One-Sentence Music Review
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The album’s notes features a key observation from Yair Etziony about Berlin neighbourhoods being like villages, each with an identity dependent on local personalities, businesses and more – it is an idea many of us who live in cities around the world can relate to, and that all of us who care about something other…
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It’s probably not fair to turn a one-sentence review into a love letter to a record label, but this is just one more in a long line of fascinating Midira Records releases – Liz Helman and Dominic Hemy have produced a sound art debut very much in keeping with their label’s impressive catalogue. Kevin Press One-sentence music reviews…
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Percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and saxophonist Rhonda Taylor describe their new recording as a tribute to the American Southwest; it could just as easy be marketed as an ode to lower Manhattan or a forgotten rustbelt town – regardless, it is a beautifully American avant-garde recording that is a thrill to hear. Kevin Press One-sentence music…
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“I wanted to make something loose and gross and I started thinking about unpleasant words and sounds,” says Daniel from Surf Philosophies; I am a little worried about Daniel. 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.
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This series (which also features an extraordinary Max Cooper release) employs the binaural recording technique, which tricks the brain into perceiving a three-dimensional experience: get the best headphones you have and prepare to be transported. Kevin Press One-sentence music reviews (OSMR) are designed to spread the word about as many new releases as possible during…
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A lot of what we’ve heard from Marco Freivogel recently comes from a series of digital audio tapes he produced as a teenager (and rediscovered a short time ago); so the music’s retro feel has an authenticity that serves it well – part time capsule, part optimistic look forward. Kevin Press One-sentence music reviews (OSMR)…
The Moderns 