Category Archives: Ambient

Pines ~ A Spirit / Lost Trail & Plains Druid ~ Our Season

Zachary Corsa, one half of Lost Trail, has gone solo in his latest outing. While the haunted ambient duo are at present drifting into shoegaze / noise territory, Corsa has just released A Spirit under his new, guitar oriented project Pines. He heads

Pines ~ A Spirit / Lost Trail & Plains Druid ~ Our Season

Zachary Corsa, one half of Lost Trail, has gone solo in his latest outing. While the haunted ambient duo are at present drifting into shoegaze / noise territory, Corsa has just released A Spirit under his new, guitar oriented project Pines. He heads

Linear Bells ~ The Stars Will Shine / Robots, Orchestra & Tones

The French label Soft was set up by David Teboul, who we know as Linear Bells. Seven months into its infancy, the non-profit label, who release experimental, ambient and drone music, have just released Teboul’s The Stars Will Shine – a monolithic double album

Linear Bells ~ The Stars Will Shine / Robots, Orchestra & Tones

The French label Soft was set up by David Teboul, who we know as Linear Bells. Seven months into its infancy, the non-profit label, who release experimental, ambient and drone music, have just released Teboul’s The Stars Will Shine – a monolithic double album

Silmus ~ shelter

The word ‘shelter’ tends to convey protection from adversity. It connotes a confined space offering refuge against broad and injurious exposure; in essence, small against large. Eagerly awaited here at ACL, the second release of Dutch one-man outfit Silmus has

Silmus ~ shelter

The word ‘shelter’ tends to convey protection from adversity. It connotes a confined space offering refuge against broad and injurious exposure; in essence, small against large. Eagerly awaited here at ACL, the second release of Dutch one-man outfit Silmus has

Cinchel ~ A House Once Lived That Never Was

Jason Shanley (Cinchel) has surprised us once again.  The last time we reviewed Cinchel, we encountered quarter-hour drones on limited edition vinyl sealed with green wax.  This time out, we find a gorgeous zine and 25 short tracks spanning the

Cinchel ~ A House Once Lived That Never Was

Jason Shanley (Cinchel) has surprised us once again.  The last time we reviewed Cinchel, we encountered quarter-hour drones on limited edition vinyl sealed with green wax.  This time out, we find a gorgeous zine and 25 short tracks spanning the

James Murray ~ Mount View

In 2012, James Murray released Floods, a metaphorical reaction to annual flooding in the Welsh mountains.  A meditation on loss, The Land Bridge, followed in 2013.  The deeply personal Mount View completes this trilogy. Quiet and meditative, it still manages to convey a sense

James Murray ~ Mount View

In 2012, James Murray released Floods, a metaphorical reaction to annual flooding in the Welsh mountains.  A meditation on loss, The Land Bridge, followed in 2013.  The deeply personal Mount View completes this trilogy. Quiet and meditative, it still manages to convey a sense

Tranquility Tapes

The first thing one notices is the art.  Alone, the covers are colorful and snazzy, but when viewed as a set, they teem with creativity and a wild, untamed abandon.  Credit Brooklyn’s Caroline Teagle for the unified look of Tranquility

Tranquility Tapes

The first thing one notices is the art.  Alone, the covers are colorful and snazzy, but when viewed as a set, they teem with creativity and a wild, untamed abandon.  Credit Brooklyn’s Caroline Teagle for the unified look of Tranquility

The Green Kingdom ~ Expanses

The imagery conjured by the artist name The Green Kingdom is lush, colorful, teeming with life.  And so it is a slight surprise to view the cover of the latest album: a vast landscape that is anything but green.  But Mike Cottone

The Green Kingdom ~ Expanses

The imagery conjured by the artist name The Green Kingdom is lush, colorful, teeming with life.  And so it is a slight surprise to view the cover of the latest album: a vast landscape that is anything but green.  But Mike Cottone

Monolyth & Cobalt ~ Polarlicht

Time Released Sound offers some of the best limited edition packaging on the market, and Polarlicht is no exception.  My copy is housed in a brown film tin and looks like something Arctic explorers might have carried, hoping their photographic evidence would

Monolyth & Cobalt ~ Polarlicht

Time Released Sound offers some of the best limited edition packaging on the market, and Polarlicht is no exception.  My copy is housed in a brown film tin and looks like something Arctic explorers might have carried, hoping their photographic evidence would