Category Archives: Ambient
bvdub ~ Violet Opposition
Patient composition meets patient listening in the world of prolific artist bvdub, whose latest album features only four tracks, each approximately twenty minutes long and covering an entire side of magenta and yellow vinyl. As the word gliding seems a perfect match
bvdub ~ Violet Opposition
Patient composition meets patient listening in the world of prolific artist bvdub, whose latest album features only four tracks, each approximately twenty minutes long and covering an entire side of magenta and yellow vinyl. As the word gliding seems a perfect match
Steve Roden ~ stars of ice
A lock for our year-end Winter Music chart, stars of ice is a gorgeous half hour of samples and loops. The photograph, taken in 1900, suggests that once upon a time, our winters were colder and icier than they are today. The
Steve Roden ~ stars of ice
A lock for our year-end Winter Music chart, stars of ice is a gorgeous half hour of samples and loops. The photograph, taken in 1900, suggests that once upon a time, our winters were colder and icier than they are today. The
Jim Perkins ~ Immersed in Clouds
The EP may be short, but so is the life of a cloud. We identify shapes in clouds, turn to a friend, look again, and all too often the shapes are gone. Such is the nature of the skies, as
Jim Perkins ~ Immersed in Clouds
The EP may be short, but so is the life of a cloud. We identify shapes in clouds, turn to a friend, look again, and all too often the shapes are gone. Such is the nature of the skies, as
Jimmy Behan ~ Here We Are Now
If the pandemic prompted some people to reach for their duvet and binge Tiger King, then it also sparked a creative burst in others. Take up knitting, finish that novel, write that album, and so on. We’ve observed the phenomenon
Jimmy Behan ~ Here We Are Now
If the pandemic prompted some people to reach for their duvet and binge Tiger King, then it also sparked a creative burst in others. Take up knitting, finish that novel, write that album, and so on. We’ve observed the phenomenon
New Label ~ Montreal’s Florina Cassettes
Is it brave or foolhardy to launch a new music label in the middle of a pandemic? When the music is solid and the presentation is sublime, the first adjective seems more fitting. With two releases to date, a unified
New Label ~ Montreal’s Florina Cassettes
Is it brave or foolhardy to launch a new music label in the middle of a pandemic? When the music is solid and the presentation is sublime, the first adjective seems more fitting. With two releases to date, a unified
Roel Meelkop & Marco Douma ~ Hoek
Hoek is an enchanting release, nearly an hour in length, accompanied by a film that many would be happy to mount on their living room wall. The onset of the music is so gentle one may not notice at first ~
Roel Meelkop & Marco Douma ~ Hoek
Hoek is an enchanting release, nearly an hour in length, accompanied by a film that many would be happy to mount on their living room wall. The onset of the music is so gentle one may not notice at first ~
Alex Green ~ Curvature of the Earth
Oh, how we long to travel again. Even those who flew over the holidays experienced excruciating delays and cancellations. Prior to the pandemic, Alex Green was able to visit locations throughout Europe, Asia and the United States, collecting field recordings as
Alex Green ~ Curvature of the Earth
Oh, how we long to travel again. Even those who flew over the holidays experienced excruciating delays and cancellations. Prior to the pandemic, Alex Green was able to visit locations throughout Europe, Asia and the United States, collecting field recordings as
mayforest ~ nocny
Our first review of the year covers an album from Poland, where Christian Maiwald records under the moniker mayforest. This gorgeous 45-minute track loops and layers from opening crackle to gracious exit, expressing a sense of suspension: a clock in honey, moving incrementally
mayforest ~ nocny
Our first review of the year covers an album from Poland, where Christian Maiwald records under the moniker mayforest. This gorgeous 45-minute track loops and layers from opening crackle to gracious exit, expressing a sense of suspension: a clock in honey, moving incrementally
a closer listen 