Kansas City-born and Brussels-based since 2003, Christina Vantzou is a video artist who initially collaborated with Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid) on the very successful and self-titled album The Dead Texan in 2004. Released as a CD/DVD on the Kranky record label, The Dead Texan is a multi-media project with 11 ambient ... [Continue Reading]
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Danny Norbury: Light in August
Based in Manchester (UK), Danny Norbury is a modern classical composer and cellist. Originally released in 2009 on the UK based label Lacies Records, Danny Norbury’s Light in August has just been re-issued on 14th April 2014 last on the Tokyo-based record label Flau. The re-release includes all 10 tracks from the original album ... [Continue Reading]
Otto A Totland: Pinô
Norwegian pianist Otto A Totland’s 2014 release Pinô is a splendid collection of eighteen delicate and intimate compositions, improvisations and short vignettes on the piano expressed as restrained miniatures. From the very first track “Open”, Pinô literally opens like a vintage music box, playing into a slow and exquisite ... [Continue Reading]
Deaf Center: White lake
Introduced as “a haunting homage to the world of David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti”, Pale Ravine (2005) is Norwegian duo Deaf Center’s first full-length EP on the Type Records label. Inspired by “old silent 8mm film reels, the historical architecture around them and the call of the alluring Norwegian landscape”, Erik K. Skodvin ... [Continue Reading]
Moskus Trio: Moskus
The Norwegian jazz scene has been incredibly prolific over the last four decades and the constant emergence of creative young musicians who manage to carve a niche for themselves on the international stage is further evidence of its dynamism. Comprised of Anja Lauvdal on piano, Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson on acoustic bass and Hans ... [Continue Reading]
David Wingo: Take shelter
Superbly shot and released in 2011 to great critical acclaim, psychological thriller Take Shelter is independent American director Jeff Nichols’ second feature film. Prone to hallucinations and persisting nightmares, working class father Curtis LaForche’s (Michael Shannon) mental state deteriorates gradually to the detriment of ... [Continue Reading]
Seán Mac Erlaine: Amhrán na Leabhar
O Vis Aeternitatis I only discovered Seán Mac Erlaine’s music a few months ago when I heard his version of “O Vis Aeternitatis” on the saxophone. It was one of those epiphanic moments when a piece of music resonates instantly. I was familiar with the piece from the 12th century mystic Hildegard of Bingen through the 1994 ... [Continue Reading]