Christopher Hoglund, Author at The Sights And Sounds

Hang On To Summertime With Pnau’s New “Changa”

November 13, 2017 Christopher Hoglund 0

November- it’s the month where all of a sudden, winters encroach becomes all the more apparent- chilly nights give way to a thin film of frost, the plumes of now visible breath follow you as you shuffle to find your keys and reach the warmth of your car. There seems to be an aural shift […]

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Album Reviews

“A Moment Apart”; An In Depth Look At Odesza’s Most Ambitious Project

September 11, 2017 Christopher Hoglund 0

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Featured Image: Lexy Galvis Editor’s Note: When ODESZA’s tunes first permeated the indie-electro realm five years ago— with their very first studio album Summer’s Gone— the seminal non-conformers’ tunes signified the marrying of two genres, an ominous union that had yet seen the light of day. Summer’s Gone and its standout tracks like “IPlayYouListen” and […]

Album Reviews

RAC’s Ego Is Summer’s Unabashed Pop Anthem

July 14, 2017 Christopher Hoglund 0

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Andre Allen Anjos, better known by stage name RAC, is perhaps best known for remixing a vast array of artists from the likes of Phoenix to Lady Gaga- notably, his remix of Bob Moses’ “Tearing Me Up,” garnering him the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording. The Portland by way of Portugal DJ just […]

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Kan Wakan’s Dizzy Classical Minimalism; Phantasmagoria Pt. 1

July 14, 2017 Christopher Hoglund 0

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“Phantasmagoria Pt. 1”, is the first title track of a three part LP by Los Angeles based producer Gueorgui Linev. Under the moniker Kan Wakan, the Bulgarian born musician has been releasing his sophomore album track by track for almost a year now. It’s been fantastic, emotive, and yet pensive, demure in its exquisiteness. I’ve been […]

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Best In Show: How What The Festival Turns Attendees Into Performers

June 23, 2017 Christopher Hoglund 0

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At What The Festival, performers don’t stay on the stage – they become part of your story and you become one of theirs. What The Fest’s sixth installment brought nearly six thousand revelers home to Wolf Run Ranch, a pristine 250-acre playground situated in the eastern Oregon wilderness. With a plethora of stages, an artfully […]