Olivia Block

Reviews

Aberration of Light

Filmmaker Magazine

"Together, the visual and aural components of Aberration of Light are a symphony of lights and darks, quiets and louds, that are greater in concert then the sum of their parts." read more →

– Livia Bloom

Resolution

Paris Transatlantic, Winter 2011

"With this collaboration, sound artist extraordinaire Olivia Block joins the Erstwhile roster and trumpeter Greg Kelley makes a welcome reappearance. The disc sets new standards for combining extended instrumental techniques with innovative field recording manipulation and continues Erstwhile's trend toward increasing sonic diversity." read more →

– Marc Medwin

Teem

The Watchful Ear

"... this is a great example of two very talented, experienced musicians taking their time and using their experiences in an improvised setting to produce music of this kind. A fine release." read more →

– Richard Pinnell

Heave To

Bagatellen

"Heave To is one of the strongest, deepest works I’ve heard this year. Get it" read more →

– Brian Olewnick

Change Ringing

The Wire

"This is a hard thing to pull off, and few composers have achieved it ... Block succeeds admirably" read more →

– Brian Marley

Change Ringing

One Final Note

"Gorgeous, essential stuff…" read more →

– Jason Bivins

Change Ringing

Cyclic Defrost

"Block’s arrangement of all the elements creates a kind of arc ... one comes away with a sense of serenity and peace." read more →

– Simon Hampson

Change Ringing

Bad Alchemy

"Chorus vereinen, die musikalische Software, die die environmentale Hardware in Blocks ‘Natur-Bild‘ ‚beseelt‘." read more →

– Rigobert Dittmann

Change Ringing

Splendid

"…a unique voice that inspires her peers and captivates her audience." read more →

– Dave Madden

Change Ringing

INFRATUNES

"Malicieuse Olivia Block qui trace des cadres ... en définitive, se soustraire aux catégories où on l’attend et sur lesquelles elle a déjà quelques bonnes longueurs d’avance" read more →

– Johnny One Shot

Change Ringing

Jazz n' More

"Mit "Change Ringing" bringt Olivia Block eine Trilogie, welche mit den Alben Pure Gaze and Mobius Fuse(beide auf Sedimental Records) begonnen hatte, zu einem grossartigen Finale." read more →

– Tomas Korber

Change Ringing

Brainwashed

"Change’s conclusion is a stew of quiet commotion, outsides, insides, and inbetweens gathering in a blissful flux of indescribable direction." read more →

– Andrew Culler

Change Ringing

Touching Extremes

"A rare case of multi-faceted psychoacoustic structure within the impalpable borders of unpredictability." read more →

– Massimo Ricci

Change Ringing

Vital Weekly

"Together with the previous parts, this is a more than excellent work." read more →

– Frans de Waard

Change Ringing

Quitenoise

"In den besten Momenten verschwimmen so beinahe unmerklich die Grenzen zwischen ‚echten’ Instrumenten und ‚künstlichem’ Sound aber auch zwischen experimenteller Improvisation und Komposition. Ein bemerkenswert ungewöhnliches Album." read more →

– Tobias Bolt

Mobius Fuse

The Wire

"She acts as a gateway for the found sounds of indoor and outdoor spaces, birds and insects, crackling ice, fire, and wind buffeting the microphone, which are captured and relocated." read more →

– Julian Cowley

Mobius Fuse

All Music Guide

"Beguiling, unpredictable, and unusually lovely, Mobius Fuse comes highly recommended." read more →

– Brian Olewnic

Mobius Fuse

Pitchfork

"...hers is a unique mind. And with Mobius Fuse, it has given birth to something truly stunning." read more →

– David M. Pecoraro

Pure Gaze

The Wire

"... subdued field recordings conclude this impressively assured debut." read more →

– Julian Cowley

Olivia Block, Seth Nehil & BusRatch - CD-R

Ear Music

"An unlikely grouping of musicians, perhaps, but this disc is quite surprising." read more →

– Monica

Sunder, Unite

Dusted Reviews

"They arrange them in non-obvious but intuitively right ways that highlights the mystery of sound " read more →

– Bill Meyer

Sunder, Unite

Brainwashed

"The result is music less concerned with the detail or clash of different sounds than with synthesis and progression, an always-beautiful blending of disciplines." read more →

– Andrew Culler