Articles by Nick Storring

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  Oren Ambarchi

  Audience of One

  PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2012

  Noted as one of the foremost guitar abstractionists, Ambarchi's new release expands his stylistic palette greatly with a host of collaborat...

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  A-Trio

  Music To Our Ears

  PUBLISHED Dec 28, 2011

  Mazen Kerbaj has a history of baffling listeners with his trompe-l'oreille extended/distended trumpet techniques. In this trio setting, wit...

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  c.db.sn

  ...At The End Of It All

  PUBLISHED Dec 21, 2011

  While certain elements of c.db.sn's sound palette are undeniably overly familiar, his new disc is nonetheless enjoyable. Drawing on the rhy...

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  Tanya Tagaq

  Anuraaqtuq

  PUBLISHED Nov 25, 2011

  Tanya Tagaq's new disc captures an improvisational performance at the 26th Victoriaville Festival, featuring collaborations with two exceed...

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  Elainie Lillios

  Entre Espaces

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2011

  Although the music of Elainie Lillios is firmly rooted in the new stream of musique concrète-derived aesthetics, her work offers much for f...

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  Tyondai Braxton

  Central Market

  PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2009

  Battles front-man Tyondai Braxton masterfully combines orchestral gestures with more whimsical colours on this new disc. While armed with v...

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  Thomas

  Self-Help

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2009

  With a breathless, melismatic delivery that recalls Prince, Kate Bush and Mark Hollis (of later period Talk Talk), Thom Gill, vocalist/guit...

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  Mika Vainio

  Black Telephone of Matter

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2009

  Pan Sonic member Mika Vainio's newest effort is in many ways perplexing, offering up everything from processed field recordings to remote-s...