The circle is so complete we can only nod our heads in agreement: while Greg Haines assists an English student ensemble, a composition named Digression forms. Digression, a new thread, a departure from the thesis....
Much is made of Hiva Oa's fragility and restraint, but more than anything, the various attractions along this route fall under the general heading of "unexpected." The meta-tempo percussive rattle of "Urban" leaves the...
Margaret, are you grieving Over Goldengrove unleaving? Leaves, like the things of man, you With your fresh thoughts care for, can you? --"Spring and Fall," (1880), by Gerard Manley Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins was a 19th century Jesuit priest, an...
Available December 8, via Ghostly International. It defies language how close this album sits with me right now: musically, sonically, and psychologically. Maybe you'll hear the same? Embedded below is the second track "Dare-gale."...
Stream Ben Frost and Daniel Bjarnason's rescore of the Solaris (1972) soundtrack at gokoyoko. Electroacoustic to the utmost, Frost and Bjarnason composed the score by conventional means, introduced it to a transcription software, then...
Straight to the 2011 watchlist — and locked in a dead heat with Klak Tik for debut of the year — is Christina Vantzou. One-half of The Dead Texan, a seasoned filmmaker, and a naturally gifted illustrator in her own right, Vantzou somehow makes space for some pretty serious musical chops.
Her forthcoming debut is titled No. 1, available through Kranky on October 24. Read the full review here. Sample the upcoming record below, and take in her video for “Heart of Darkness” in the embed just after:
Tags: Christina Vantzou, Heart of Darkness, Kranky, No. 1, Sparklehorse, The Dead Texan, Video
Categories: 2011 Watch List -- LPs, Upcoming Releases, Video
