September 3, 2021

Forager Records: Further Refining the Compilation Album

While some who see themselves as serious music collectors may hold the compilation album in low esteem, its value should never be underestimated. Often a compilation album’s true worth lies in its ability to bring difficult-to-find music to a wider audience.
February 5, 2022

Notable Private Press Albums

Private pressings have always been sought after. Despite runs of less than 300 copies, despite amateurish performances or sub-par recording and engineering, and despite a lack of name recognition for the artists therein, the importance and value of the private pressing to the culture of recorded music cannot be overstated.
July 14, 2022

Heavy Rotation: The K&D Sessions – Kruder & Dorfmeister

A gravity well of sleepy beats trades mystery with understanding for those listeners foolish enough to believe they possess the cipher to translating the 22 songs by trip hop duo Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister on their 1998 downtempo compilation of remixes The K&D Sessions.
June 26, 2023

Cicely Balston of AIR Studios: Mastering Engineer of The Year

Cicely Balston knows a thing or two about the mystique surrounding the mastering process, having been at the cutter-head helm on hundreds of albums, first at Gearbox Records, and now at Sir George Martin’s AIR Studios in Hampstead, London.