A sonic exploration of place and time, past, present and future, via synths and field recordings, Tone Maps is another exhibit in a growing display of prowess in crafting deep evolving compositions.
Recent Posts
C_C :: Voltiges (In Paradisum)
Where noisier sound effects continuously loop and eventually unfold, C_C finds just a little more fuel to add to these (already) densely layered tracks impacted by a myriad of abstract electronics.
Bunker 3 :: EP1 (TruthTable)
A brisk and bumpy trek through the past, revealing the origins of electronic music as envisioned by three friends in a mere 16 minute sonic […]
D-Fried :: Butō [part 1] (Kalamine)
A window to the past; D-Fried captures unusual transmissions in saturated strands where found sounds sizzle, snap, and ping their way through the mist.
quickly, quickly :: Easy Listening EP (Ghostly International)
A fine EP of atmospheric psych-pop inflected with jazz, soul and other styles, combining synths, propulsive drums and a variety of other instrumentation with gauzy vocals and wistful melodies.
V/A :: Touched By Silence (#2) (Touched Music)
Think of all of the most highly regarded compilations of this ilk, and I think you will find fewer with such a rich and diverse selection of artists, coming together to deliver a tour de force of ambient.
Alberta Balsam :: 15_Billion Elektrovolt EP (Clone/Dub)
Alberta Balsam certainly has our ears peeled for what’s in the pipeline as this EP needs a companion piece.
f5point6 :: Clinical Trials (See Blue Audio)
The album is a surplus of saturated sonic surprises nestled carefully between atmospheric elements and delicately woven electronics…
Fluctuosa :: Wetware EP (Analogical Force)
A utterly mesmerizing selection that plucks the heartstrings and simply doesn’t let up.
Silicon Scally :: Soft Robotics EP (Central Processing Unit)
Soft Robotics indeed, this is refined robot music with a heartbeat that remains timeless.
V/A :: Tomb of Primordials (Cryo Chamber)
The temple here is made of plano-convex mudbrick, not fixed with mortar or cement, so that the spirits of the dead (etimmu) can seek absolution for their unknown sins, or find resolution of the idea that one can transgress a divine prohibition without knowing it.
















