Drifting in Polar Seas
Toronto’s Polar Seas label returns this month with a pair of evocative albums, one ambient and one modern composition. Mathieu Lamontagne‘s Obsolescence Programmée is a soft meditation on disposable culture, while Mikael Lind‘s Strings and Clusters detaches and reassembles violin, viola and cello phrases until they
Drifting in Polar Seas
Toronto’s Polar Seas label returns this month with a pair of evocative albums, one ambient and one modern composition. Mathieu Lamontagne‘s Obsolescence Programmée is a soft meditation on disposable culture, while Mikael Lind‘s Strings and Clusters detaches and reassembles violin, viola and cello phrases until they
Common Eider, King Eider ~ A Wound of Body
A Wound of Body is the first part of a two-album series by dark ambient experimentalist Common Eider, King Eider, which delves into “wounds at once physical and spiritual, social and societal, natural and environmental”. A harsh fragility permeates the entire
Common Eider, King Eider ~ A Wound of Body
A Wound of Body is the first part of a two-album series by dark ambient experimentalist Common Eider, King Eider, which delves into “wounds at once physical and spiritual, social and societal, natural and environmental”. A harsh fragility permeates the entire
Less Bells ~ Solifuge
Solifuge is a sweet surprise, a debut album that seems to emerge out of nowhere and makes an instant impact. During its live debut at a sunset concert in Joshua Tree, California, Less Bells (Julia Carpenter and friends) was paired with a stop-motion
Less Bells ~ Solifuge
Solifuge is a sweet surprise, a debut album that seems to emerge out of nowhere and makes an instant impact. During its live debut at a sunset concert in Joshua Tree, California, Less Bells (Julia Carpenter and friends) was paired with a stop-motion
bvdub ~ Drowning in Daylight
Drowning in Daylight is pure magic. Elasticated vocals appear like spectres out of time, submerging themselves in the depths of reverb and invincible levels of love. Echoing harmonies and repeating pulses of patient sound build and build, while a thin,
bvdub ~ Drowning in Daylight
Drowning in Daylight is pure magic. Elasticated vocals appear like spectres out of time, submerging themselves in the depths of reverb and invincible levels of love. Echoing harmonies and repeating pulses of patient sound build and build, while a thin,
Dustin Wong ~ Fluid World Building 101 With Shaman Bambu
‘World building’ is a concept I’ve seen used mostly in literature and videogames, but there’s a rarely recognized limited measure of it that’s been used in popular music, primarily in prog rock, in which fantasy and sci-fi have historical significance
Dustin Wong ~ Fluid World Building 101 With Shaman Bambu
‘World building’ is a concept I’ve seen used mostly in literature and videogames, but there’s a rarely recognized limited measure of it that’s been used in popular music, primarily in prog rock, in which fantasy and sci-fi have historical significance
H. Takahashi ~ Low Power
Tokyo resident H. Takahashi uses a background in architecture and sound design to good advantage. Both areas can be thought of as being one and the same, the former being confined to physical construction and outward manifestation, and the latter
H. Takahashi ~ Low Power
Tokyo resident H. Takahashi uses a background in architecture and sound design to good advantage. Both areas can be thought of as being one and the same, the former being confined to physical construction and outward manifestation, and the latter
Father Howl ~ Wayward Doctrine
The little ghost from the band’s self-titled debut may be gone, but it’s been replaced by a host of new terrors, portrayed in the Crumb-like cover design from Aaron Guadamuz: drugs, mass media, scornful adults. Inside the disc are other
Father Howl ~ Wayward Doctrine
The little ghost from the band’s self-titled debut may be gone, but it’s been replaced by a host of new terrors, portrayed in the Crumb-like cover design from Aaron Guadamuz: drugs, mass media, scornful adults. Inside the disc are other
LCNL 099: Fabio Perletta presents Japanese Composers II [mix]
Italian microsound maestro Fabio Perletta presents an exquisite and elegant sequel to his 2017 mix for Secret Thirteen. Both mixes solely feature composers and musicians from Japan. Fabio freely intermixes a variety of genres and time periods, producing a stunningly complex
LCNL 099: Fabio Perletta presents Japanese Composers II [mix]
Italian microsound maestro Fabio Perletta presents an exquisite and elegant sequel to his 2017 mix for Secret Thirteen. Both mixes solely feature composers and musicians from Japan. Fabio freely intermixes a variety of genres and time periods, producing a stunningly complex
a closer listen 