These sound-art pieces express themselves via synthesizers and beautiful noise boxes, and yet they feel human and organic at the same time.
Tag: Abstract
Poborsk :: Astronaut Mom (Da ! Heard It)
Sliced, diced and often flickering musical fragments almost coalesce in a stream of data flows only to be sideswiped by constantly shifting pitter-patter beats and shuffling ambient patterns that seem invisible.
ADJ :: Wormhole Device (Pyramid Transmissions)
Wormhole Device showcases an artist continuing to excel at their craft; never afraid to detail every nook and cranny, every fissure and fracture, and to simply expose the sheer avalanche of electro-nics surrounding this multifaceted rhythmic core.
Dub Tractor :: Wait (Touched Music)
It’s really great to see and hear Touched Music giving some of these artists another new home, and whilst it’s part of a ten year anniversary and bringing back feelings and artists I had love for more 20 years ago when I was first discovering them.
V/A :: Human is Human’s Master Vol. 2 (Section 27)
A mighty compilation of darker electronic threads—coming from the all-too dependable Section 27 digital imprint—returns like a howling locomotive at 3am.
Sk’p :: Mercurius (Clean Error)
The subtle melodic bits and tinier sonic elements that pierce through each track feel as if they’ve been carefully nurtured and curated for our attentive ears to consume.
From A Harbour Softly Drawn & Andrew Wild :: EP (4th Ward Private Press)
This is art, something to listen to, not something for just relaxing or for exercising, or sleeping. This is a compelling listen because the darnedest […]
Philippe Blache :: The Ever Sounding Sea Of Grief (GH)
A slow moving, contemplative, dark and sustained, thrilling and colossal poetical/musical drama of overwhelming expressive intensity with hints of hidden cathedral organs holding each listener up to the sky above their wearisome moments and extending the illustrative emotional mood.
Philippe Neau :: A Quiet Place (Mahorka)
Neau records tranquil surroundings, filled with birds and a bit of water, which he combines into soundscapes. He superimposes the material, and along with that, he adds some electronics.
Toh Imago :: Refuge (InFiné)
Across the album, Toh Imago finds inventive ways of opening a dialogue between nature and machine, both literally and metaphorically, creating a soundscape that both feels like and was created by the natural world…
The Fellow Passenger :: Book of Needlecraft (Point Source Electronic Arts)
While the theme on Book of Needlecraft, and its track titles, are centered around embroidery and needlepoint, the vast electrical tapestry stitched together on this proverbial audio quilt is subtle and warm.
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