Kevin Press
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Deservedly, this past Valentine’s Day saw more awe-struck sharing of pictures, video and stories about Tamar Kvesitadze’s extraordinary piece The Statue of Love. If this bit of sculptured beauty hasn’t found its way onto your Facebook feed yet, it is a kinetic piece based on Ali and Nino, a traditional Georgian love story. The artist…
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Balmorhea fans were delighted to see a new release from the Austin, Texas-based band last year. Clear Language was the first we’d heard from Rob Lowe and Michael Muller in five years. The warm reception earned by the duo’s sixth album was epitomized by NPR’s Bob Boilen, host of All Songs Considered, confessing: “I’m madly…
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At a time when much of the developed world was growing increasingly worried about Japan’s emerging economic strength, a consumer electronics company called Nakamichi Corp., Ltd. began to establish itself as a respected manufacturer of high-end tape machines. Its introduction of the three-head cassette deck in the early 1970s was a radical step forward. Previously,…
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To perform even competently at more than one instrument is a tremendous achievement. It is another thing altogether to produce equally engaging music in two separate genres. Hanoi’s Nhung Nguyen is one of those rare talents who can do exactly that. She produces compelling new classical works at her piano under her own name. She…
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Jóhann Jóhannsson – Flight From The City – 1:11 to 7:50 Ryuichi Sakamoto/Jóhann Jóhannsson – solari – 6:59 to 13:31 Anenon – Mansana – 12:51 to 21:06 Riverkeeper – V – 20:31 to 26:41 Yum Haruki – ocean sunset – 26:22 to 30:02 Phocasm – Fluid – 29:32 to 34:34 Roofhare – Knee Deep –…
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Haiku poetry is more often associated with its simplicity than its beauty. A five-syllable line, followed by a seven-syllable line, followed by another five-syllable line. Poetry so easy anyone can write it. The Japanese form dates back centuries. And it probably won’t surprise you to learn that there’s more to it than a beat count.…
