Category Archives: Ambient
Alexandr Vatagin ~ Serza
“I get by with a little help from my friends”, sings Ringo Starr, and this comforting concept has not been lost on Alexandr Vatagin. He’s spent the last couple decades collaborating with numerous artists while pursuing interests of his own through
Alexandr Vatagin ~ Serza
“I get by with a little help from my friends”, sings Ringo Starr, and this comforting concept has not been lost on Alexandr Vatagin. He’s spent the last couple decades collaborating with numerous artists while pursuing interests of his own through
Barn Owl ~ V
Evan Caminiti and Jon Porras have been exploring the more electronic facets of textural guitar compositions on a lot of solo outings, and they really bring it all together on their fifth Barn Owl album. The San Francisco duo’s provocative
Barn Owl ~ V
Evan Caminiti and Jon Porras have been exploring the more electronic facets of textural guitar compositions on a lot of solo outings, and they really bring it all together on their fifth Barn Owl album. The San Francisco duo’s provocative
Tropic of Coldness ~ unrelated causalities
A spring thaw seems to have visited the Brussels duo Tropic of Coldness: a break in the cold, allowing the snow to melt and drain away. Not that unrelated causalities is warm; six of its seven tracks are located just above the freezing
Tropic of Coldness ~ unrelated causalities
A spring thaw seems to have visited the Brussels duo Tropic of Coldness: a break in the cold, allowing the snow to melt and drain away. Not that unrelated causalities is warm; six of its seven tracks are located just above the freezing
Josh Mason ~ The Symbiont
Josh Mason‘s new transparent record is a study in abeyance: two tracks, suspended in time, in no rush to go forward or back, aware that the needle is moving toward the end while pretending not to care. The music is
Josh Mason ~ The Symbiont
Josh Mason‘s new transparent record is a study in abeyance: two tracks, suspended in time, in no rush to go forward or back, aware that the needle is moving toward the end while pretending not to care. The music is
Melodia ~ Saudades
The Portuguese word saudade refers to an intense, continuing love for people who are no longer with us, whether they have left, died or disappeared. Lovers, friends, and victims of crime are all included in the extended definition. Brazil – the
Melodia ~ Saudades
The Portuguese word saudade refers to an intense, continuing love for people who are no longer with us, whether they have left, died or disappeared. Lovers, friends, and victims of crime are all included in the extended definition. Brazil – the
Linear Bells ~ ///
Sometimes there’s no disturbance like that of daydreams passing, forever awash into the streams of streets and cars, melting into power lines that draw a deeply psychological landscape into being. Ambient, as well-meaning as it is, often obviates these projections
Linear Bells ~ ///
Sometimes there’s no disturbance like that of daydreams passing, forever awash into the streams of streets and cars, melting into power lines that draw a deeply psychological landscape into being. Ambient, as well-meaning as it is, often obviates these projections
Ross Baker ~ East of Evening
A much edgier album than one might expect from the cover, East of Evening continues Ross Baker‘s slow metamorphosis from ambient artist to experimental. It’s possible the artist doesn’t even know how far afield he’s traveled. Field recordings are once again prominent, especially
Ross Baker ~ East of Evening
A much edgier album than one might expect from the cover, East of Evening continues Ross Baker‘s slow metamorphosis from ambient artist to experimental. It’s possible the artist doesn’t even know how far afield he’s traveled. Field recordings are once again prominent, especially
Yann Novak ~ Blue.Hour
How long would you normally watch something that is slowly changing – a sunrise or sunset, a sleeping bear at the public zoo (wake up!), or the lapping of a tide? Such scenes inspire endless fascination for a few, but
Yann Novak ~ Blue.Hour
How long would you normally watch something that is slowly changing – a sunrise or sunset, a sleeping bear at the public zoo (wake up!), or the lapping of a tide? Such scenes inspire endless fascination for a few, but
a closer listen 