Ben McElroy ~ 1,000 Sewing Machines

Nottingham’s multi-disciplinary Ben McElroy has been coming on strong in recent months, with a pair of short, enchanting EPs followed by an alluring album.  We were drawn in by the cover, but once we heard the music, we realized that this was

Ruhe ~ A Beautiful Weakness

The latest release on Audio Gourmet may represent its best tea break to date.  Imagine setting fifteen minutes aside to enjoy a cup of tea.  While your tea is brewing, you retrieve your mail and find the following: a slightly

Lights Dim ~ Deep Summer

Lights Dim‘s Marek Kaminski is well known to many of our readers by sound, although perhaps not by name.  He’s also part of the post-rock ensemble New Century Classics, whose classically-influenced recordings have set them well ahead of their peers.

Spheruleus ~ Dissolve

Many recordings are born of inspiration, but Dissolve was born of a lack of inspiration, which is not to say that it isn’t inspired.  This two-track outing from Harry Towell (Spheruleus) was birthed as severe writer’s block led him to imagine a richer physical environment