Kevin Press
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Earlier Jon Hassell recordings feature his distinctive trumpet style front and centre. It is what made him such a significant member of a small, extraordinary group of early ambient music composers made famous (in part) by their association with Brian Eno. Hassell’s horn was a thing apart though. Paired with rich percussion, those first few…
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It doesn’t get much more Canadian than Kingston, Ontario. Our former national capital gave birth to The Tragically Hip (and the greatly missed Gord Downie), Bryan Adams and hockey coach/commentator Don Cherry. Even our first prime minister, John A. Macdonald, called it home. Unlike major capitals like Toronto and Montreal, Kingston has remained true to…
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“Philip Jeck works with old records and record players salvaged from junk shops turning them to his own purposes.” For those of us who can’t imagine a more engaging biographical note, Jeck’s new 33-minute epic Arcade is a pure delight. Recorded live at London’s celebrated Iklectik space in March, the piece features contributions from Yann…
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daisuke miyatani – old tape – 0:00 John Cage – Water Walk – 6:08 Kronos Quartet – G Song – 15:47 Kronos Quartet – Black Angels Movement 1 Departure – 30:22 Kronos Quartet – Forbidden Fruit – 37:25 Ben Bertrand – Post Scriptum to Valentina Terechkova – 48:40 Mary Lattimore – Never Saw Him Again…
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It is difficult to overstate the influence of a small set of bands in the 1980s and 1990s spearheaded by Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine. Their ability to fuse old-fashioned studio-generated noise with sweet melodies is a strong link in the chain that connects The Velvet Underground to today’s avant-garde. Too often lumped in…
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I’ve received a ton of really strong techno and other like-minded music recently. It all deserves airtime. Here’s the first in a periodic series of live DJ mixes. Pleases let me know what you think. DSM – Birds in Mind – 0.00 Manfredas – Pink Industry (V Mix) – 4.14 Sebastian Vogt & Theus Mago…
