Articles by Eric Hill

Channel In Channel Out
The Author and the Narrator
PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2011
Marcus Cotten's compositions have the same "leave well enough alone" vibe that defined the '90s lo-fi movement within indie rock. In 2011,...
Vetiver
The Errant Charm
PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2011
After initially being overshadowed by the presence of Devendra Banhart, who inarguably helped lure people to the band, Vetiver have lately...
Jóhann Jóhannsson
The Miner's Hymns
PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2011
Since making the move from Touch to 4AD back in 2006, Jóhannsson's efforts have tended towards slightly effortless and soundtrack-y themes....
Marsen Jules
Nostalgia
PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2011
Like a Walt Disney soundtrack hijacked by William Basinski, Martin Jules' newest effort elicits a mood that's part wistful romanticism, par...
M. Ostermeier
The Rules of Another Small World
PUBLISHED May 28, 2011
The scores for Marc Ostermeier's work might read like a flowchart: dotted lines linking rectangles labelled "piano figure," "liquid synth a...
Mountains
Air Museum
PUBLISHED May 28, 2011
On their previous Thrill Jockey release, 2009's Choral, Koen Holtkamp and Brendon Anderreg's digitally enhanced acoustic play yielded a won...
Nat Baldwin
People Changes
PUBLISHED May 24, 2011
When Nat Baldwin croons that he's "so busy, so busy thinking about kissing you," locked in harmonic partnership with his bowed double bass,...
13 & God
Own Your Ghost
PUBLISHED May 17, 2011
When the gentlemen of Themselves and the Notwist first united in 2005 to create a geographically unlikely (Oakland/Germany) mash-up of outs...