Kevin Press

  • We can take that title both literally and figuratively; Ian Wellman turns a termite infestation into a musical analogy for climate change’s devastating impact on the planet – this new album is exactly as unsettling as that theme would suggest.  Kevin Press One-sentence music reviews (OSMR) are designed to spread the word about as many…

  • Athlete Whippet – They Need To Know 0.00 Ned Lagin – Seastones 26 1.13 Carter – Floating Home 10.53 The Inventors of Aircraft – Each Morning The Trees Speak 18.27 Masahiro Sugaya – Afternoon of the Appearing Fish 25.41 Blaine Todd – Death & the Emperor 35.01 Warmth – Transition 44.40 Corey Fuller – A…

  • Italy’s Gianluca Calligaris has delivered one of this year’s most impressive debuts; a tenderly composed ambient recording with so many inspired moments that you will lose count.  Kevin Press One-sentence music reviews (OSMR) are designed to spread the word about as many new releases as possible during the COVID-19 crisis.

  • The Kazakh violinist and composer spent the first two weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown recording in a homemade studio – a fitting environment for one of the world’s most fiercely independent new classical music artists: the result is profoundly inspiring. Kevin Press One-sentence music reviews (OSMR) are designed to spread the word about as many…

  • The Prague progressive outfit Už Jsme Doma partnered with Residents vocalist Randy Rose for this live performance back in 2010, in celebration of The Residents Residence, a retrospective hosted by The Ceasar gallery – just as obtusely heavy as you’d expect. Kevin Press One-sentence music reviews (OSMR) are designed to spread the word about as many…

  • The Jazz-O-Tech label continues to produce exceptional recordings that explore the various ways electronic music can (and should) borrow from jazz music traditions – this double LP compilation is another step forward, one that all of us turned on by innovation can dig into. Kevin Press One-sentence music reviews (OSMR) are designed to spread the…