Dancing about architecture

and other ̶ ̶I̶M̶POSSIBLE things (my music writing, visuals + cultural/personal mind dump)

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Gwenno’s second album is a sonic dream, a political protest cleansed of any cynical resignation, inviting and bubbling with possibilities.

My latest review for tQ!

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(Adult Swim Singles)

divine vacuum cleaner for my mind

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One persistent, hydra-headed problem of warped gender perception is as deep as the internalization of the bias that perpetuates it. The media underrepresentation of women normalizes pre-existing pr…

review!

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(Mind's Ear)

my playlist!

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Listen/purchase: By Your Side (Sade Cover) by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

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Félicia Atkinson ~ Hand in Hand

If there is a state of sonic lucid dream, Félicia Atkinson could serve as a guide to its realms. Electronic pioneers like Delia Derbyshire might have opened that door, but Atkinson’s carefull…

“ NO FEAR BUT ANTICIPATION “

My new review for the ACL site!

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Surface Noise: What We’ve Lost in the Transition to Digital

Galaxie 500’s Damon Krukowski looks at the aesthetics of noise in analog music—and what we’ve lost in the transition to digital recordings.

Galaxie 500’s Damon Krukowski looks at the aesthetics of noise in analog music—and what we’ve lost in the transition to digital recordings. 

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(via The Same Song Sung in 15 Places: A Wonderful Case Study of How Landscape & Architecture Shape the Sounds of Music)

S p a c e  s h a p i n g  t h e  s o u n d  : “ n o  a r t i f i c i a l  r e v e r b “

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(photo: Julia in the studio)

From 1 to Julia Holter, how deeply have you been in love?

Me, reviewing @juliaholter‘s latest live reworks for tQ!

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T h e  l i g h t ,  t h e   l i g h t ,  t h e   l i g h t

@jonasmekass

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How ambient music can help ease the trauma of the ICU – Charles Fernyhough | Aeon Essays

For those suffering the trauma of intensive care, the soothing swoosh of otherworldly ambient music can be a welcome gift

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Steve Reich: ‘Don’t Tell Me You Don’t Have The Right Equipment – What Matters Is Your Musical Imagination!’

This video is a profile of minimalist composer Steve Reich, in which he talks about his music, his influences, his very lo-fi ‘funky home tape recorders’ and other early gear, and his i…

(photo: Third Coast Percussion by Saverio Truglia)

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“Women of the world take over 'Cause if you don't the world will come to an end And it won't take long...”

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Anticipating new live studio album 'In The Same Room' (Recoded live at RAK) available 31st March 2017. on Domino’s new imprint Documents!