James Murray ~ Heavenly Waters

Water is a long standing theme in ambient music. From Michael Hoenig & Manuel Göttsching’s Early Water to William Basinski’s Water Music I & II, the concept of water—as an agent of movement and stasis—parallels that of the pure, fluid

James Murray ~ Heavenly Waters

Water is a long standing theme in ambient music. From Michael Hoenig & Manuel Göttsching’s Early Water to William Basinski’s Water Music I & II, the concept of water—as an agent of movement and stasis—parallels that of the pure, fluid

Secret Pyramid ~ Two Shadows Collide

Secret Pyramid‘s music is ocean-deep, and just like the blue, underwater kingdom, it remains an elusive and mysterious world, teeming with colossal textures and the shipwrecked debris of an old collision, which only registers as a faint smudge on the

Secret Pyramid ~ Two Shadows Collide

Secret Pyramid‘s music is ocean-deep, and just like the blue, underwater kingdom, it remains an elusive and mysterious world, teeming with colossal textures and the shipwrecked debris of an old collision, which only registers as a faint smudge on the

Ludovic Medery ~ eMERgences

One can tell what this disc is about by focusing on the capital letters.  eMERgences is about the sea.  In a piece of semantic irony, the artist’s last name also cradles the word:  Ludovic MEdeRy. With little description, one is invited

Ludovic Medery ~ eMERgences

One can tell what this disc is about by focusing on the capital letters.  eMERgences is about the sea.  In a piece of semantic irony, the artist’s last name also cradles the word:  Ludovic MEdeRy. With little description, one is invited

Fergus Kelly ~ Local Knowledge

Physical formats have seen a great deal of attrition in recent years, but the Unfathomless label has remained consistent.  Their CDs are released in pairs, sent into the world like animals leaving the ark.  Their high quality recordings, sonic diversity

Fergus Kelly ~ Local Knowledge

Physical formats have seen a great deal of attrition in recent years, but the Unfathomless label has remained consistent.  Their CDs are released in pairs, sent into the world like animals leaving the ark.  Their high quality recordings, sonic diversity

Deison | Mingle ~ Tilaventum

One needs a poet’s heart to appreciate the wrapped gift of Tilaventum: a stone from the river included with every physical purchase.  Mine is a perfectly rounded skipping stone, so I’ll need to resist the urge to try it in my own

Deison | Mingle ~ Tilaventum

One needs a poet’s heart to appreciate the wrapped gift of Tilaventum: a stone from the river included with every physical purchase.  Mine is a perfectly rounded skipping stone, so I’ll need to resist the urge to try it in my own

Brockmann Bargmann ~ Licht

Krautrock aficionados may be well-versed in the work of Timm Brockmann and Franz Bargmann in their more well-known guise as founders of the Berlin rock trio, Camera. The guitar and keys players left behind the guerilla gigs and pulsating beats

Brockmann Bargmann ~ Licht

Krautrock aficionados may be well-versed in the work of Timm Brockmann and Franz Bargmann in their more well-known guise as founders of the Berlin rock trio, Camera. The guitar and keys players left behind the guerilla gigs and pulsating beats

Organ Reframed 2017

“Curating Organ Reframed 2017 has been an incredibly exciting process. To have the opportunity to build on the organ’s rich history and bring it to the attention of a new generation of artists feels important.  It may not be the

Organ Reframed 2017

“Curating Organ Reframed 2017 has been an incredibly exciting process. To have the opportunity to build on the organ’s rich history and bring it to the attention of a new generation of artists feels important.  It may not be the

Himmelsrandt ~ 4 Moments & Rain (With Track Premiere!)

Himmelsrandt‘s Schneeland was one of our picks for Best Winter Music in 2016.  4 Moments in Rain takes a step back toward autumn, “as if in anticipation of winter”.  This lovely album pairs a re-recorded version of the four-part Rain EP with a new quartet of

Himmelsrandt ~ 4 Moments & Rain (With Track Premiere!)

Himmelsrandt‘s Schneeland was one of our picks for Best Winter Music in 2016.  4 Moments in Rain takes a step back toward autumn, “as if in anticipation of winter”.  This lovely album pairs a re-recorded version of the four-part Rain EP with a new quartet of