Category Archives: Ambient

Francesco Giannico ~ Les Mondes Imaginaires

The sounds are delicate, impressionistic, a reflection of a stroll in the Italian countryside.  Francesco Giannico‘s photographs, now ripped and collaged, cover the case of the album.  Field recordings, now shuffled and enhanced, form the basis of new compositions.  Conversation

Francesco Giannico ~ Les Mondes Imaginaires

The sounds are delicate, impressionistic, a reflection of a stroll in the Italian countryside.  Francesco Giannico‘s photographs, now ripped and collaged, cover the case of the album.  Field recordings, now shuffled and enhanced, form the basis of new compositions.  Conversation

Wow & Flutter

Dublin’s new imprint Wow & Flutter makes a strong impression with its first two releases: an evocative echo of a well-loved house by M Shutak and a relaxing foray into drone by Department of Forever.  The cassette designs are sharp and architectural.  Even the track

Wow & Flutter

Dublin’s new imprint Wow & Flutter makes a strong impression with its first two releases: an evocative echo of a well-loved house by M Shutak and a relaxing foray into drone by Department of Forever.  The cassette designs are sharp and architectural.  Even the track

Hymnambulae ~ Nausikaa

Poetry and music make such a perfect pairing that one would think we would hear more of it.  Earlier this year we met Norwegian poet Lars Haga Haavand on Roméo Poirier’s Kystwerk,and soon we’ll be hearing Irish poet Stephen James Smith

Hymnambulae ~ Nausikaa

Poetry and music make such a perfect pairing that one would think we would hear more of it.  Earlier this year we met Norwegian poet Lars Haga Haavand on Roméo Poirier’s Kystwerk,and soon we’ll be hearing Irish poet Stephen James Smith

Ivan Seal / The Caretaker ~ Everywhere at the end of time / everywhere, an empty bliss

After two decades, it’s time for us to take inventory.  Leyland Kirby’s Selected Memories from the Haunted Ballroom was released in 1999, the concluding chapter of Everywhere at the end of time in 2019.  Over the past twenty years, The Caretaker has carved a niche in

Ivan Seal / The Caretaker ~ Everywhere at the end of time / everywhere, an empty bliss

After two decades, it’s time for us to take inventory.  Leyland Kirby’s Selected Memories from the Haunted Ballroom was released in 1999, the concluding chapter of Everywhere at the end of time in 2019.  Over the past twenty years, The Caretaker has carved a niche in

Toby Marks & Andrew Heath ~ Motion

Motion is the first album-length collaboration by sound artist Andrew Heath and multi-faceted musician Toby Marks, the result of which is a vast exploration of sounds from places and experiences in England and Wales, each representing the four cardinal points

Toby Marks & Andrew Heath ~ Motion

Motion is the first album-length collaboration by sound artist Andrew Heath and multi-faceted musician Toby Marks, the result of which is a vast exploration of sounds from places and experiences in England and Wales, each representing the four cardinal points

A Year in the Country ~ The Watchers

The U.K. label A Year in the Country continues to explore folkloric history on its newest boxed disc, The Watchers.  The title refers to the great oaks, ashes, and one cherished yew that have lasted for hundreds or thousands of years.  As

A Year in the Country ~ The Watchers

The U.K. label A Year in the Country continues to explore folkloric history on its newest boxed disc, The Watchers.  The title refers to the great oaks, ashes, and one cherished yew that have lasted for hundreds or thousands of years.  As

Luca Sigurtà ~ Goddess / Junkie Flamingos ~ Lemegeton Party

While it is now known as the era of “silent film,” the early decades of cinema were actually almost always accompanied by live music. Nonetheless, the art form was forever changed by the introduction of synchronized sound and dialogue. Fritz

Luca Sigurtà ~ Goddess / Junkie Flamingos ~ Lemegeton Party

While it is now known as the era of “silent film,” the early decades of cinema were actually almost always accompanied by live music. Nonetheless, the art form was forever changed by the introduction of synchronized sound and dialogue. Fritz

Desolate Horizons ~ A Modern-Day Affliction

There’s a space for depressing albums, although only a narrow sliver catch our ears.  The key is to cover a sad subject in such a way as to draw empathy, or at the very least, attention.  An article in The New

Desolate Horizons ~ A Modern-Day Affliction

There’s a space for depressing albums, although only a narrow sliver catch our ears.  The key is to cover a sad subject in such a way as to draw empathy, or at the very least, attention.  An article in The New