★Sonic Pieces
Wall Sailor
For some this could sound like a supergroup: Simon James Phillips' vivid piano playing with Andrea Belfi's precise percussion and drum patterns make the perfect companions for BJ Nilsen's electronics, welding together a driving energy. It is a rare treat to come across a record that imparts music as spacious as Wall Sailor. The album's ability to capture the listener with a mixture of acoustic instruments, field recordings and digital processing, with constant movement and relentless tens…
Recount
"Deaf Center is seemingly never of the times. whether it's the nostalgic component often associated with Pale Ravine and Owl Splinters, or the time between releases, waiting and remembering are part of the experience. Recount is a bridge between full albums, where time and familiarity are mesmerizingly suspended. recorded during rehearsal sessions in 2012 and 2008, follow still and oblivion make full use of the deaf center spectrum. In the direction of a live performance, recount plays off of ex…