Kevin Press

  • France’s Marc Euvrie is a study in contrasts. Classically trained as a pianist and cellist in childhood, he left it all behind for the punk scene. More recent works include a mix of classical and electronic influences. And he has shed the stripped-down, do-it-yourself hardcore ethic for an ambitious trilogy project that promises to explore…

  • Trondheim Voices + Asle Karstad – Room #10 – 0.00 precocious mouse – askant (procedure) pt. 2 – 5.09 Arran Trax – Arbeitstag – 16.20 Gilman Mom – The Revisionist – 23.54 Jana Irmert – FLOOD Pt. 1 (standing on breaking ice) – 26.56 Lorenzo/FALLEN – An Overview – 46.15 Silence & Air – Colours…

  • Emika – Run – 0.00 Audiomolekul – Pensive Elephant (Original Mix) – 4.15 ROM 3Ø3 – Class-X4 – 9.55 Bjarki – 7 filakaramellur lion bar – 13.15 Principleasure – Ryse – 15.20 Matuss – Menuet No.13 (Abe Duque remix) – 19.08 Skudge – Blood Work – 21.50 Pisetzky – Raft – 26.10 Sonny – Plastic…

  • Our introduction to this duo from Guelph, Ontario came last month, on a Polar Seas Recordings compilation entitled A Light, A Glimmer. They were in good company. The 22-track collection – the proceeds of which go to Wishing Well Sanctuary for animals – features James A. McDermid, Celer, anthéne, Valiska, North Atlantic Drift and others.…

  • Adam Bentley from Auteur Research forwarded a new video from Toronto’s CARES this afternoon. James Beardmore’s project is preparing its second full-length release, called Regular Unconscious. “Collapse Emulator” is the lead single. “The album’s mood shifts between frantic and serene, finding catharsis and energy in exorcising the overload of contemporary life,” writes Bentley. “The artist’s…

  • Immersive is a term used a bit too liberally when it comes to sound art. We’ve all heard pieces that come close to being truly absorbing. Perhaps they achieve it for short bursts of time. But absent any corresponding chemical use, it’s an unrealistic expectation. What great sound art can do though is produce a…