Posts Tagged: Blackford Hill

Ultramarine ~ Send and Return
We reference the early stars of techno so often we forget many of them are still active and relevant. Ultramarine is one of these acts, known for their pastoral tone and patiently unfolding pieces. Active since 1989, the duo has never

Ultramarine ~ Send and Return
We reference the early stars of techno so often we forget many of them are still active and relevant. Ultramarine is one of these acts, known for their pastoral tone and patiently unfolding pieces. Active since 1989, the duo has never

Rob St. John ~ Örö
Örö is a multi-media extravaganza, another aesthetic triumph from Blackford Hill. The pack includes an installation film, an artist’s book, a lathe-cut 7″ and an additional hour and 33 minutes of season-based field recordings from the former military island of Örö

Rob St. John ~ Örö
Örö is a multi-media extravaganza, another aesthetic triumph from Blackford Hill. The pack includes an installation film, an artist’s book, a lathe-cut 7″ and an additional hour and 33 minutes of season-based field recordings from the former military island of Örö

ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Ambient
The best ambient albums of the year include a set of short stories, an ode to a remote island, a celebration of sailing, a score to ice diving and an expression of hope from Ukraine. Fans of classic ambience will

ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Ambient
The best ambient albums of the year include a set of short stories, an ode to a remote island, a celebration of sailing, a score to ice diving and an expression of hope from Ukraine. Fans of classic ambience will

Holmes + atten Ash ~ Saturnian
Saturn has 83 moons while we only have one. This seems horribly unfair, and I intend to bring it up with the Bureau of Moon Distribution. Then again, we also have humans and they don’t, so that’s a toss-up. It

Holmes + atten Ash ~ Saturnian
Saturn has 83 moons while we only have one. This seems horribly unfair, and I intend to bring it up with the Bureau of Moon Distribution. Then again, we also have humans and they don’t, so that’s a toss-up. It

Morgan Szymański & Tommy Perman ~ Music for the Moon and the Trees
Music for the Moon and the Trees is a warm album that honors its title. Morgan Szymanski‘s guitar is made from an Italian red spruce selected by Luciano Lovadina under a full moon; the album was conceived in Tommy Perman‘s family woodland

Morgan Szymański & Tommy Perman ~ Music for the Moon and the Trees
Music for the Moon and the Trees is a warm album that honors its title. Morgan Szymanski‘s guitar is made from an Italian red spruce selected by Luciano Lovadina under a full moon; the album was conceived in Tommy Perman‘s family woodland

Various Artists ~ Peace and Plenty
Concurrent with the release of Blackford Hill’s print journal Oscillations #3 comes a 36-track compilation curated by Simon Lewin and Tommy Perman to raise funds for UNICEF’s work in Ukraine. The cover collage is bright and colorful, the title hopeful and encouraging, an idyllic

Various Artists ~ Peace and Plenty
Concurrent with the release of Blackford Hill’s print journal Oscillations #3 comes a 36-track compilation curated by Simon Lewin and Tommy Perman to raise funds for UNICEF’s work in Ukraine. The cover collage is bright and colorful, the title hopeful and encouraging, an idyllic

Arun Sood ~ Searching Erskine
Searching Erskine is an album, a book, a film and an exhibition: another elaborate release from the always-reliable Blackford Hill. The project is a tribute to the history of Vallay, an island situated two miles off the Northwest coast of Uist,

Arun Sood ~ Searching Erskine
Searching Erskine is an album, a book, a film and an exhibition: another elaborate release from the always-reliable Blackford Hill. The project is a tribute to the history of Vallay, an island situated two miles off the Northwest coast of Uist,

Blackford Hill ~ Transmissions / Volume One
Simon Lewin’s recently founded Blackford Hill label continues its amazing run of releases with the charity compilation Transmissions / Volume One. All profits go to the housing and homelessness charity Shelter. The 2CD hardback edition is a treasure, with 32 pages of extras

Blackford Hill ~ Transmissions / Volume One
Simon Lewin’s recently founded Blackford Hill label continues its amazing run of releases with the charity compilation Transmissions / Volume One. All profits go to the housing and homelessness charity Shelter. The 2CD hardback edition is a treasure, with 32 pages of extras