genuinely anodyne effect. Swerts suffers…
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