High Plains today quietly released a follow-up to Cinderland, its brilliant debut and, hands down, one of last year’s best records. But, before you go all googly-eyed on me, take…
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Justin Vellucci
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As Saleeha, the Australian-born, Vancouver-based Max Buchanan makes meditative, slowly unfurling soundscapes that, surprisingly enough, do not echo or mime fellow Vancouver-based ambient artist Loscil. I say surprisingly because, as…
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Justin Vellucci
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Yeah, yeah, putting the final nail in the coffin of 2017 is a little premature, seeing as there’s still more than 30 days left in the year. But, I’m the…
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Justin Vellucci
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Dreamy, ethereal, other-worldly — all could be used to describe Keep the Ocean Inside, Pittsburgher Maureen ”Maux” Boyle’s engaging sophomore outing as The Seven Fields of Aphelion and her first…
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Justin Vellucci
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The songs are sparse exercises in stoicism at times, but — like most Loscil recordings, it seems — there’s a lot percolating beneath the surface. Perhaps less than usual —…
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The cello flirts lovingly with you, then roars and lunges forward, bearing its teeth. The composition in question is ”A Seat Amongst God and His Children,” the second song and…
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For those who haven’t been paying attention, Cinderland — the debut LP from Scott Morgan and Mark Bridges, the duo known as High Plains — is a serious early contender…
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Justin Vellucci
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Soundscape master Scott Morgan (better known by his working name, Loscil) and the cellist Mark Bridges have birthed and produced, as the duo High Plains, a debut record of trembling,…
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Justin Vellucci
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A melancholy pall hangs over much of Loscil’s Monument Builders, a mysterious little nugget of an LP out since November on Kranky Records. Musician’s musician (and sole ”band” member) Scott…
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Justin Vellucci
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There is a whisper, a scattering of whispers, a whole orchestrated evening of whispers — a subdued kind of wonder and majesty to it all. But even though only her…
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Justin Vellucci
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I’m starting to become convinced that you haven’t heard a pulse dissolve or a measure replicate off-time quite right until you’ve heard Loscil, which, appropriately, if true, took its name…
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