Tag: reviews
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A closer listen’s Joseph Sannicandro reviews ‘stuttering music’
“Asmar’s approach to the accordion is all the more enchanting as it is so far removed from the instrument’s stereotypical associations, none of the shuffling rhythms or sentimental melodies.”… “When Stuttering Music finally fades out, just flip the tape and begin again. ”
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Synth Waltzes and Accordion Laments
Featured in Pitchfork’s 30 Best Jazz and Experimental Albums of 2023, Yara Asmar’s second album Synth Waltzes and Accordion Laments has been described as “a cushion against reality” by The Quietus magazine, in which Daryl Worthington also wrote “Asmar creates music that unfurls in evanescent bliss, an invitation to a safe space both isolated and…
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Home Recordings (2018-2021)
“Hive Mind are thrilled to be working with Yara Asmar and to bring you this wonderful debut album of music she recorded at home on cassettes and a mobile phone over the past few years. On it you’ll hear her play a range of instruments including the piano, her grandmother’s old accordion, the metallophone, synth,…