Category Archives: Ambient
Black Elk ~ Sparks
Having resided on the fringes of the experimental music scene for the past three years or so, I have time and again been utterly fascinated by the people involved in it; their passion for music and nothing else, their willingness
Black Elk ~ Sparks
Having resided on the fringes of the experimental music scene for the past three years or so, I have time and again been utterly fascinated by the people involved in it; their passion for music and nothing else, their willingness
Inner Trip ~ Initiate
Inner Trip is the alias of Iranian musician Saman N. and Initiate acts as his sophomore release. Initiate avoids the curse of the follow-up that many artists seem to struggle with, largely due to the deeply personal vision that exists inside the music. Every
Inner Trip ~ Initiate
Inner Trip is the alias of Iranian musician Saman N. and Initiate acts as his sophomore release. Initiate avoids the curse of the follow-up that many artists seem to struggle with, largely due to the deeply personal vision that exists inside the music. Every
Sima Kim ~ Songs
Sima Kim’s album comes with the unimaginative title Songs, probably because he has for the first time added vocals to his minimal ambient compositions. The song titles of the two original tracks in this ep are simply “I” and “II” but
Sima Kim ~ Songs
Sima Kim’s album comes with the unimaginative title Songs, probably because he has for the first time added vocals to his minimal ambient compositions. The song titles of the two original tracks in this ep are simply “I” and “II” but
IA ~ Peak of Anchorite
There’s a part of ambient music closely tied to drone, the part that concerns itself mostly with repetition, that has distanced itself from both the ‘lightness’ of setting the mind adrift as self-spectator and the ‘heaviness’ of noisy irruptions of
IA ~ Peak of Anchorite
There’s a part of ambient music closely tied to drone, the part that concerns itself mostly with repetition, that has distanced itself from both the ‘lightness’ of setting the mind adrift as self-spectator and the ‘heaviness’ of noisy irruptions of
Jerome Faria ~ Overlapse
Overlapse comes to us from the Portuguese netlabel Enough Records (“Free Music For Free People”), whose philosophy we somewhat agree with (free is nice) and somewhat not (we like our vinyl!). But any label that brings us fine music is a
Jerome Faria ~ Overlapse
Overlapse comes to us from the Portuguese netlabel Enough Records (“Free Music For Free People”), whose philosophy we somewhat agree with (free is nice) and somewhat not (we like our vinyl!). But any label that brings us fine music is a
David Newlyn ~ Deterioration
The worlds of digital and analog recording have always existed, if not in a state of outright warfare, at least in decidedly unharmonious discord. Analog is a retreat for the purists, the cardigan-clad record or cassette collector pawing through the
David Newlyn ~ Deterioration
The worlds of digital and analog recording have always existed, if not in a state of outright warfare, at least in decidedly unharmonious discord. Analog is a retreat for the purists, the cardigan-clad record or cassette collector pawing through the
Fieldhead ~ a correction
The first 18 seconds sound like a voyage, or a goodbye. Waves lap; hulls creak; a quiet bird seems to cry. Paul Elam (Fieldhead) recently left the moors of Leeds for the wider expanses of Canada, and a correction is his
Fieldhead ~ a correction
The first 18 seconds sound like a voyage, or a goodbye. Waves lap; hulls creak; a quiet bird seems to cry. Paul Elam (Fieldhead) recently left the moors of Leeds for the wider expanses of Canada, and a correction is his
Darren Hayman ~ Lido
“Summer is almost over!” This lament has been picking up steam in recent days, but it’s not entirely true. Technically, there’s still a month of summer left, even if school has already begun in some parts and vacations have ended.
Darren Hayman ~ Lido
“Summer is almost over!” This lament has been picking up steam in recent days, but it’s not entirely true. Technically, there’s still a month of summer left, even if school has already begun in some parts and vacations have ended.
a closer listen 