Camilla Pisani ~ Konstellationen

While the Cyclic Law imprint is known for dark ambient and drone, its Aesthetical imprint captures forays into the electronic realm.  Camila Pisani‘s Konstellationen is trancelike and textured, as twinkling as its title and cover art. With only six tracks

Camilla Pisani ~ Konstellationen

While the Cyclic Law imprint is known for dark ambient and drone, its Aesthetical imprint captures forays into the electronic realm.  Camila Pisani‘s Konstellationen is trancelike and textured, as twinkling as its title and cover art. With only six tracks

First Half Highlights ~ The Top 20

Every year we corral our reviewers for a halftime interview, as we ask their opinions on how the first half went.  Six months from now, we’ll choose the top twenty albums of 2026, but for now this is the perfect

First Half Highlights ~ The Top 20

Every year we corral our reviewers for a halftime interview, as we ask their opinions on how the first half went.  Six months from now, we’ll choose the top twenty albums of 2026, but for now this is the perfect

Ben McElroy ~ Allotment Tapes #1-6

Ben McElroy‘s Allotment Tapes series has reached its halfway point, so we feel it’s a good time to dive back in ~ especially as people in the Northern Hemisphere have all returned to the great outdoors by now, and St. Anns

Ben McElroy ~ Allotment Tapes #1-6

Ben McElroy‘s Allotment Tapes series has reached its halfway point, so we feel it’s a good time to dive back in ~ especially as people in the Northern Hemisphere have all returned to the great outdoors by now, and St. Anns

Kazuya Nagawa ~ Lumina

Lumina is a gorgeous reflection on family, time, and the afterlife of souls.  After losing his mother at the age of 94, Kazuya Nagawa began to reflect upon her life.  She was born in a mountain village built around a stream, where she

Kazuya Nagawa ~ Lumina

Lumina is a gorgeous reflection on family, time, and the afterlife of souls.  After losing his mother at the age of 94, Kazuya Nagawa began to reflect upon her life.  She was born in a mountain village built around a stream, where she

Marco Paltrinieri ~ Otto Studi

“It personally feels like the discovery of a new path awaiting exploration,” writes Marco Paltrinieri about Otto Studi (Eight Studies). With this album, the Italian artist appears to abandon any narrative drive: vocals are gone, and any intrusion of fictional

Marco Paltrinieri ~ Otto Studi

“It personally feels like the discovery of a new path awaiting exploration,” writes Marco Paltrinieri about Otto Studi (Eight Studies). With this album, the Italian artist appears to abandon any narrative drive: vocals are gone, and any intrusion of fictional

thruoutin ~ Tchefuncte Soundmap

In 1989, Annea Lockwood released A Sound Map of the Hudson River, followed by A Sound Map of the Danube in 2008 and A Sound Map of the Housatonic River in 2013.  Inspired by Lockwood, Brad Seippel (known here as

thruoutin ~ Tchefuncte Soundmap

In 1989, Annea Lockwood released A Sound Map of the Hudson River, followed by A Sound Map of the Danube in 2008 and A Sound Map of the Housatonic River in 2013.  Inspired by Lockwood, Brad Seippel (known here as

Machinefabriek ~ Samen

Machinefabriek is no stranger to the compilation format.  One of the earliest such efforts, 2007’s two-disc Weleer, collected the best tracks from over 30 CD3″s.  At the time, it was considered to be a perfect entry point into the work

Machinefabriek ~ Samen

Machinefabriek is no stranger to the compilation format.  One of the earliest such efforts, 2007’s two-disc Weleer, collected the best tracks from over 30 CD3″s.  At the time, it was considered to be a perfect entry point into the work

helllhound ~ Here In The Valley

Hazy and out of focus, not as in a dream, but as in awakening from short, uneasy sleep. Uneasy because it never became a full separation from the world, instead letting all of its invisible threads pass through, the mind

helllhound ~ Here In The Valley

Hazy and out of focus, not as in a dream, but as in awakening from short, uneasy sleep. Uneasy because it never became a full separation from the world, instead letting all of its invisible threads pass through, the mind