Category Archives: Ambient
Ralph Chbeir ~ Brief Encounters / Familiar Grounds
Grief is a great generator of art. Breakups have inspired countless celebrated songs and albums, as has the death of loved ones. The combination of the two can be overwhelming. Lebanese musician Ralph Chbeir tackles pain in an understated way
Ralph Chbeir ~ Brief Encounters / Familiar Grounds
Grief is a great generator of art. Breakups have inspired countless celebrated songs and albums, as has the death of loved ones. The combination of the two can be overwhelming. Lebanese musician Ralph Chbeir tackles pain in an understated way
Khaled Kurbeh ~ Ithā Sajā (إذا سجى)
After the beguiling, quietly mesmerising tapestry of Likulli Fadāin Eqāéh, Berlin-based Syrian musician Khaled Kurbeh turns to the piano on Ithā Sajā (إذا سجى), a collection recorded in his studio between 2021 and 2022. The two records were conceived during
Khaled Kurbeh ~ Ithā Sajā (إذا سجى)
After the beguiling, quietly mesmerising tapestry of Likulli Fadāin Eqāéh, Berlin-based Syrian musician Khaled Kurbeh turns to the piano on Ithā Sajā (إذا سجى), a collection recorded in his studio between 2021 and 2022. The two records were conceived during
Carmen Villain ~ Memoria
Snails cluster around the rim of a glass on the cover of Carmen Villain‘s Memoria by Joakim Haugland and Petri Henriksson. They are land snails, but their presence brings to mind an experiment carried out on the marine snail Aplysia
Carmen Villain ~ Memoria
Snails cluster around the rim of a glass on the cover of Carmen Villain‘s Memoria by Joakim Haugland and Petri Henriksson. They are land snails, but their presence brings to mind an experiment carried out on the marine snail Aplysia
Toàn – Solitarium
Solitarium bears all the hallmarks of a mid-career work from an artist practiced at his craft. Toàn is the longest running alias of Brittany-based electronic producer Anthony Elfort, who has spent his decades-long career producing dub techno, running a Parisian
Toàn – Solitarium
Solitarium bears all the hallmarks of a mid-career work from an artist practiced at his craft. Toàn is the longest running alias of Brittany-based electronic producer Anthony Elfort, who has spent his decades-long career producing dub techno, running a Parisian
Ümlaut ~ Listening from (the) Inside
At home, it’s natural to fill empty aural spaces with music, television or podcasts. But when we turn off such inputs, we discover that our homes create quiet soundtracks of their own, enhanced by contributions from our yards and neighbors,
Ümlaut ~ Listening from (the) Inside
At home, it’s natural to fill empty aural spaces with music, television or podcasts. But when we turn off such inputs, we discover that our homes create quiet soundtracks of their own, enhanced by contributions from our yards and neighbors,
Tony Njoku ~ A World of Bodies on Fire
Tony Njoku‘s recent work has moved between open-ended instrumental composition and song. A WORLD OF BODIES ON FIRE continues this movement in a more intimate setting. Across four pieces, piano, synthesisers and space provide the foundations of the music. The
Tony Njoku ~ A World of Bodies on Fire
Tony Njoku‘s recent work has moved between open-ended instrumental composition and song. A WORLD OF BODIES ON FIRE continues this movement in a more intimate setting. Across four pieces, piano, synthesisers and space provide the foundations of the music. The
Appleblim ~ Liminal Tides
Laurie Osborne (Appleblim) describes Liminal Tides with a series of antinomies: awake / asleep, self / no self, and conscious / unconscious mind / no-mind. To these, one could add Bristol / Berlin. It’s no secret that Osborne has spent
Appleblim ~ Liminal Tides
Laurie Osborne (Appleblim) describes Liminal Tides with a series of antinomies: awake / asleep, self / no self, and conscious / unconscious mind / no-mind. To these, one could add Bristol / Berlin. It’s no secret that Osborne has spent
Fall Music Preview ~ Ambient
Music fans will get their chance to start the season early, as this Friday is not only the first major release day of the fall, but another Bandcamp Friday. The fall season is incredibly frontloaded, and we suspect that some
Fall Music Preview ~ Ambient
Music fans will get their chance to start the season early, as this Friday is not only the first major release day of the fall, but another Bandcamp Friday. The fall season is incredibly frontloaded, and we suspect that some