Stephen Fruitman

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DJ Olive :: Coco (Record Blanks)

Reviews 06/13/2015 by Stephen Fruitman

Coco might be taken as a sequel to Bodega (its cover mosaic of NYC mom and pop shopfronts succeeded by Graffiti Tags of the World), serving up […]

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Lee Anthony Norris & Porya Hatami :: The Longing Daylight (Carpe Sonum)

Reviews 06/07/2015 by Stephen Fruitman

Referencing ancient Celts and Norsemen and the Hermetic chemistry from our past and the sun—and moonlight from above, Lee Anthony Norris and Porya Hatami embark […]

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Core Shift :: A Gentle Touch (CS Music)

Reviews 06/07/2015 by Stephen Fruitman

Pure escapist uplift. This kind of optimism never gets old. A foray into unashamedly sunny downtempo, if that isn’t an oxymoron. With all positive connotations […]

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Double Review :: Hakobune (Empiric)

Reviews 06/04/2015 by Stephen Fruitman

Peerless, supple ambience, mediated over loops sets and tape layers. White and green, leaf grazing leaf. Ambient guitarist Hakobune (Takahiro Yorifuji) calls this brief moment […]

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Caught in the Wake Forever :: The Places Where I Worship You (Dronarivm)

Reviews 05/28/2015 by Stephen Fruitman

The air is certainly chilly and the water freezing, but there is much shared warmth here. Painfully unprepossessing, McGowan interweaves emotion with emotionless nature suborning […]

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SiJ :: The Earth Shrine (ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ)

Reviews 05/26/2015 by Stephen Fruitman

The Earth Shrine is not your typical eco-ambient. It pays homage to the global mystic paths once trodden in reverent balance, while hanging like the […]

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Brandon Hurtado :: Other Spaces (Moreau)

Reviews 05/23/2015 by Stephen Fruitman

After little more than half an hour, an echoing, low-slung guitar just stopping when enough, for now, has been said. Brandon Hurtado’s music has frayed […]

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