THE TONESHIFT TOP THREE: Though we managed to crank out more than four-hundred reviews in 2018, there were certain releases that broke the highest of expectations, or came in from left field here at Toneshift headquarters. Instead of another boring Top 10 list we decided to be extremely shrewd in our curation and pare down […]
Tag: Temporary Residence
Selva Oscura by William Basinski + Lawrence English
William Basinski + Lawrence English | Selva Oscura Temporary Residence (LP/DL) Two new lengthy tracks on wax by a pair of the most gifted sound-based artists of our era, William Basinski + Lawrence English. Opening with Mono No Aware, a fluted drone permeates the space in soft modified tones. The vibration rises into your head […]
What Light There Is Tells Us Nothing by Janek Schaefer [for Robert Wyatt]
Janek Schaefer | What Light There Is Tells Us Nothing [for Robert Wyatt] – Temporary Residence (LP/DL) As the tale unfolds, “in 2014, with Robert Wyatt’s blessing, Janek Schaefer was commissioned by the Sounds New Festival in Canterbury, England to compose a new, original piece of music created entirely from elements of Wyatt’s Cuckooland album. […]