Tracks of the Week 03.09.22
In the blistering August heat past the scorched remains of field fires which set ablaze the Waveney Valley, easing down narrow lanes and edging her way betwixt dotted meadows of immutable dairy,...
Tracks of the Week 13.08.22
Setting excerpts from the epic poem ‘On Earth’ by Carolyn Forché, which transcribes one woman’s journey between life and death modeled on ancient Gnostic hymns in the form of an abecedary, this...
Tracks of the Week 23.07.22
Translating the lilting rhythms of the essayist Marilynne Robinson before skirting the scattered fragments and billowing torrents of language like Nimrod tripping through his Tower of Babel headlong, this week Caroline Shaw...
Culturedarm’s Songs of the Year for 2021
Blurring the boundaries between genres and traditional concepts of high and low art, turning the construct of world music inside out as popular forms suffuse only to be reanimated by life on...
Culturedarm’s Records of the Year for 2021
Shut up but not shutdown or vice versa, the music business gained succour from the margins in 2021 with so many lip-smacking delights from far-flung fields and hitherto unexpected quarters. Labels like...
Tracks of the Week 19.06.21
As the founder of the fabled Japanese bands After Dinner and Hoahio, the composer and vocalist Haco drew from an array of traditional instrumentation while pushing the boundaries of post-rock and avant-pop....
Tracks of the Week 27.03.21
On Breathe the jazz organist Dr. Lonnie Smith keeps the blue note alive, stretching out enough space for some of Iggy Pop’s indelible soul stylings. On Haram, Armand Hammer cut through the...
Tracks of the Week 23.01.21
Through smooth jazz and a steady recitation of anecdotes, from Saint Germain and the chakras to talk of sculpture in Queens, Cassandra Jenkins goes digging for gemstones and wraps her finds in...
Tracks of the Week 12.12.20
Jon Hopkins embraces the crackle and hum of daybreak, Caroline Shaw calls out across a narrow sea, and Chance The Rapper settles down by the fireplace with a grab bag of Christmas...