A Vast And Decaying Appearance has an almost anthemic, multi-instrumental core around which its synth, textures and samples rivet and cohere. The background of (ghost) […]
Reviews
Harold Budd & Jane Maru :: Jane 1-11 / Harold Budd :: Jane 12-21 (Darla)
Seeds float on their fluff like a hot summertime snowfall, and Budd’s airy synthesizer bears them that much further afield. Our world and welcome to it. […]
Hessien :: Your Empire, In Decline (The Long Story Recording Company)
Evocative scaping of a generally melancholic cast, Hessien’s mix of air and substance uniting the newer ambient waves. Your Empire, In Decline sees igloo review regular, Tim Martin (Maps […]
Mikkel Meyer :: Diamonds EP (Rump)
A lovely slice of techno with promising hints of future developments from Mikkel Meyer. Too often one see a Teutonic name on a release and expects […]
Robert Curgenven :: They tore the earth… (Recorded Fields Editions)
For all the prevailing visceral, startling and bleak tenor, there are passages where crumbling timbres recede into shimmering suspension—a kind of calm, a glimpse perhaps […]
V/A :: Enter the Plague (MinimalRome)
MinimalRome are starting 2015 like they ended 2014, with some absorbing and atmospheric electronic music. These machine musicians have carved out an album of intense […]
Coax :: COM1 (Self-Released)
Where undulating ambient meets a gravitational arch, Coax peers through macroscopic lenses to reveal the subtle inertia of exemplary abstract electronic music. Norwegian-based Coax (aka […]
Cylob :: The Quantum Loonyverse (Self-Released)
Cylob makes Cylob music and that’s what people love about Cylob. Does anyone still listen to Cylob expecting artistic development along the lines of Autechre […]
Aphex Twin :: Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 EP (Warp)
A bold experiment which unveils a whole new perspective on our beloved Aphex. Something potent is brewing over in the Aphex Twin camp. After years […]
Nimon :: The King Is Dead (Ant-Zen)
The King Is Dead is recognizable, profoundly atmospheric and dreamily ecstatic, with slow, warm and short-form guitar ambient based sound tapestries. A true heart-breaking and magnificent epilogue. Uncompromising defender of […]
June :: Dominion (Suction)
Dominion expands on June’s sound, illustrates his diverse capabilities and highlights the enviable musicality he has at his fingertips. Tsampikos Fronas (aka June) has more […]
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