Recommended Listening: James Osland - Almond Drive
James Osland is a UK sound artist who has been involved with one of our favorite tape labels, Rusted Tone Recordings, from their inception.
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Nathan Yoder
Feb 1, 2021
A Chat with Marisa Dabice
Over the course of an hour of back-and-forth messaging, Dabice shared a bit about her love of tie-dying, revisited Patience highlights, talk
Nathan Yoder
Jan 22, 2021
Recommended Listening: Carmen Villain - Sketch for Winter IX - Perlita
GN invited Carmen Villain, the Norwegian-Mexican musician and producer, to paint winter scenes via sonic textures, and the result is exquisi
Nathan Yoder
Jan 21, 2021
Recommended Listening: Nick Schofield - Glass Gallery
On Glass Gallery, Montreal-based composer Nick Schofield brings a similar warmth and light, but via his vintage Prophet-600 synth. His cent
Nathan Yoder
Jan 19, 2021
Recommended Listening: Allred & Broderick - What the Fog
The duo has joined forces in the past, but their most recent offering is a distillation of an 11-hour (!!!) soundtrack to Jennifer Anderson
Nathan Yoder
Jan 19, 2021
Recommended Listening: Subsonic Eye - Nature of Things
Subsonic Eye hails from Singapore, but their sound pulls from all sorts of international influences. Twin guitar noodling on Fruitcake and
Nathan Yoder
Jan 13, 2021
Recommended Listening: Yvette Janine Jackson - Freedom
Jackson is an accomplished composer, sound installation artist, and assistant professor in Harvard's music department. She chose radio dram
Nathan Yoder
Jan 11, 2021
Soundwalking Portland
Beginning last November, and running well into 2021, the contemporary arts organization is presenting a series of "soundwalks" - guided adve
Nathan Yoder
Jan 8, 2021
Winter 20/21
Here's a playlist for you to enjoy as these dark winter days slowly begin to lighten. It was constructed right before a short retreat on th
Nathan Yoder
Jan 4, 2021
While We Were Away
Though the release calendar tends to thin out a bit between Thanksgiving and the new year, excellent albums do drop, and are sometimes overl
Nathan Yoder
Dec 8, 2020
"Currently" with Green-House
Our sixth (and likely final) "Currently" entry is from Olive Ardizoni, an LA-based artist who creates organically-tinged ambient environment
Nathan Yoder
Dec 3, 2020
DC's 2020: All the Rest
A single, an EP, a compilation, and a few editorial ramblings to round out 2020.
Nathan Yoder
Dec 2, 2020
DC's Favorite Albums of 2020
DC's favorite 10 albums of 2020, from really good to REALLY good, with a few audio links as well for you to catch. Cheers!
Nathan Yoder
Dec 1, 2020
DC's Favorite Songs of 2020
DC's favorite 20 songs of 2020, in randomized order with an accompanying playlist for you to enjoy. Cheers!
Nathan Yoder
Nov 24, 2020
One Hour
Running an hour and meant to be played uninterrupted from start to finish with the listener experiencing little external distraction, it is
Nathan Yoder
Nov 23, 2020
Album of the Week - Nicholas Maloney - Lignum Muzek
In case you haven't experienced enough unsettledness in 2020, here is an offering of longform pieces characterized by backwoods field record
Nathan Yoder
Nov 19, 2020
Album Preview - Oleksandr Demianenko - Tapes Recorded for Watercolors Vol. 2
Just as he captures and preserves images on film, Demianenko collects field recordings when exploring remote corners of the world. Sometime
Nathan Yoder
Nov 18, 2020
Album Preview - Ian William Craig & Daniel Lentz - In a Word
For RVNG Intl.'s 16th volume in their FRKWYS series, in which they invite two musicians of different generations to collaborate, the Brookly
Nathan Yoder
Nov 17, 2020
Album Preview - Lisa/Liza - Shelter of a Song
When Liza Victoria repeats the lyric "you know I've walked down dark alleys" through the opening track of her new album, it sounds like a li
Nathan Yoder
Nov 16, 2020
Album Preview - Jordan Reyes - Sand Like Stardust
On his first album, Reyes used only eurorack synthesizer, but knew that on Sand Like Stardust, he wanted to explore a more organic sound. T
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