Category Archives: Ambient
Réka Csiszér & Radwan Ghazi Moumneh ~ Le Révélateur
Originally conceived as a silent visual poem by Philippe Garrel in 1968, Le Révélateur emerged in the aftermath of the May ’68 student uprisings, carrying their disillusionment in a stark, non-verbal form. Shot in austere black and white, the film
Réka Csiszér & Radwan Ghazi Moumneh ~ Le Révélateur
Originally conceived as a silent visual poem by Philippe Garrel in 1968, Le Révélateur emerged in the aftermath of the May ’68 student uprisings, carrying their disillusionment in a stark, non-verbal form. Shot in austere black and white, the film
Matteo Stella ~ Radeche Fonne
Matteo Stella’s Radeche Fonne resists the pastoral temptation that often shadows music rooted in place. While deeply embedded in the geography and traditions of the Marche region, the album refuses nostalgia, instead exposing the tensions that underlie rural life—its frictions,
Matteo Stella ~ Radeche Fonne
Matteo Stella’s Radeche Fonne resists the pastoral temptation that often shadows music rooted in place. While deeply embedded in the geography and traditions of the Marche region, the album refuses nostalgia, instead exposing the tensions that underlie rural life—its frictions,
Buildings and Food ~ Yutori
Yutori is the Japanese art of slowing down to create room for reflection. Literally translated as “room to breathe” or “spaciousness,” the approach emphasizes the creativity that can arise in moments of calm. The Japanese-Canadian artist Buildings and Food (Jen K. Wilson)
Buildings and Food ~ Yutori
Yutori is the Japanese art of slowing down to create room for reflection. Literally translated as “room to breathe” or “spaciousness,” the approach emphasizes the creativity that can arise in moments of calm. The Japanese-Canadian artist Buildings and Food (Jen K. Wilson)
Filippo Lilli and Ludovica Manzo ~ Abisso
Tackling seminal works can be either brave or reckless, especially when it comes to something as towering as Quartet for the End of Time. Neither an act of quiet courage nor a calculated risk, Filippo Lilli and Ludovica Manzo’s Abisso
Filippo Lilli and Ludovica Manzo ~ Abisso
Tackling seminal works can be either brave or reckless, especially when it comes to something as towering as Quartet for the End of Time. Neither an act of quiet courage nor a calculated risk, Filippo Lilli and Ludovica Manzo’s Abisso
Luigi Turra (Scores by Sylvain Chauveau) ~ Diastima
In Diastima, Luigi Turra delivers what could be labelled “the Chauveau variations”—not because he takes a foundational musical idea from Sylvain Chauveau and repeats it in multiple iterations, but because he departs from Chauveau’s graphic scores in ways that are
Luigi Turra (Scores by Sylvain Chauveau) ~ Diastima
In Diastima, Luigi Turra delivers what could be labelled “the Chauveau variations”—not because he takes a foundational musical idea from Sylvain Chauveau and repeats it in multiple iterations, but because he departs from Chauveau’s graphic scores in ways that are
Deaf Center ~ Through Time / A Second
As Sonic Pieces writes, “the subject of time is an ambitious one,” tackled by Deaf Center on Through Time and its December companion piece, “A Second.” Instrumental music lends itself well to the subject, as it has the capacity to warp, suspend or
Deaf Center ~ Through Time / A Second
As Sonic Pieces writes, “the subject of time is an ambitious one,” tackled by Deaf Center on Through Time and its December companion piece, “A Second.” Instrumental music lends itself well to the subject, as it has the capacity to warp, suspend or
Charbel Haber ~ May a soft sun bless your sky while you wait for the inevitable
There is a quiet contradiction at the heart of May a soft sun bless your sky while you wait for the inevitable, the latest work by Charbel Haber. It is an album that breathes in softness while exhaling inevitability—holding beauty
Charbel Haber ~ May a soft sun bless your sky while you wait for the inevitable
There is a quiet contradiction at the heart of May a soft sun bless your sky while you wait for the inevitable, the latest work by Charbel Haber. It is an album that breathes in softness while exhaling inevitability—holding beauty
Old Amica ~ Bländverk
A cruel quirk of translation turns out to be a clever trick on Bländverk, as the Swedish title implies bland work while the actual English translation is illusion. Old Amica‘s album is many things ~ quiet, intimate, reflective ~ but it is
Old Amica ~ Bländverk
A cruel quirk of translation turns out to be a clever trick on Bländverk, as the Swedish title implies bland work while the actual English translation is illusion. Old Amica‘s album is many things ~ quiet, intimate, reflective ~ but it is
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