Categories Features Interviews Empty House Interview: “It came about as a quick idea” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date October 17, 2022 5 Comments on Empty House Interview: “It came about as a quick idea” Empty House Continue reading “Empty House Interview: “It came about as a quick idea”” Tags 11 Paranoias, ACDC, Acid Mothers Temple, Big Youth, Billy Chong, Blown Out, Bong, Brian Eno, Bruce Lee, Bruce Springsteen, can, Cruel Nature Records, David Byrne, Earthling Society, Empty House, Far East Family Band, Flower Travellin’ Band, Fred Laird, Harold Budd, Julian Cope, Lo Lieh, Mark E. Smith, Mike Vest, Paul Simon, Popol Vuh, Six Organs of Admittance, Sting, Taj Mahal Travellers, Taras Bulba, The Cramps, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Yoshiwara
Categories Features Interviews Landing Interview: “We’re all modest and unassuming people” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 1, 2022 3 Comments on Landing Interview: “We’re all modest and unassuming people” Landing (photo provided by the artist) Continue reading “Landing Interview: “We’re all modest and unassuming people”” Tags Aaron Snow, Adrienne Snow, Brian Eno, Cluster, cocteau twins, Daron Gardner, Dick Baldwin, Flying Saucer Attack, Fuxa, Grimble Grumble, Harmonia, Harold Budd, High Mid Recording, Landing, Light, Loop, Low, slowdive, spacemen 3, Stereolab, Tar, the cure, Unwound, Windy & Carl
Categories Features Interviews Serene Spirit: An Interview with East Cape Calling’s Zac Winterwood Post author By Simon Kirk Post date July 8, 2022 3 Comments on Serene Spirit: An Interview with East Cape Calling’s Zac Winterwood East Cape Calling Continue reading “Serene Spirit: An Interview with East Cape Calling’s Zac Winterwood” Tags Adam Casey & the Liminal Choir, Aidan Baker, Amelia Lyon-Eady, amongleaves, Barnaby Oliver, Brian Eno, Buddha Machine, Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, Dreamland Recordings, East Cape Calling, FatCat Records, fm3, Gavin Bryars, Holly Winterwood, Labradford, Pablo Reche, photo(sphere), Rosalie Jurczenko, The Immediatists, Tofujice, Winter Kneale, Winterwood, Zac Winterwood
Categories Album Reviews photo(sphere): photo(sphere) Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 27, 2022 2 Comments on photo(sphere): photo(sphere) photo(sphere) Continue reading “photo(sphere): photo(sphere)” Tags Adam Casey, Adam Casey & the Liminal Choir, Brian Eno, East Cape Calling, katheros’ Katie Walsh, photo(sphere), Seascapes of the Interior, The Boy Who Spoke Clouds, Trappist Afterland
Categories 13 Questions 13 Questions with Baron Farg Post author By Simon Kirk Post date November 23, 2021 1 Comment on 13 Questions with Baron Farg Baron Farg (photo credit: Andrew Bates) Continue reading “13 Questions with Baron Farg” Tags 81 Renshaw Street, A Guy Called Gerald, Baron Farg, barry adamson, Bernard Herrmann, Bobhowla, Brian Eno, DJ Premier, DJ Shadow, Dudley Moore, gRAILS, Howard Doupe, John Barry, John Witherspoon, Nils Frahmn, Peter Cook, Robert Alcock
Categories Features Interviews A Golden Sky: In Conversation with Damon & Naomi – Part 1 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date October 5, 2021 7 Comments on A Golden Sky: In Conversation with Damon & Naomi – Part 1 Damon & Naomi (photo credit: Norman von Holtzendorff) Continue reading “A Golden Sky: In Conversation with Damon & Naomi – Part 1” Tags Alan Sparhawk, Boris, Brian Eno, can, Conny Plank, Damon & Naomi, Damon Krukowski, Galaxie 500, Low, Masaki Bato, Michael Rother, Michio Kurihara, Mimi Parker, Neu!, Peace Music, Sky Records, Soichiro Nakamura
Categories Features Interviews Smoke Bellow Interview: “Making music is primarily a vehicle to allow us to engage in the conversation” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date September 17, 2021 12 Comments on Smoke Bellow Interview: “Making music is primarily a vehicle to allow us to engage in the conversation” Smoke Bellow (photo credit: via artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “Smoke Bellow Interview: “Making music is primarily a vehicle to allow us to engage in the conversation”” Tags A.M. Tango, Abdu Ali, Alex Silva, Ami Dang, Brian Eno, can, Chiffon, Cluster, Daniel Stephensen, David Byrne, Dummy, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, Emmanuel Nicolaidis, En Attendant Ana, FACS, faust, Giant Wave, Hamerkop, Harmonia, Hecks, Hellp, Herald, Horse Lords, Hunters and Collectors, John Hoegberg, Laurie Anderson, Lithics, Matchess, Melenas, Meredith McHugh, Mountain Movers, Naked Roommate, Nightshift, Oh Hang, Omni, Parsnip, Santillan, Steve Reich, Steve Santillan, Sunwatchers, Tarotplane, The Flying Lizards, The Skunks, Tom Waits, Trouble In Mind, Wolfgang Reichmann, Writhing Squares, Wume, Zomes
Categories Features Interviews Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 2 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date June 23, 2021 10 Comments on Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 2 Matt Christensen (photo credit: Tim Breen) Continue reading “Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 2” Tags Brian Eno, Depeche Mode, King Crimson, Kranky, Labradford, Matt Christensen, Neil Young, Sea And Cake, slowdive, Smashing Pumpkins, Spaceman 3, spiritualized, Talk Talk, Tortoise, Wax Trax!, Zelienople
Categories Album Reviews Vapour Theories: Celestial Scuzz – “hymnal psychedelia” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 16, 2021 1 Comment on Vapour Theories: Celestial Scuzz – “hymnal psychedelia” Vapour Theories Continue reading “Vapour Theories: Celestial Scuzz – “hymnal psychedelia”” Tags Bardo Pond, Brian Eno, Fire Records, John Gibbons, Loren Connors, Michael Gibbons, Vapour Theories
Categories Albums Stereolab: Electrically Possessed: Switched On Vol. 4 – “pristine and almost hallucinogenic” Post author By sun13banjo Post date March 3, 2021 15 Comments on Stereolab: Electrically Possessed: Switched On Vol. 4 – “pristine and almost hallucinogenic” Stereolab Continue reading “Stereolab: Electrically Possessed: Switched On Vol. 4 – “pristine and almost hallucinogenic”” Tags 13th Floor Elevators, Brian Eno, david bowie, fall, Pere Ubu, Scott walker, Sterolab, velvet underground
Categories Film Singles Video Premier: Light Conductor’s ‘Triggering the Radio Storms’ Post author By Simon Kirk Post date February 11, 2021 5 Comments on Video Premier: Light Conductor’s ‘Triggering the Radio Storms’ Light Conductor (photo credit: via Constellation website) Continue reading “Video Premier: Light Conductor’s ‘Triggering the Radio Storms’” Tags Brian Eno, Constellation Records, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Jace Lacek, James Paterson, Light Conductor, Stephen Ramsay, The Besnard Lakes, Young Galaxy