Erik Levander * Hannu Karjalainen
Erik Levander and Hannu Karjalainen both celebrate the winter season and warns us of the climate change impact on glaciers.
Hilyard * Rngmnn
‘Darkness’ in music may be a subjective matter, but these albums by Hilyard and Rngmnn will most certainly give you the chills.
Josu Mämmi * Ian Nyquist * Coniglio/Guzzetti
On a stunning debut album, Josu Mämmi takes ‘Nordic crossover’ to a new level *** Dublin’s Ian Nyquist paints sonic pictures of Winter landscapes on a new edition in the Laaps series *** Piano/Guitar dialogues performed by Enrico Coniglio and Stefano Guzzetti.
K. Leimer * Marc Barreca * Gregory Taylor
Three releases on the Palace Of Lights label: K. Leimer, Marc Barreca and Gregory Taylor.
SoundWave (Mix)
This mix is simply named after the podcast it was created for: Joseph Aleo’s SoundWave.
It is a happy coincidence that it literally starts with ‘waves’ – and ends with the same waves morphing into the sound of a cheering crowd. This mix (hopefully) shows that it can be rewarding to take a moment’s rest to really listen and let the sounds affect you.
Andrew Heath/Anne Chris Bakker * Landtitles
Sometimes music seems to alter the way you experience your surroundings…
Examples by Andrew Heath & Anne Chris Bakker and Landtitles.
W.E._aa * Sandro Mussida
W.E._aa‘s album ཀ (Ka) is as surprising as the name suggests *** Sandro Mussida merges guitar, bass clarinet and violoncello (in three different tunings) with the reverb of a church.
Hawgood/Tattersall * Hawgood/Hüwels
Ian Hawgood introduces us to the Japanese traditions of ‘wabi-sabi’ in these collaborations with Craig Tattersall and Stijn Hüwels.