Category Archives: Ambient
Tiny Leaves ~ Mynd
The greatest asset of Mynd is its specificity. The field recordings that run throughout the album were made in the Shropshire countryside (U.K.) while enjoying a residency with the National Trust at the Long Mynd, declared an Area of Outstanding Beauty. We’re
Tiny Leaves ~ Mynd
The greatest asset of Mynd is its specificity. The field recordings that run throughout the album were made in the Shropshire countryside (U.K.) while enjoying a residency with the National Trust at the Long Mynd, declared an Area of Outstanding Beauty. We’re
Silent Noise Revolution ~ Icarus Tapes #2
Based in Belgium, Icarus is a record label and radio show dedicated to experimental music. Last year Silent Noise Revolution, the name under which pianist Jan De Block releases music, performed a live session with Luc van Lieshout at a
Silent Noise Revolution ~ Icarus Tapes #2
Based in Belgium, Icarus is a record label and radio show dedicated to experimental music. Last year Silent Noise Revolution, the name under which pianist Jan De Block releases music, performed a live session with Luc van Lieshout at a
Karen Vogt ~ Losing the Sea / Losing the Sea Remixes
Losing the Sea has gone through various incarnations, beginning with its original release on Mare Nostrum earlier this year. Now that remixes and original sea recordings have joined the lineup, the package finally seems complete. As a kind bonus, no
Karen Vogt ~ Losing the Sea / Losing the Sea Remixes
Losing the Sea has gone through various incarnations, beginning with its original release on Mare Nostrum earlier this year. Now that remixes and original sea recordings have joined the lineup, the package finally seems complete. As a kind bonus, no
Hanna Svirska ~ Yangola
Vangola brings back pleasant memories of French label Prikosnovénie, in multiple aspects from Hanna Svirska‘s fairy tale aesthetic to Sana Shahmuradova’s folklorish cover art. The project is released on Kyiv’s Standard Deviation, who also released last year’s superlative compilation From Ukraine, For Ukraine.
Hanna Svirska ~ Yangola
Vangola brings back pleasant memories of French label Prikosnovénie, in multiple aspects from Hanna Svirska‘s fairy tale aesthetic to Sana Shahmuradova’s folklorish cover art. The project is released on Kyiv’s Standard Deviation, who also released last year’s superlative compilation From Ukraine, For Ukraine.
V/A ~ These Clouds…
Congratulations to Athens label Sound In Silence, who has just reached its 100th release! (Wasting no time, the label released #s 101 and 102 the same day.) These Clouds… is only the label’s second compilation, on the very slow heels
V/A ~ These Clouds…
Congratulations to Athens label Sound In Silence, who has just reached its 100th release! (Wasting no time, the label released #s 101 and 102 the same day.) These Clouds… is only the label’s second compilation, on the very slow heels
Penelope Trappes ~ Heavenly Spheres
On Heavenly Spheres the Australian born vocalist and musician Penelope Trappes depicts the fragility of improvisation and experimental practice, while imbuing the spaciousness of ambient music’s soundscapes with surprising heft. On album opener “The Bitterness of Parting,” an opening wave
Penelope Trappes ~ Heavenly Spheres
On Heavenly Spheres the Australian born vocalist and musician Penelope Trappes depicts the fragility of improvisation and experimental practice, while imbuing the spaciousness of ambient music’s soundscapes with surprising heft. On album opener “The Bitterness of Parting,” an opening wave
Bartosz Dziadosz ~ Peace
Just as the pandemic produced a ripple effect across the music industry, the war in Ukraine is having an effect today. Bartosz Dziadosz‘ Peace is the latest album to address the war, albeit obliquely, offering a feeling of calm. Dziadosz spent the
Bartosz Dziadosz ~ Peace
Just as the pandemic produced a ripple effect across the music industry, the war in Ukraine is having an effect today. Bartosz Dziadosz‘ Peace is the latest album to address the war, albeit obliquely, offering a feeling of calm. Dziadosz spent the
Arbee ~ La place est prise / Glacial Anatomy ~ Field
One of the pleasures of watching Montreal’s Florina Cassettes is matching their cover art with the original paintings. The young label’s unified cover aesthetic is particularly appealing as it zeroes in on abstractions ~ even in otherwise straightforward art, as
Arbee ~ La place est prise / Glacial Anatomy ~ Field
One of the pleasures of watching Montreal’s Florina Cassettes is matching their cover art with the original paintings. The young label’s unified cover aesthetic is particularly appealing as it zeroes in on abstractions ~ even in otherwise straightforward art, as
a closer listen 