The dominant emotion on display in the album is a contemplative moodiness—most tracks are led by acoustic piano melodies, which often interweave with subtly manipulated […]
Author: Eric Sorenson
Nothing But Noise :: Not Bleeding Red (Future Noise Music)
Without ever dropping a drumbeat over its hour-and-forty-minute runtime, Not Bleeding Red still keeps the listener engaged and entranced. Analog synth, Berlin-school ambient from the […]
Sean Byrd :: Always Was (Plastic Sound Supply)
The emotional swells and transitions Byrd builds into his tracks sometimes lead to moments of pure transcendence, too, as on the album’s aptly-titled closer “Something […]
Kingbastard :: Lost Property (Herb)
Crackling static, digitally manipulated field recordings of birds, lovely chord progressions played on guitar and piano, and pastoral atmospheres await the Lost Property listener. I […]
Ion Driver :: Waves (Addictech)
Dennis Bunton’s multi-instrumentalist talent on acoustic guitar and piano and his ability to draw elements from a wide array of electronic styles set this release […]
Krusseldorf :: From Soil to Space (Aleph Zero)
Krusseldorf’s sound extends and advances the psychedelic ambient archetype with glitchy elements and sophisticated melodic development, making this an album that rewards repeated listenings with […]
Steindór Kristinsson :: Flute Machine EP (Shipwrec)
This 12″ release on Shipwrec is lusher and less glitchy than 2003’s Milli Tónverka, and even more surprisingly, introduces Middle Eastern tonalities and instrumentation. [Release […]
Author :: Author (Tectonic)
Diverse in the stylistic bases they cover, yet unified by the mood and technical skill underpinning their production, Ruckspin and Sparrow have put together a […]
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