Articles by Eric Hill

The Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet Brought Total Unity to FIMAV

Centre des Congrès, May 18

PUBLISHED May 21, 2024

Saturday's schedule at FIMAV leaned toward an extensive suite of improvised musical forms. At the hinge point of the day came the Bill Orcu...

Splendide Abysse Made a Big Splash at FIMAV

Carré 150, May 17

PUBLISHED May 20, 2024

On a day that saw splashy and attention-grabbing shows by international veterans like Joshua Abrams's Natural Information Society from Chic...

Pascal Germain-Berardi's 'Basileus' Opened FIMAV 2024 with a Bang

Le Carré 150, May 16

PUBLISHED May 17, 2024

Taking over as artistic director of a major festival is a daunting task, but Scott Thomson has the extra pressure of tackling the 40th edit...

Six Organs of Admittance Turns Back the Clock on 'Time Is Glass'

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2024

Most writing about Ben Chasny's long-running project as Six Organs of Admittance features an obligatory mention of David Keenan's 2003 arti...

claire rousay Is Vexing and Vulnerable on 'sentiment'

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2024

What if life was a mixtape? Rather than shared collections of beats and rhymes, claire rousay curates the sounds of objects...

Jane Weaver's 'Love in Constant Spectacle' Asks You to Read Between the Lines

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024

Durability in most art fields involves finding elements that can withstand repetition and subjecting them to perpetual refinement and ...

Mary Timony's 'Taming the Tiger' Is a Gentle Beast

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2024

The album generates a positive charge that tapers off toward its conclusion, but Timony’s guitar magic is always there to provide a jolt...

Laetitia Sadier Finds Quietude in Groove on 'Rooting for Love'

PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2024

Perhaps the greatest achievement of Laetitia Sadier's career, reached alongside ex-partner and Stereolab co-founder Tim Gane, was the inven...