Tag Archives: Sonar

AKKU QUINTET – Depart

May 27, 2019

7D Media 2019 Swiss ensemble take their leave but linger on long enough to caress the listener’s ear and promise to return. From the onset, SONAR’s musical template has been minimal yet often intense, so the band’s drummer Manuel Pasquinelli … Continue reading →

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SONAR – The Bill Laswell Mix Translations

April 30, 2019

7D Media 2019 Permitting everything, master of aural surprise sheds a different light and shade on tracks which defined 2018 in understated terms. Groove is something that many listeners of this Zürich group seem to miss out on but it’s … Continue reading →

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STEPHAN THELEN – Fractal Guitar

February 8, 2019

MoonJune 2019 Refracting sonic wonders through the prism of temporal space, Swiss artist harnesses ultimate elusiveness. Happening that takes place over time may feel like an oxymoron yet that’s what this album is all about: it’s seizing a shift from … Continue reading →

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SONAR – Live At Moods

February 5, 2019

7D Media 2018 Tempestuous concert set from Switzerland’s finest post-prog explorers that capture a moment to let it go. If there’s a line between immersion and unpredictability, it’s akin to a tightrope, yet these Swiss experimentalists walk the walk and … Continue reading →

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MARKUS REUTER – Falling For Ascension

October 15, 2017

Ronin Rhythm 2017 Taking roller-coaster in slo-mo to evoke day-glo, indefatigable guitarist rearranges his childhood dreams for adult audience. Exploration of time and space in aural terms has always been Markus Reuter’s shtick, but you can only try and imagine … Continue reading →

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