Articles by Kevin Press
Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder Are Nearly Flawless on Debut as Dinner Party
PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2020
Even by supergroup standards, Dinner Party is an embarrassment of riches. Kamasi Washington is the most important young talent to arrive on...
Jordan Nobles's Spacious Neo-Classical Compositions Span Decades on 'Chiaroscuro'
PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2020
Taken at face value, it would seem that the two pieces that make up Jordan Nobles's new recording belong on entirely different releases. Th...
Stuart Hyatt Assembles a Who's Who of Ambient Visionaries for Field Works' Brilliant 'Ultrasonic' Comp
PUBLISHED May 4, 2020
Behind this rather understated cover, a virtual who's who of contemporary electronic music has come together to produce a brilliant new ent...
Pole's '1 2 3' Box Set Is a Defining Document of Minimal Techno
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2020
It is a cliché to describe old music as timeless, and often a harmful one at that. It generally smacks of narrow-minded nostalgia, and a ki...
Jarboe Is as Haunting and Dangerous As Ever on 'Illusory'
PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2020
This new disc from former Swans vocalist and keyboardist Jarboe La Salle Devereaux will satisfy her many admirers locked down around the wo...
Simon Fisher Turner and Edmund de Waal
A Quiet Corner In Time
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2020
It is certainly quiet, this impressive collaboration between acclaimed artist and author Edmund de Waal and former punk rocker turned actor...
Aquarian
The Snake That Eats Itself
PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2020
Any artist capable of creating music that elicits a physical response beyond emotion deserves our consideration. It is no small thing to pr...
Cheryl Duvall / Anna Höstman
Harbour
PUBLISHED Jan 8, 2020
It is not difficult to imagine that in a different pair of hands, this collection of six works by Victoria, BC-based composer Anna Höstman...
