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A Strangely Isolated Place, indeed?

Newswires 07/11/2017 by James Knapman

To be the victim of four terrible vinyl runs coming back from a pressing plant for a single release seems like carelessness. Lav & Purl’s […]

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Elsewhereness Revisited #5 selected ambient twerks

Features 06/04/2017 by Alan Lockett

Elsewhereness revisited is an occasional feature documenting the drift at the margins: ambient gasbagging, ’tube-d, ’cloud-ed, and ’camp-ed up, complete with companion mix, Elsewhereness revisited […]

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Leandro Fresco & Rafael Anton Irisarri :: La Equidistancia (A Strangely Isolated Place)

Reviews 04/19/2017 by James Knapman

La Equidistancia somehow manages to attain an ambient purity you rarely find these days, the material tuned to individual temperament regardless of what that may […]

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Lav & Purl :: A State of Becoming (A Strangely Isolated Place)

Reviews 03/08/2017 by James Knapman

Through A State of Becoming, Lav & Purl are trying to express the interconnectedness of all things, a strong concept reflected in its thematic, melodic […]

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Igloo Magazine :: Best of 2016

Features Tops 12/30/2016 by igloomag

While other sites might fight to get 1000s down to 50 or 20, at Igloo HQ we’ve refused to don the hair shirt of reducing […]

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Merrin Karras :: Apex (A Strangely Isolated Place)

Reviews 08/07/2016 by James Knapman

Apex (also) spans a myriad of other styles and genres, often referencing current peers similarly inspired by John Carpenter or the Radiophonic Workshop. Brendan Gregoriy has […]

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Igloo Magazine :: Best of 2015

Features Tops 12/27/2015 by igloomag

So here it is—from ambient drone to post-rock, jazz and modern classical, from IDM to experimental to post-digital microsound; hallucinatory electronics to experimental soundscapery, candy-color […]

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Markus Guentner :: Theia (A Strangely Isolated Place)

Reviews 11/25/2015 by James Knapman

Theia sees Markus Guentner taking his immersive ambient soundscaping to another level, creating a work that is grandiose but somehow never overblown. Ryan Griffin’s A […]

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Arovane and Hior Chronik :: In-between (A Strangely Isolated Place)

Reviews 06/18/2015 by Andy Gillham

A successful partnership and one that any self respecting ambient fan is thoroughly encouraged to seek out—be it via digital or vinyl. Needless to say, In-between […]

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V/A :: Europe (A Strangely Isolated Place)

Reviews 01/11/2015 by Elan Samuel

Europe features 10 absolutely incredible works of ambient exploration. These pieces of music are very different from one another, though they all occupy the same […]

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