A Year in the Country ~ The Quietened Village

A Year in the Country continues its tradition of releasing quality music in limited “Dawn” and “Night” packaging with The Quietened Village, the top ambient pick in our Spring Music Preview.  This evocative album offers a score for crumbled communities, abandoned

A Year in the Country ~ The Quietened Village

A Year in the Country continues its tradition of releasing quality music in limited “Dawn” and “Night” packaging with The Quietened Village, the top ambient pick in our Spring Music Preview.  This evocative album offers a score for crumbled communities, abandoned

Celer ~ Inside the Head of Gods

Celer‘s ambient music is a quietly stirring dream that flutters around the eyelashes of reality. By now, ambient listeners should be well-acquainted with the hushed, introspective music of Will Long. Inside the Head of Gods is barely there itself, its short, organ-led pieces

Celer ~ Inside the Head of Gods

Celer‘s ambient music is a quietly stirring dream that flutters around the eyelashes of reality. By now, ambient listeners should be well-acquainted with the hushed, introspective music of Will Long. Inside the Head of Gods is barely there itself, its short, organ-led pieces

Western Skies Motel ~ Settlers/Generations (With Stream Premiere!)

Denmark’s Western Skies Motel has taken a while to break through to our site, having previously released works on Audio Gourmet, Preserved Sound, and (sadly) the last release ever on Twice Removed.  But René Gonzàlez Schelbeck has finally found the cover art to

Western Skies Motel ~ Settlers/Generations (With Stream Premiere!)

Denmark’s Western Skies Motel has taken a while to break through to our site, having previously released works on Audio Gourmet, Preserved Sound, and (sadly) the last release ever on Twice Removed.  But René Gonzàlez Schelbeck has finally found the cover art to

Guy Gelem ~ Entirety

There is a heart-rending melancholia in Guy Gelem’s Entirety, an atmospheric sadness that grounds the whole album onto a reverent mood. “Letters”, the opening track, serves as a powerful introduction to a tearful state of reverie, hinting with its post-rock

Guy Gelem ~ Entirety

There is a heart-rending melancholia in Guy Gelem’s Entirety, an atmospheric sadness that grounds the whole album onto a reverent mood. “Letters”, the opening track, serves as a powerful introduction to a tearful state of reverie, hinting with its post-rock

Sontag Shogun ~ “Tale” Remixed/2015, NYC

As Brooklyn’s Sontag Shogun prepares for the release of a new album later next year, they continue to re-visit older recordings and experiment with templates for the new.  On “Tale” Remixed, they invite some friends to re-interpret their work; on the 2015, NYC cassette, they

Sontag Shogun ~ “Tale” Remixed/2015, NYC

As Brooklyn’s Sontag Shogun prepares for the release of a new album later next year, they continue to re-visit older recordings and experiment with templates for the new.  On “Tale” Remixed, they invite some friends to re-interpret their work; on the 2015, NYC cassette, they

Explosions in the Sky ~ The Wilderness

With the release of The Wilderness, the old fan forum conversations begin anew: has success changed EitS?  Is the album a step forward or a step back?  Should artists continue to do the same thing, or try something new?  To which I

Explosions in the Sky ~ The Wilderness

With the release of The Wilderness, the old fan forum conversations begin anew: has success changed EitS?  Is the album a step forward or a step back?  Should artists continue to do the same thing, or try something new?  To which I

IXTAB ~ Alea

IXTAB’s music is a set of fangs in prime condition, ready and waiting to sink deeply into the raw flesh of its prey, satiating its hunger as it does so. Techno music is often dark, but Alea‘s dark colouring conceals an interesting

IXTAB ~ Alea

IXTAB’s music is a set of fangs in prime condition, ready and waiting to sink deeply into the raw flesh of its prey, satiating its hunger as it does so. Techno music is often dark, but Alea‘s dark colouring conceals an interesting

Folklore Tapes ~ Black Dog Traditions of England

Ian Humberstone and David Chatton Barker have done it again.  Two years have passed since Theo Brown and the Folklore of Dartmoor, and many fine sets have been released by Folklore Tapes since then, but Black Dog Traditions of England is the heir apparent

Folklore Tapes ~ Black Dog Traditions of England

Ian Humberstone and David Chatton Barker have done it again.  Two years have passed since Theo Brown and the Folklore of Dartmoor, and many fine sets have been released by Folklore Tapes since then, but Black Dog Traditions of England is the heir apparent