Released on Lawrence English’s long-running Room40 label, Continuity is a conceptual and sonic triumph—an ambient album that dares to interrogate the very structures through which we process and interpret the world.
Author: Don Haugen
A-Sun Amissa :: We Are Not Our Dread (Gizeh)
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Sons Of Melancholia :: Desert The Non-World EP (Facade Electronics)
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Slowcream :: dan/s (No.Nine)
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Day Before Us :: Dim Shores of Eternity (Les Nouvelles Propagandes)
A culmination of everything Day Before Us has cultivated over the past decade, while venturing into even more radiant, immersive terrain. For listeners willing to let go and drift in its pull, Dim Shores of Eternity is one of the most beautiful and haunting releases of the year—a spiritual monument built from silence, sorrow, and sublime sound.
Loscil :: Lake Fire (Kranky)
Lake Fire is not only a testament to Morgan’s artistic growth but also a powerful reflection on the ongoing dialogue between destruction and creation—an urgent reminder of our interconnected existence. It’s a profoundly dense and beautiful, contemplative work that offers both solace and insight in turbulent times.
Susana López :: Materia Vibrante (Elevator Bath)
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Mike Lazarev :: Tarnished Tapes and Saturated Signals (Dronarivm)
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