In The Moment : Steve Greene Talks New Music Series ‘Distant Transmissions’

There’s a lot to be said for leaving preconceived notions at the door and letting your surroundings guide you when creating. Discarding the everyday struggles, grand concepts, and narratives and just open your head up to the universe and see what happens. There’s a certain kind of internal fire that erupts when an improvisation on […]

Pye Corner Audio : Hollow Earth

Man, what took me so long to find my way to Pye Corner Audio? Seriously, I’ve heard the name for years now from folks that seemingly matter, yet I never heeded their advice. Like whispers in darkened corners and strange messages left on the front stoop written on hotel stationary that simply reads “Pye Corner […]

Revisited : Justin Sweatt’s ‘Say Your Goodbyes’

This album was originally reviewed back in March of 2018. Justin Sweatt self-released Say Your Goodbyes digitally via his Bandcamp page. It is now getting a physical release courtesy of Night Rhythms Recordings out of Austin, Texas. The album is Justin’s first album released under his own name, as opposed to his former stage name […]

Thomas Ragsdale : Honley Civic Archives Volume 1

Thomas Ragsdale makes subtle and elusive music that appears like audio mirages. You listen to what is unfolding right in front of you and you’re entranced in the hazy atmospherics. But once a piece ends it seems to dissipate right in front of you, like a specter. You question yourself as to whether those melancholy […]

Timothy Fife : Hoichi The Earless

There are few musicians working today that are as consistently great as east coast musician/composer Timothy Fife. I discovered him thru his synth duo Victims, and their wonderful Form Hell 10 inch release from 2016. Fife followed that up in 2017 with his Death Waltz/Mondo solo debut Black Carbon(Form Hell was also a Death Waltz release.) […]

This Will Destroy You : New Others Part One

This Will Destroy You are unique among their contemporaries. Much like fellow Texans Explosions in The Sky, This Will Destroy You make big sky compositions out of guitars, drums, subtle electronics and synths that allow you to fall into the tracks and get lost for a bit. Expansive, vast, and exploratory musical journeys that feel […]

Omni Gardens : West Coast Escapism

Steve Rosborough works out the psychic kinks through music. Whether he’s running his label Moon Glyph Records and releasing albums of forward-thinking psych by other like-minded artists, or laying down the cosmic Tangerine Dream vibes himself under the name Soothsayer, Rosborough is very much interested in healing thru the power of music. Though his label […]

Bliss Out : On The Record Part Three With Azure Vista Records and Label Runner Jonas Munk

There’s truly some magic coming from Denmark. There’s this sort of otherworldly power the emanates from the ground and spacial shores that outline the Baltic Sea, Kattegat, Skagerrat, and The Lakes, Copenhagen. Proof of this? Look no further than El Paraiso Records. In part one of this record label series I discussed El Paraiso and […]

Daniel Davies : Events Score

If musician and composer Daniel Davies hadn’t ended up down the career path he had, it would have been shocking and a loss for us all. Given that Davies’ father is one half of the brothers Davies(the younger half Dave) of The Kinks fame and his Godfather is the Master of Horror himself John Carpenter, […]

Omni Gardens’ “Thinking” Is Absolute Bliss

I’d never really thought much of new age music. I guess my idea of new age is the sound of trickling water, the earth store at the mall, meditating in a salt mine, and guru-looking cats like Yanni or Doug Henning playing one continuous note with purple skies in the background while lost middle-aged souls […]