Music
Circle of Wind
Vancouver composer Colin MacDonald has been quietly and tirelessly melding his love of the saxophone with a passion for minimalism and Balinese gamelan tradition. His new CD Circle of Wind, released earlier this year on his own Cryptic Music label may refer to the technique of circular breathing, the technique of sustained blowing used by [...]
Tigers in the Park
There were many things to like about the Vancouver 125 “Summer Live” festival held in Stanley Park over the July 8/9/10 weekend: roast corn, free music, roast corn and roast corn among them. But of all the free music (and the roast corn was, sadly, $4 a cob) the “Totally Vancouver” award must surely go [...]
Sonic View Corridor: A conversation with loscil
Scott Morgan (aka loscil) is my favourite local ambient musician. His new recording, coast / range / arc is about mountains, among other things. It represents a distinct departure from the calm, pulsing, billowing electronica that characterizes the majority of his recorded catalogue to date, and for which he’s best known. Loscil’s music has always [...]