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The Hidden ~ The Science Museum / Various Artists ~ Winter Days

The Hidden ~ The Science Museum / Various Artists ~ Winter Days

Once again, we’re pairing an EP from The Hidden with a compilation from the same label.  The cover of The Science Museum is a symbol of bloom, rising from the white landscape of Winter Days. Aviary Bridge Records continues to exemplify chill no matter what the season.  Already in its first five years, the Netherlands label has become the natural heir of Hed Kandi, a classic label famous not only…

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ACL 2020 ~ The Year's Best Album Covers

ACL 2020 ~ The Year’s Best Album Covers

What is an album cover?  The answer seems obvious, but it’s not.  For years, an album cover was a 12″ x 12″ image that graced the front of a record sleeve.  Once in a while, the cover was obscured by outer paper or cellophane (as in Led Zeppelin’s In Through the Out Door and Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here), though usually it was on display for the world to see.  Most people conceded that a…

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Summer Days / Wishing the Clouds Away with rocomoco, The Hidden and the Cast of Aviary Bridge

Summer Days / Wishing the Clouds Away with rocomoco, The Hidden and the Cast of Aviary Bridge

After four years and 124 releases, it took a 12-minute EP to draw our attention to the incredible Aviary Bridge label.  This is one of our favorite discoveries, and now we’re hooked.  (Of course, saying that we “discovered” the label is like saying Columbus discovered America; by this we mean we found something great that had been there all along.)

Specializing in instrumental hip hop, trip hop…

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Mirrorish - Every Other Color

Mirrorish’s latest album ‘Every Other Color’ appears to sit comfortably under the jazz hop umbrella however, it is in fact an eclectic fusion of genres, inheriting characteristics from not only hip-hop but post-rock, chill wave and shoe-gaze. With it’s irregular beats and psychedelic riffs, it’s a distinctive collection of songs which engages you with it’s unpredictable tendencies. Out now on Aviary Bridge.

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