Mark Lyken | Emma Dove ~ Mirror Lands (Deluxe Edition)

One of our favorite field recording works of last year, Mark Lyken and Emma Dove‘s Mirror Lands, is about to get the deluxe treatment from Time Released Sound.  Those who missed it last time will have another shot this Sunday!  To celebrate the

Mark Lyken | Emma Dove ~ Mirror Lands (Deluxe Edition)

One of our favorite field recording works of last year, Mark Lyken and Emma Dove‘s Mirror Lands, is about to get the deluxe treatment from Time Released Sound.  Those who missed it last time will have another shot this Sunday!  To celebrate the

Dauw & Eilean Records ~ Dialog Tapes

Easily one of the finest ambient releases of the season, this inspired partnership brings together two labels and fifteen artists for a series of collaborative ventures.  Artists from Dauw and Eilean Records were matched up, as if on musical dates.

Dauw & Eilean Records ~ Dialog Tapes

Easily one of the finest ambient releases of the season, this inspired partnership brings together two labels and fifteen artists for a series of collaborative ventures.  Artists from Dauw and Eilean Records were matched up, as if on musical dates.

Krojc / Fischerle ~ John, Betty and Stella

By far the strangest release of the season, John, Betty and Stella cuts dialogue from English-language training records, rearranges them into little plays, and places them over an electronic backdrop.  It’s the best use of old dialogue we’ve heard since 2012’s Tyneham House.

Krojc / Fischerle ~ John, Betty and Stella

By far the strangest release of the season, John, Betty and Stella cuts dialogue from English-language training records, rearranges them into little plays, and places them over an electronic backdrop.  It’s the best use of old dialogue we’ve heard since 2012’s Tyneham House.

Various Artists ~ You Are Welcome Here

The international refugee crisis has exposed veins of both kindness and fear, challenging assumptions of nation and immigration.  This new compilation (which features all unreleased tracks) is a humble attempt to draw attention and much needed hope to a seemingly

Various Artists ~ You Are Welcome Here

The international refugee crisis has exposed veins of both kindness and fear, challenging assumptions of nation and immigration.  This new compilation (which features all unreleased tracks) is a humble attempt to draw attention and much needed hope to a seemingly

Masayoshi Fujita ~ Apologues

The cover art for Apologues works upon an intriguing mirroring that makes the frottage-like forms look as if they were a landscape in which a forest stands over a lake. It is a sort of distillation of the natural into

Masayoshi Fujita ~ Apologues

The cover art for Apologues works upon an intriguing mirroring that makes the frottage-like forms look as if they were a landscape in which a forest stands over a lake. It is a sort of distillation of the natural into

All We Expected / Raum Kingdom ~ Split

With an A side from an instrumental post-rock band and a B side from a guttural post-metal band, it’s easy to guess which we’ll like best.  The surprise is that the two make such a lovely racket together. Belgium’s All We

All We Expected / Raum Kingdom ~ Split

With an A side from an instrumental post-rock band and a B side from a guttural post-metal band, it’s easy to guess which we’ll like best.  The surprise is that the two make such a lovely racket together. Belgium’s All We

Jeff Stonehouse ~ Mariner’s Willow

When gazing into the stained, murky pools of ambient music, life is frequently called into question, love is evoked and the power of remembrance rises to the surface. As we gaze into the inky-blue of the music, all three appear

Jeff Stonehouse ~ Mariner’s Willow

When gazing into the stained, murky pools of ambient music, life is frequently called into question, love is evoked and the power of remembrance rises to the surface. As we gaze into the inky-blue of the music, all three appear

Various Artists ~ Variables

The challenge: “writing, arranging, performing, recording, editing and mastering an album from scratch to release in 7 days.”  The players:  a cross-section of the bigo & twigetti roster, including Antonymes, Beatrice Chaume, Chris Perren (Nonsemble), Jim Perkins, Leah Kardos, Lucy Claire,

Various Artists ~ Variables

The challenge: “writing, arranging, performing, recording, editing and mastering an album from scratch to release in 7 days.”  The players:  a cross-section of the bigo & twigetti roster, including Antonymes, Beatrice Chaume, Chris Perren (Nonsemble), Jim Perkins, Leah Kardos, Lucy Claire,