Reticence (A.K.A. Aaron Riverwood) has returned with an album that continues to prove that some of today’s best cosmic guitar music is coming out of New England. Based in Massachusetts, Riverwood channels the glistening stars, flowing rivers and ancient northern forests through his emotive guitar playing. His music never ceases to move and transport theContinue reading “Reticence – This Time Might be The Golden One at Last”
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Jim McHugh – The Masher Sez Abolish Work. End Employment Now!
Following the moving For Big Floyd benefit single from last month, Jim McHugh of Sunwatchers and Centripetal Force Records have teamed up again to bring you another powerful slab of socially conscious music for a good cause. All proceeds of this release will be donated to Black Lives Matter NYC and Black Lives Matter Nashville. OnContinue reading “Jim McHugh – The Masher Sez Abolish Work. End Employment Now!”
Departure Street – Two Islands in the Heart
Departure Street, AKA Allan J. Kimmel, creates tranquil electric guitar meditations that sprawl and explore like the hungry tendrils of an aggressive ivy. Kimmel, who hails from both America and France, has filled this record with nothing but vividly surreal instrumental soundscapes, which are comprised purely of his multitracked and effects-laden solo guitar. Across theContinue reading “Departure Street – Two Islands in the Heart”
Steve Palmer – Useful Histories
Steve Palmer’s Useful Histories is a vibrant collection of hazy guitar meditations that pull you into a world that is as surreal as the heady image depicted on the album’s cover. Throughout the album, Palmer jams over as many loops as he can possibly fit into each track, thusly creating dense environments of living, heavily textured sounds.Continue reading “Steve Palmer – Useful Histories”
Reticence – River Moves Though Snow
Reticence paints serene natural scenes with hyper-surreal colors and effervescent textures, all with just the sound of his guitar. Available through Reverb Worship digitally and on CD, River Moves Though Snow finds Reticence (AKA Aaron Riverwood) creating layers of wandering guitar that dance around rippling echoes and pockets of space. Throughout the album’s eight instrumentalContinue reading “Reticence – River Moves Though Snow”