The Royal Arctic Institute ~ From Catnap to Coma

Is post-rock meant to be this relaxing?  According to The Royal Arctic Institute, this isn’t post-rock, it’s “post-everything.”  The album encompasses lounge, jazz (regular and dark) and even ambience.  The Jersey quintet has chosen their moniker and album title well, as From

The Royal Arctic Institute ~ From Catnap to Coma

Is post-rock meant to be this relaxing?  According to The Royal Arctic Institute, this isn’t post-rock, it’s “post-everything.”  The album encompasses lounge, jazz (regular and dark) and even ambience.  The Jersey quintet has chosen their moniker and album title well, as From

Jim Perkins ~ Immersed in Clouds

The EP may be short, but so is the life of a cloud.  We identify shapes in clouds, turn to a friend, look again, and all too often the shapes are gone.  Such is the nature of the skies, as

Jim Perkins ~ Immersed in Clouds

The EP may be short, but so is the life of a cloud.  We identify shapes in clouds, turn to a friend, look again, and all too often the shapes are gone.  Such is the nature of the skies, as

Blutch ~ Terre Promise

Terre Promise (Promised Land) is an uplifting album, dedicated to Blutch‘s native Brittany.  The title’s dual implication is that there is such a place, and that we might strive to arrive there, whether on earth or in heaven.  The choral vocals of

Blutch ~ Terre Promise

Terre Promise (Promised Land) is an uplifting album, dedicated to Blutch‘s native Brittany.  The title’s dual implication is that there is such a place, and that we might strive to arrive there, whether on earth or in heaven.  The choral vocals of

Ben McElroy ~ How I Learnt To Disengage From The Pack

The Slow Music Movement Label plunges into winter with an album suited to its theme.  The Irish folk of multi-instrumentalist Ben McElroy seems to have been snatched from time, composed for a harvest festival or a mild day in the midst of

Ben McElroy ~ How I Learnt To Disengage From The Pack

The Slow Music Movement Label plunges into winter with an album suited to its theme.  The Irish folk of multi-instrumentalist Ben McElroy seems to have been snatched from time, composed for a harvest festival or a mild day in the midst of

Vilhelm Bromander ~ aurora

There are times when we check an album’s genre tags on Bandcamp to be sure we are in the right area. Does the artist consider their work drone or ambient, for example? It’s a useful pointer if we are feeling

Vilhelm Bromander ~ aurora

There are times when we check an album’s genre tags on Bandcamp to be sure we are in the right area. Does the artist consider their work drone or ambient, for example? It’s a useful pointer if we are feeling

Jimmy Behan ~ Here We Are Now

If the pandemic prompted some people to reach for their duvet and binge Tiger King, then it also sparked a creative burst in others. Take up knitting, finish that novel, write that album, and so on. We’ve observed the phenomenon

Jimmy Behan ~ Here We Are Now

If the pandemic prompted some people to reach for their duvet and binge Tiger King, then it also sparked a creative burst in others. Take up knitting, finish that novel, write that album, and so on. We’ve observed the phenomenon

aircode ~ Grounded

Few people visiting our website today thought, “I hope they review an album about moss!”  And yet, here one is, proving once again that sometimes we don’t know what we like until we hear it.  This is the debut album

aircode ~ Grounded

Few people visiting our website today thought, “I hope they review an album about moss!”  And yet, here one is, proving once again that sometimes we don’t know what we like until we hear it.  This is the debut album

Racine ~ Amitiés

These days, nearly every album is a COVID album, but few have recognized the most basic of positive forces: amitiés (friendships).  Racine‘s album is an expression of distress caused by quarantine and isolation, but it is also a hand reaching for

Racine ~ Amitiés

These days, nearly every album is a COVID album, but few have recognized the most basic of positive forces: amitiés (friendships).  Racine‘s album is an expression of distress caused by quarantine and isolation, but it is also a hand reaching for