Articles
2009 Artists' Picks
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Albums
Cory Allen
aus
The Bird Ensemble
Canaille
Catlin & Machinefabriek
Greg Davis
Loren Dent
Dirac
Drafted By Minotaurs
Flica
Sarah Goldfarb & JHK
Gown
John Hollenbeck
Viviane Houle
I/DEX
Akira Kosemura
Andrew McKenna Lee
Le Lendemain
LRAD
Lymbyc Systym
Melorman
Muskox
The Mercury Program
Nikasaya
Northerner
nörz
Noveller / Aidan Baker
Redshape
Marina Rosenfeld
Stripmall Architecture
Sturqen
Wes Willenbring
The Tony Wilson Sextet
Julia Wolfe
Peter Wright
Zelienople

Compilations / Mixes
Blackoperator
Glimpse Four:Twenty 03
Kod.eX
Portland Stories

EPs
Molnbär Av John
Tommi Bass & B.B.S.C.
Julian Beau
Colours-Volume 5
Dalot
Echologist
Simon James French
Geiom & Shortstuff
General Elektriks
Geskia
Ernest Gonzales
Gradient
Jacksonville
Joker
Ann Laplantine
Loko
Machinefabriek
Stefano Pilia
Damian Valles

Stefano Pilia: Last Days vol. II
Presto!?

Bologna resident Stefano Pilia, an electro-acoustic composer and founding member of avant-rock outfit 3/4HadBeenEliminated, focuses on the sculptural dimensions of his guitarist-generated material on Last Days vol. II, part two in a projected three-volume series. Recorded in New York in March 2009, the six-minute single doesn't last long, though long enough for one to get a clear sense of Pilia's patient and measured approach. The lonely drift of “Midnight” moves at a glacial pace, as limpid lines gently swoop amidst a cloud of amplifier buzz, while “Endnight” oozes a similar slow burn in its mournful display. The Cesena, Italy-based label Presto!? spares no expense in the presentation of Pilia's material, with the tracks presented in an attractive seven-inch format and encased in an equally attractive sleeve.

January 2010