Category Archives: Ambient
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
Cole Pulice ~ Land’s End Eternal
There are moments on Cole Pulice’s Land’s End Eternal where you might find yourself asking what, exactly, you’re listening to, and that’s by design. The saxophonist and composer has spent the better part of a decade cultivating a signal processing
Cole Pulice ~ Land’s End Eternal
There are moments on Cole Pulice’s Land’s End Eternal where you might find yourself asking what, exactly, you’re listening to, and that’s by design. The saxophonist and composer has spent the better part of a decade cultivating a signal processing
Hollie Kenniff ~ For Those Who Stay
Despite the fact that it includes the track “Winter, Don’t Let Go,” For Those Who Stay is very much an album of spring. More specifically, it’s about the emergence into spring after a long winter, which has been chronicled month by
Hollie Kenniff ~ For Those Who Stay
Despite the fact that it includes the track “Winter, Don’t Let Go,” For Those Who Stay is very much an album of spring. More specifically, it’s about the emergence into spring after a long winter, which has been chronicled month by
Mikael Lind ~ Norðaustur
Iceland is home to some of the most unique pairings of sound and visual art, and Norðaustur (Northwest) is a fine addition to the canon. The album began as an installation in a big fish oil tank in Raufarhöfn, where Sigga
Mikael Lind ~ Norðaustur
Iceland is home to some of the most unique pairings of sound and visual art, and Norðaustur (Northwest) is a fine addition to the canon. The album began as an installation in a big fish oil tank in Raufarhöfn, where Sigga
mariam shu ~ Parables
The cover artwork for Parables — a plastic bag snagged in the branches of a tree, seen through the ruptured mesh of a fence — offers a succinct emblem for mariam shu’s album: something synthetic caught in the organic, suspended
mariam shu ~ Parables
The cover artwork for Parables — a plastic bag snagged in the branches of a tree, seen through the ruptured mesh of a fence — offers a succinct emblem for mariam shu’s album: something synthetic caught in the organic, suspended
a closer listen 