The “postcards” of the title is quite apt here. We have ten tracks, each with something of the feel of a sketch, of modern classical music leaning towards drone. Instrumentwise, this Belgian ensemble have dug up some deep cuts from musical history, featuring (according to the blurb) hurdy gurdy, recorders, chalumeau, violone, the splendidly bonkers […]
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Barbieri’s Patterns Of Consciousness was a thing of great wonder and one of my records of 2017. This record was recorded before that, in 2014–15, but released after — I’m not sure whether this was planned, or whether this one only saw the light of day owing to the success of her debut. No matter: it […]
Ooh, this is pretty special. There has, let’s be honest, been slightly too much modular synth music floating around recently, much of it seemingly produced as part of some sort of retro hipster trend thing and not having anything very interesting add to the genre. But this is really good: innovative and intricate and involving, plus […]
I recently made the case that Steve Gunn is best when he’s acoustic. I’d like to enter into evidence this little gem of a collaboration with Mike Gangloff (of Pelt and the Black Twig Pickers). The two share an interest in both Appalachian and Indian music, and on this record sees them spending a night […]
dogrando writes about some records 