Forest Management ~ Reservation

The amber street lights glow against the cold concrete of the sidewalk. The white lights yawn over the deserted lanes of the highway, and both look dim against the black of the night sky. Your car, dusty from the journey,

Forest Management ~ Reservation

The amber street lights glow against the cold concrete of the sidewalk. The white lights yawn over the deserted lanes of the highway, and both look dim against the black of the night sky. Your car, dusty from the journey,

Porya Hatami ~ Arrivals and Departures

While many ambient releases owe a debt to Brian Eno’s Music for Airports, few share its specific subject matter.  In presentation and timbre, Porya Hatami‘s latest album can be seen as the spiritual successor to that earlier work.  The piano, textures and

Porya Hatami ~ Arrivals and Departures

While many ambient releases owe a debt to Brian Eno’s Music for Airports, few share its specific subject matter.  In presentation and timbre, Porya Hatami‘s latest album can be seen as the spiritual successor to that earlier work.  The piano, textures and

A Backward Music Trio

This season, the Backward Music label is trying something new: releasing music every few weeks in different formats.  The latest trio includes a slice of pink vinyl, a digital download and a download with zine. Upon seeing the logo of

A Backward Music Trio

This season, the Backward Music label is trying something new: releasing music every few weeks in different formats.  The latest trio includes a slice of pink vinyl, a digital download and a download with zine. Upon seeing the logo of

Pascal Savy ~ Adrift

Pascal Savy is a French musician who specializes in an organic kind of ambient that ages like the skin. His drifting drones are well versed in the art of decay, its vanquishing of youth and its intrinsic link to life.

Pascal Savy ~ Adrift

Pascal Savy is a French musician who specializes in an organic kind of ambient that ages like the skin. His drifting drones are well versed in the art of decay, its vanquishing of youth and its intrinsic link to life.

Michel Guillet ~ Unstable Distance

Parisian Michel Guillet‘s impressive resume dates back to the turn of the century: film work, dance scores, concerts and collaborations.  Unstable Distance is his fourth album.  The stated goal: “to create continuity with discontinuity.”  While the artist succeeds in his goal, the

Michel Guillet ~ Unstable Distance

Parisian Michel Guillet‘s impressive resume dates back to the turn of the century: film work, dance scores, concerts and collaborations.  Unstable Distance is his fourth album.  The stated goal: “to create continuity with discontinuity.”  While the artist succeeds in his goal, the

Wil Bolton ~ Bokeh

Bokeh feels like a true “environment”: ambient music that feels alive with the intelligence of nature. Wil Bolton has done quite a bit of sound work for art installations, where being sensitive to an actual environment is paramount. His compositions

Wil Bolton ~ Bokeh

Bokeh feels like a true “environment”: ambient music that feels alive with the intelligence of nature. Wil Bolton has done quite a bit of sound work for art installations, where being sensitive to an actual environment is paramount. His compositions

Sleevenotes ~ The Pain of Nostalgia

Sleevenotes‘ brand of post-rock owes a debt to The Echelon Effect and The American Dollar: major key melodies that dip ebullience in a sauce of melancholy.  Like The Echelon Effect, Sleevenotes is one man (Brad Couture), whose multi-tracking lends the

Sleevenotes ~ The Pain of Nostalgia

Sleevenotes‘ brand of post-rock owes a debt to The Echelon Effect and The American Dollar: major key melodies that dip ebullience in a sauce of melancholy.  Like The Echelon Effect, Sleevenotes is one man (Brad Couture), whose multi-tracking lends the

Father Howl ~ father howl

San Francisco’s Father Howl have taken us back to the beach, back into surf’s failing light, and they’ve injected the style with some fun, fun, fun! Their instrumentals ride the rocky currents, wavering between slow, melodic jams, crystal clear passages and full-on

Father Howl ~ father howl

San Francisco’s Father Howl have taken us back to the beach, back into surf’s failing light, and they’ve injected the style with some fun, fun, fun! Their instrumentals ride the rocky currents, wavering between slow, melodic jams, crystal clear passages and full-on