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Slight Nightmare ~ Delicate Grit
“Shallow Water Blackout” shines bleakly. The cloudy, sunken grey color of midnight fog gives way to a slightly creepy, chiming drone that fills the space. It’s an incessant ringing, a bell rung by a demented town crier. In the dead
Slight Nightmare ~ Delicate Grit
“Shallow Water Blackout” shines bleakly. The cloudy, sunken grey color of midnight fog gives way to a slightly creepy, chiming drone that fills the space. It’s an incessant ringing, a bell rung by a demented town crier. In the dead
Artificial Memory Trace ~ Klank Avonture Van Mmabolela Wildsplaas
Yellow and orange-skinned frogs croak and insects chitter. In the murky depths of the swamp, Artificial Memory Trace documents and records the sound of the African wildlife, and it produces some unexpected results. The whole album is a discovery. Some of the
Artificial Memory Trace ~ Klank Avonture Van Mmabolela Wildsplaas
Yellow and orange-skinned frogs croak and insects chitter. In the murky depths of the swamp, Artificial Memory Trace documents and records the sound of the African wildlife, and it produces some unexpected results. The whole album is a discovery. Some of the
cétieu ~ Into the Light
Into the Light is a sanctuary for soft colors. Peach, vanilla, cinnamon, the whitest of white chocolate; cétieu (Poland’s Tekla Mrozowicka) has already made our end-of-year lists and she is now one of Europe’s leading lights. Her music isn’t tainted in any way, shape
cétieu ~ Into the Light
Into the Light is a sanctuary for soft colors. Peach, vanilla, cinnamon, the whitest of white chocolate; cétieu (Poland’s Tekla Mrozowicka) has already made our end-of-year lists and she is now one of Europe’s leading lights. Her music isn’t tainted in any way, shape
~~^^^macheteoxidado^^^~~ ~ Viento De Las Montañas
Viento De Las Montañas sends us to a long lost island. The precise location remains a mystery, but the palms of the forest glisten with raindrops and the birds cry out as part of the scheduled dawn chorus. A new species of
~~^^^macheteoxidado^^^~~ ~ Viento De Las Montañas
Viento De Las Montañas sends us to a long lost island. The precise location remains a mystery, but the palms of the forest glisten with raindrops and the birds cry out as part of the scheduled dawn chorus. A new species of
AUN ~ Fiat Lux
The shimmery, strange intervals that herald the arrival of Fiat Lux lead through to a secret, sparkling doorway. The listener will soon encounter another dimension, painted by Canadian drone-masters AUN. The door disintegrates as it slams shut, and then it disappears completely.
AUN ~ Fiat Lux
The shimmery, strange intervals that herald the arrival of Fiat Lux lead through to a secret, sparkling doorway. The listener will soon encounter another dimension, painted by Canadian drone-masters AUN. The door disintegrates as it slams shut, and then it disappears completely.
Terje Paulsen ~ From A Nearby Bay
In one way or another, most field recordings choose to focus on the sound of nature and the local environment. This release mixes it up a bit. On From A Nearby Bay, the first field recording you will hear is the voice
Terje Paulsen ~ From A Nearby Bay
In one way or another, most field recordings choose to focus on the sound of nature and the local environment. This release mixes it up a bit. On From A Nearby Bay, the first field recording you will hear is the voice
Heroin in Tahiti ~ Sun and Violence
On Sun and Violence, Heroin in Tahiti step out of the cool shade, substituting it for a scorching inferno. This is the band who gave us the seductive, yet bleakly pessimistic sound of instrumental death surf; a full throttle, dark and
Heroin in Tahiti ~ Sun and Violence
On Sun and Violence, Heroin in Tahiti step out of the cool shade, substituting it for a scorching inferno. This is the band who gave us the seductive, yet bleakly pessimistic sound of instrumental death surf; a full throttle, dark and
Jeff Stonehouse ~ Ghosts
Like a lingering cloud of black smoke, Ghosts slowly unfurls. Trailing its tendrils of sombre longing behind it, the ominous apparition appears as soon as the listener hits the play button. Darkly beautiful, and yet suffused, at first, with a
Jeff Stonehouse ~ Ghosts
Like a lingering cloud of black smoke, Ghosts slowly unfurls. Trailing its tendrils of sombre longing behind it, the ominous apparition appears as soon as the listener hits the play button. Darkly beautiful, and yet suffused, at first, with a
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