A Closer Listen Reviews

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Eðvarð Egilsson and Páll Ragnar Pálsson ~ Skjálfti
Scoring for film means accepting certain limitations, the largest of which is the need to compose tracks that fit into small sonic spaces. After composing the score for the Icelandic film Skjálfti, Eðvarð Egilsson and Páll Ragnar Pálsson chose to

Various Artists ~ Relatives Schoensein 2
Relative Schoensein 2 is a beautiful sequel with a philosophical backdrop. The collection asks the question, “Are advertisements information or manipulation?” The answer, of course, is both. But if the answer from Adventurous Music is said to lean in one direction,

Star of Heaven ~ Live from Öregrund
Today it is our pleasure to introduce the Stockholm post-rock quartet Star of Heaven, now on their third album. This one is a special treat due to its form of presentation ~ performed live in Öregrunds church, with resonant acoustics.

Clemens Christian Poetzsch ~ Chasing Heisenberg
This is the first time we’ve featured German pianist and composer Clemens Christian Poetzsch on ACL, which is a real oversight. His four solo albums on the Neue Meister imprint are casually brilliant, with a unique style lying somewhere on

Guentner | Spieth – Overlay
Fans of Kompakt’s long-running Pop Ambient series will recognize the names Markus Guentner and Joachim Spieth. Between them, the two veterans of ambient and house music have appeared on more than half of the PA albums since they first began