Posts Tagged: Eilean Records

Otto Solange ~ шон

If a turntablist album were to marry a hauntology album, the child might sound something like шон (Poles).  This is the previously hidden side of an artist normally known for making ambient-minded music under another name.  There’s a hint of Endtroducing

Otto Solange ~ шон

If a turntablist album were to marry a hauntology album, the child might sound something like шон (Poles).  This is the previously hidden side of an artist normally known for making ambient-minded music under another name.  There’s a hint of Endtroducing

Ecovillage ~ Hold My Hand

After six albums, Emil Holmstrom and Peter Wikstrom (Ecovillage) feel that they have finally achieved the sound they have always sought.  “In some sense,” they write, “it’s our first (album).”  A trip around Southeast Asia was incredibly inspiring, as reflected

Ecovillage ~ Hold My Hand

After six albums, Emil Holmstrom and Peter Wikstrom (Ecovillage) feel that they have finally achieved the sound they have always sought.  “In some sense,” they write, “it’s our first (album).”  A trip around Southeast Asia was incredibly inspiring, as reflected

Cicely Irvine ~ Excavation

A September-soft light flutters around Cicely Irvine‘s Excavation. The new season brings with it a new start, a new day. The golden music of Excavation awakens in the Fall. Summer has gone, but its ghost still haunts the air. The

Cicely Irvine ~ Excavation

A September-soft light flutters around Cicely Irvine‘s Excavation. The new season brings with it a new start, a new day. The golden music of Excavation awakens in the Fall. Summer has gone, but its ghost still haunts the air. The

Sound Meccano / Jura Laiva ~ Salty Wind And Inner Fire

Salty Wind And Inner Fire navigates through and vividly explores its new surroundings. Beginning with the kindling of a young fire, the ambient music gracing this collaboration between sound designer and field recordist Sound Meccano and ambient guitarist Jura Laiva is an animated story

Sound Meccano / Jura Laiva ~ Salty Wind And Inner Fire

Salty Wind And Inner Fire navigates through and vividly explores its new surroundings. Beginning with the kindling of a young fire, the ambient music gracing this collaboration between sound designer and field recordist Sound Meccano and ambient guitarist Jura Laiva is an animated story

ACL 2016: The Year’s Best Labels

France’s Eilean Records ascends to the top spot this year, followed by Erased Tapes and 1631 Recordings.  These labels each released an impressive amount of work in 2016, all of consistent quality.  Each is a role model for the industry.  One has been

ACL 2016: The Year’s Best Labels

France’s Eilean Records ascends to the top spot this year, followed by Erased Tapes and 1631 Recordings.  These labels each released an impressive amount of work in 2016, all of consistent quality.  Each is a role model for the industry.  One has been

An Eilean Spring (Part III): Uwe Zahn, Porya Hatami & Darren McClure

Eilean Records is only releasing one album in May, a collaborative effort that brings together three different artists from three different nations:  Uwe Zahn/Arovane (Germany), Porya Hatami (Iran) and Darren McClure (Japan).  Each has a specific field of expertise, ranging from

An Eilean Spring (Part III): Uwe Zahn, Porya Hatami & Darren McClure

Eilean Records is only releasing one album in May, a collaborative effort that brings together three different artists from three different nations:  Uwe Zahn/Arovane (Germany), Porya Hatami (Iran) and Darren McClure (Japan).  Each has a specific field of expertise, ranging from

An Eilean Spring (Part II): Daniel K. Bohm & Phi Bui

Eilean Records continues to investigate its experimental side with its third and fourth releases of the season: a mysterious outing from Daniel K. Böhm and an elaborate, cross-genre debut from Phi Bui. Daniel K. Böhm’s Carrier comes with a carefully constructed fictional back

An Eilean Spring (Part II): Daniel K. Bohm & Phi Bui

Eilean Records continues to investigate its experimental side with its third and fourth releases of the season: a mysterious outing from Daniel K. Böhm and an elaborate, cross-genre debut from Phi Bui. Daniel K. Böhm’s Carrier comes with a carefully constructed fictional back

An Eilean Spring (Part I): Jason Van Wyk & Chris Dooks

One of our favorite labels of 2015 continues to come on strong in 2016.  The difference this year is that the label has made a conscious effort to expand its sound palette.  Spring’s releases begin in the ambient vein, but

An Eilean Spring (Part I): Jason Van Wyk & Chris Dooks

One of our favorite labels of 2015 continues to come on strong in 2016.  The difference this year is that the label has made a conscious effort to expand its sound palette.  Spring’s releases begin in the ambient vein, but