I'm a freelance journalist and a lover of great music. I've written for several publications over the years, currently I am the editor-in-chief for The Silent Ballet , a music webzine focused upon instrumental and experimental forms of music. To learn more about the website, click the above link, you can find links to my writings below.
~Jordan
Release of the Month:
Just like it sounds, picked fresh every month.
Links:
1/2008 Pending
12/2007 Pending
11/2007 Kiln--Dusker
10/2007 Christopher Willits & Ryuichi Sakamoto--Ocean Fire
9/2007 Giuseppe Ielasi--August
9/2009 Immanu El--They'll Come, They Come
7/2007 The World on Higher Downs--Land Patterns
6/2007 Cue--Wedding Song
5/2007 Joy Wants Eternity--You Who Pretende to Sleep
4/2007 Caspian--The Four Trees
3/2007 Logh--North
2/2007 Scraps of Tape--This is a Copy is this a Copy
1/2007 Six Parts Seven--Casually Smashed to Pieces & Beware of Safety--It is Curtains (Double Edition)
12/2006 - Omitted
11/2006 Hammock--Raising Your Voice...Trying to Stop an Echo
10/2006 Aereogramme--My Heart Has a Wish that You Would Not Go
9/2006 Gifts From Enola--Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind
8/2006 Mouth of the Architect--The Ties that Blind
7/2006 The Ascent of Everest--How Lonely Sits the City
6/2006 Audrey--Visible Forms
5/2006 Magyar Posse--Random Avenger
4/2006 A Whisper in the Noise--As the Bluebird Sings
3/2006 Jeniferever--Choose a Bright Morning
2/2006 Constants--The Murder of Tom Fitzgerril
1/2006 Kayo Dot--Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue
12/2005 Yndi Halda--Enjoy Eternal Bliss
11/2005 Paulson--All at Once
10/2005 Rosetta--The Galilean Satellites
9/2005 Oceansize--Everyone into Position
Tracking the Trends:
Tracking the Trends looks at specific areas of the world to see which bands are coming out of local regions and focuses on the musical patterns therein. This is predominantly a feature on instrumental bands, but other interesting bands may also find themselves included.
Links:
Various Artists
France (Part I)
Canadian Independents (Part I)
(Part II)
Delightful Danes
The Italian Embrace
Japan: After the J-Pop (Part I) (Part II)
US Instrumental Rock (Part I) (Part II) (Part III)
(Part IV) (Part V)
(Part VI)
(Part VII)
Experimental British Rock (Part I) (Part II) (Part III)
(Part IV) (Part V) (Part VI)
Swedish Post Rock
Australian Underdogs
Ohio Alternative
MISC
Top 50 Albums of 2007 (as voted by The Silent Ballet Staff)
The Top 50 Instrumental Albums of 2006
The Top 50 Instrumental Albums of 2005
The Top 50 Instrumental Albums of 2004
The Top 50 Instrumental Albums of 2003
Interviews:
Hammock
God is an Astronaut
Tulsa Drone
A Swarm of the Sun
Gifts from Enola
Caspian
Day One Symphony
Wintersleep
The Grand Silent System
Strata
The Postman Syndrome
Selected Reviews
For additional reviews, please visit The Silent Ballet , or contact me.
2008
The Seven Mile Journey - The Metamorphosis Project
This Will Destroy You - This Will Destroy You
2007
Tulsa Drone - Songs From a Mean Season
The World on Higher Downs - Land Patterns
Le Chat Blanc Orchestra - Theories Sur la Danse
Ulrich Schnauss - Goodbye
Lights Out Asia - Tanks and Recognizers
Adam Pacione - From Stills to Motion
Tim Hecker - Norberg
Hannu - Worms in My Piano
Mum - Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
Opitope - Hau
Lawrence English - For Varying Degrees of Winter
Weak Men - Dog
Detektivbyran - Hemvagen
The Silent Ballet Compilation Series
These compilations are net releases we put out through Lost Children Net Label in support of the website and artists. Click each cover to download the release.
Volume VI: Cadence
Volume V: I Let My Fears Get the Best of Me
Volume IV: ?????
Volume III: Unfolding a Broken Heart
Volume II: Acquiescence and Oblivion
Volume I: Poetry Without Words
Drop me a line if you're interested in sending me some material to check out.
email: jordan [at] thesilentballet [dot] com
AIM screen name: dirgeofsanity
~Jordan
Updated 1.2008
