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More Eaze & Claire Rousay: No Floor

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 26, 2025
4 Comments on More Eaze & Claire Rousay: No Floor

More Eaze & Claire Rousay (photos: More Eaze - via artist's Bandcamp page; Claire Rousay - Zoe Donahue).

Tags Chuck Johnson, Claire Rousay, Daniel Bachman, Droneroom, Glass, Mari Maurice, Michael Grigoni, more eaze, Pardo, Susan Alcorn, Suss, Thrill Jockey

Album Reviews

Lawrence English: Even The Horizon Knows Its Bounds

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 17, 2025
4 Comments on Lawrence English: Even The Horizon Knows Its Bounds

Lawrence English (photo: T. Pakioufakis)

Tags Amby Downs, Chris Abrahams, Chuck Johnson, Claire Rousay, Dean Hurley, HEXA, Jamie Stewart, Jim O’Rourke, JWPaton, Lawrence English, Madeleine Cocolas, Norman Westberg, Room40, Stephen Vitiello, The Necks, Vanessa Tomlinson, Xiu Xiu

Albums Features

Label Watch: Longform Editions

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 14, 2025
7 Comments on Label Watch: Longform Editions

Longform Editions

Tags Andrew Khedoori, Ben Chasny, Bill Orcutt, Chuck Johnson, Daniel Bachman, Fennesz, Jolanda Moletta & Karen Vogt, Longform Editions, Mark Gowing, more eaze, Natalia Beylis, Richard Youngs, Tashi Dorji, Tujiko Noriko, Water Damage, Wendy Eisenberg, Whait

Features Opinion

The Horizon Divides You: Exploring Ambient Country

Post author By Sam Gill
Post date June 28, 2024
7 Comments on The Horizon Divides You: Exploring Ambient Country

Lee Underwood (photo: Sonia Crespi)

Tags Al Perkins, Andrew Tuttle, Beachwood Sparks, BJ Cole, Blind Willie Johnson, Blue Lakes, Brewer & Shipley, Brian Eno, Buddy Emmons, Chas Smith, Chuck Johnson, CSNY, Daniel Lanois, Dave Easley, Don Helms, Drag City, Drifting Cowboys, Elvis, Everly Brothers, Ezra Feinberg, Farmer Dave Scher, Fleetwood Mac, Fred Rose, Graham Lee, Grateful Dead, Hank Williams, Heather Leigh, Helms, Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Byrd, Jerry Garcia, John Cage, John Dopyera, Kleinow, KLF, Lambchop, Lee Underwood, Luke Schneider, Martin, Merge Records, Merle Haggard, Mitternacht, Mojave 3, New Riders of the Purple Sage, North Americans, Paul Bigsby, Pauline Oliveros, Peter Brötzmann, Prefab Sprout, Ralph Mooney The Strangers, Raymond Richards, Rocco Deluca, Ry Cooder, Santo and Johnny, Satie, Scorsese, Scott Marmion, Silver Jews, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Sonny Curtis, Spencer Cullum, spiritualized, Steve Reich, Susan Alcorn, Suss, Tampa Red, Terry Riley, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Project Club, The Sand Band, The Triffids, Tim Buckley, Tom Brumley, William Tyler

Album Reviews

Danny Paul Grody Duo: Arc of Night

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 20, 2024
2 Comments on Danny Paul Grody Duo: Arc of Night

Danny Paul Grody Duo (photo: Ian Albert)

Tags Chuck Johnson, Danny Paul Grody, Ex-Easter Island Head, Jonathan Sielaff, Rich Douthit, Tarentel, The Drift, Three Lobed Recordings, Trevor Montgomery

Features Interviews

D.C. Cross Interview: “I try to avoid the music industry as much as I can”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 17, 2024
1 Comment on D.C. Cross Interview: “I try to avoid the music industry as much as I can”

D.C. Cross

Album Reviews

Kenneth James Gibson: Further Translations

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 5, 2023
3 Comments on Kenneth James Gibson: Further Translations

Kenneth James Gibson (photo from artist's Facebook page)

Tags Awakened Souls James Bernard, Bell Gardens, Brian McBride, Christopher Willits, Chuck Johnson, Cynthia Bernard, Jack Dangers, Kenneth James Gibson, Kompakt, Konstantin Gabbro, Less Bells, Meadows Heavy Recorders, Scanner, Stars of the Lid

News

Video Premiere: Christopher Willits reworks Kenneth James Gibson’s ‘Poured Semi Silently Upon You’

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date November 8, 2023
2 Comments on Video Premiere: Christopher Willits reworks Kenneth James Gibson’s ‘Poured Semi Silently Upon You’

Christopher Willits

Tags Awakened Souls, Brian McBride, Chuck Johnson, Ghostly International, Jack Dangers, Kenneth James Gibson, Konstantin Gabbro, Less Bells, Meadows Heavy Recorders

Features Interviews

Light Blooms: In Conversation with Danny Paul Grody

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 15, 2023
8 Comments on Light Blooms: In Conversation with Danny Paul Grody

Danny Paul Grody (photo: Ian Albert)

Tags Chuck Johnson, Danny Paul Grody, Explosions In The Sky, Golden Retriever, Joanthan Sielaff, Lazarus, Rich Douthit, Tarentel, The Drift, Three Lobed Recordings, Trevor Montgomery

Singles

Track Premiere: Chuck Johnson reworks Kenneth James Gibson’s ‘The Groundskeeper’

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 1, 2023
7 Comments on Track Premiere: Chuck Johnson reworks Kenneth James Gibson’s ‘The Groundskeeper’

Chuck Johnson (photo provided by the artist)

Tags Adam Wiltzie, Brian McBride, Chuck Johnson, Jack Dangers, Kenneth James Gibson, Less Bells, Meadows Heavy Recorders, Scanner

Album Reviews

S.J. Downes: Lion’s Path – “finger-picking road dog blues”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 15, 2020
1 Comment on S.J. Downes: Lion’s Path – “finger-picking road dog blues”

S.J. Downes (photo credit: Angela Christofilou)

Tags Chuck Johnson, John Fahey, Mellowtone Records, S.J. Downes