Michael A. Muller Reflects on the Road Trip Roots of Lower River
Photography MATTHEW GENITEMPO More than just a mere solo album, Lower River finds Michael A. Muller in a free associate headspace inspired by trips to Italy, France, and several raw and remote corners of the United States. In the following exclusive feature, the Balmorhea co-founder discusses how travel — and a close encounter with a coyote — has […]
10 Records That Shaped
Claro Intelecto’s Sound
Words MARK STEWART For this list, I’ve opted for tracks that were significant at various periods of my life. There are others that I would say are my ‘favorites’, but maybe have less of a bearing on the path I’ve taken in music. Before I discovered electronic music, my first records were Off the Wall […]
{int}erpret null Share Miniatures Vol. 1 Sampler, Featuring Peter Broderick, Taz Modi, and More
Photo TAZ MODI In a move that was merely a matter of time given society’s waning attention span, {int}erpret null has asked 10 different composers to contribute five pieces that meet the parameters of its “miniature music manifesto.” According to a press release, it “asks composers to (1) complete a musical thought; (2) express it […]
Sylvain Chauveau Makes Us a Meditative Mix, From Eliane Radigue to Akira Rabelais
Photo EMMANUELLE LEBLANC Words + Mix SYLVAIN CHAUVEAU I know I should use this space I am given to promote my music. To explain why or how I spend my time building this quiet and slow music of mine, sometimes on the threshold of silence. But I guess we’re all tired of people self-promoting their […]
Zelienople Announce First New Album In Five Years, Hold You Up
Zelienople have emerged from the ether with news of their first new album in five years. Due out March 13th through Miasmah Recordings, Hold You Up brings singer/guitarist Matt Christensen back into the groove-locked orbit of bassist Brian Harding and percussionist Mike Weis, as if the Chicago-based trio had set off on a cruise-controlled voyage […]
Relaxer Shares a Restless Live Set
Words + Mix DANIEL MARTIN-MCCORMICK Photography RYAN LOWRY It’s been five years since I started on the tracks that would form the first Relaxer EP. It was an icy winter and in between shows and the studio I was working for a small sound company in NY. The hours were long, the shop was unheated, […]
Levon Vincent On…
The Songs That Shaped Him,
From Terry Riley to Public Enemy
Photo TOM DURSTON Soundtrack of Our Lives is a recurring feature where we ask our favorite artists to reflect on their past via their personal record collection. On deck this week: underground dance music don Levon Vincent, who melded his love of minimalist composers and house producers on last year’s World Order Music LP. “World […]
