by Greg M | Mar 27, 2019 | Releases, The Creative Life, Working That Studio
I have the pleasure of sharing another cool album, to which I got to contribute in a small way. My friend and musical kindred spirit Kris Tilbury started her Mirror of Dreams project in 2012. Kris is a singer and multi-instrumentalist, who contributed the back cover...
by eyes cast down | Jul 19, 2013 | The Creative Life
This is cool: my buddy John Koch-Northrup, who runs the Relaxed Machinery music label, just posted an “instant interview” of 10 questions. I always have fun with this sort of thing (see my “Credo” post, which came about in a similar way), so I...
by eyes cast down | Oct 24, 2011 | Album Reviews
Bob Ohrum’s albums combine urban field recordings with drones, bass and keyboards in a highly personal, alchemical fusion. (I’ve reviewed Bob’s albums Elevated and Subliminal Listening.) Bob’s latest release (Relaxed Machinery 0020) is All...
by eyes cast down | Feb 1, 2011 | Album Reviews
Glancing over the notes I made while listening to this album for the second time, I felt disoriented. The materials used by Bob Ohrum on his third full-length release are minimal; my notes hardly amount to anything. I glanced at them and wondered: is that it? The...