Francis MacDonald ~ Hamilton Mausoleum Suite

Two things should be said upfront.  This album is about Hamilton, but not about that Hamilton; and it’s about a mausoleum, but it’s not morose.  Not that any expected rapping, but the title does imply the funereal.  A further surprise is that Francis

Francis MacDonald ~ Hamilton Mausoleum Suite

Two things should be said upfront.  This album is about Hamilton, but not about that Hamilton; and it’s about a mausoleum, but it’s not morose.  Not that any expected rapping, but the title does imply the funereal.  A further surprise is that Francis

Ian Hawgood + Giulio Aldinucci ~ Consequence Shadows

Ian Hawgood‘s second January collaboration is far different from his first.  Although the music is still ambient, and the cover art (Eirik Holmøyvik) equally stunning, this duo’s sonic palette has been expanded to include field recordings and electronics.  Where Faintly Recollected is

Ian Hawgood + Giulio Aldinucci ~ Consequence Shadows

Ian Hawgood‘s second January collaboration is far different from his first.  Although the music is still ambient, and the cover art (Eirik Holmøyvik) equally stunning, this duo’s sonic palette has been expanded to include field recordings and electronics.  Where Faintly Recollected is

Alex Augier ~ Germination

Our eyes were first drawn to the Roly Porter remix, but Alex Augier‘s Germination succeeds on its own merits.  The high-profile name does its job, and the association is apt, as this music should appeal to fans of Third Law.  Like Porter, Augier allows

Alex Augier ~ Germination

Our eyes were first drawn to the Roly Porter remix, but Alex Augier‘s Germination succeeds on its own merits.  The high-profile name does its job, and the association is apt, as this music should appeal to fans of Third Law.  Like Porter, Augier allows

Joshua Bonnetta ~ Low Islands / Videobasic ~ To our good friends in the Western Alps

Italy’s Canti Magnetici label gets into the spirit of winter with a pair of cold cabin tapes.  The first leaves the safety of the cabin to travel into the storm; the second stays inside and makes a pleasant racket. Joshua

Joshua Bonnetta ~ Low Islands / Videobasic ~ To our good friends in the Western Alps

Italy’s Canti Magnetici label gets into the spirit of winter with a pair of cold cabin tapes.  The first leaves the safety of the cabin to travel into the storm; the second stays inside and makes a pleasant racket. Joshua

Jonas Reinhardt ~ Conclave Surge

The last Jonas Reinhardt album we reviewed was accompanied by a DVD; this time, the visuals are left to the mind.  The cover is the exception, implying holiness and hush: one might see candles in this image, or the pipes of

Jonas Reinhardt ~ Conclave Surge

The last Jonas Reinhardt album we reviewed was accompanied by a DVD; this time, the visuals are left to the mind.  The cover is the exception, implying holiness and hush: one might see candles in this image, or the pipes of

Bana Haffar ~ Matiere

All manner of gorgeous tracks occupy Bana Haffar‘s Soundcloud page, many unreleased.  The Los Angeles artist has been swiftly building her sonic resume over the past two years, and Matiere is her latest public declaration.  This follow-up to last year’s Alif 12″ sees her continue

Bana Haffar ~ Matiere

All manner of gorgeous tracks occupy Bana Haffar‘s Soundcloud page, many unreleased.  The Los Angeles artist has been swiftly building her sonic resume over the past two years, and Matiere is her latest public declaration.  This follow-up to last year’s Alif 12″ sees her continue

Swoop And Cross ~ Stories Of Disintegration

Playing a series of lost, well-worn images on a silent screen, Stories Of Disintegration runs without the need of a projectionist, relaying an old photograph for an audience of just one. Swoop And Cross (Portuguese and London-based composer and musician

Swoop And Cross ~ Stories Of Disintegration

Playing a series of lost, well-worn images on a silent screen, Stories Of Disintegration runs without the need of a projectionist, relaying an old photograph for an audience of just one. Swoop And Cross (Portuguese and London-based composer and musician

LCNL 089: ▲†NONCONNAH’S Long Live Witch House Mix ’18†▲

The author of this mix, Zachary Corsa, should be familiar to our regular readers. He played in the drone group Lost Trail with his wife Denny, and solo as the ambient-folk project Pines. He ran Wood Thrush Tapes and writes for

LCNL 089: ▲†NONCONNAH’S Long Live Witch House Mix ’18†▲

The author of this mix, Zachary Corsa, should be familiar to our regular readers. He played in the drone group Lost Trail with his wife Denny, and solo as the ambient-folk project Pines. He ran Wood Thrush Tapes and writes for