February 2011
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Idle Hands Are The Devil's Workshop...
Lots of things are brewing for my spring schedule. Stay tuned over the coming weeks for loads of release and performance announcements. For now, head over to Full Spectrum’s website and treat yourself to a copy of A Season In Decline.
January 2011
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Album Review: Marcus Fjellström / Schattenspieler... →
My Big Shot review of Fjellström’s creepy post-classical debut for Miasmah.
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Album Review: Arkhonia / Trails/Traces (White Box) →
My Big Shot review of Arkhonia’s excellent long player for the White Box imprint, a true soundtrack for winter.
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Anti-Gravity Bunny Reviews A Season In Decline →
Radere, aka Carl Ritger, is a pretty awesome droner (and active Soundclouder). He’s put only put out a handful of records, 2 of which are on Full Spectrum. His debut, A Process In The Weather Of The Heart released in early 2010, was outstandingly beautiful & minimal. Now, in the same year, he drops another intensely killer record on FS, this time taking things to the more extreme side of...
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Cyclic Defrost Reviews A Season In Decline →
I sit writing on a windless night in the westernmost and driest city in Australia; clothes adhere to my body as the sweet dark sticky night envelops the suburbs all around. A season in decline would be a sweet release, but alas! There is still two months of the long hot summer left. A Season in Decline is also Philadelphian aural storyteller Carl Ritger’s second release for Full Spectrum...
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The Silent Ballet Reviews Maple Drip →
That’s probably not maple dripping we hear at the onset of this 23 1/2 minute track, strolling from speaker to speaker and occasionally increasing in intensity, but it’s a solid reminder of the title. Rafael Anton Irisarri mastered this reverb- and guitar-based piece, which impresses with its restless stereo effects; it’s not just the maple that moves, but all the...
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Everybody Is Working For The Weekend
Just a quick reminder that I’ll be performing two shows this weekend. First up, I’ll be celebrating the release of A Season in Decline with Anduin and DJ Andrew Joseph at Younglove’s. Music starts at 7pm and full details are available here. Then, tomorrow night, I’m guesting at the fourth installment of the ongoing Fuzz Factory concert series at Teri’s Diner. Details...
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The Best of 2010 →
I compiled a list of my favorite records from last year for Percussion Lab. In the process, I realized that my listening habits were a touch scattershot…but that’s hardly a crime, right? Have a read.
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