XZICD is heavily focused on the meaning of memories, dreams, family bonds and if these are truly the characteristics which shapes us, all under a narrative thread that follows the album from beginning to end.
Tag: Ambient
Tomotsugu Nakamura :: Nothing Left Behind (Laaps)
Gentle, melodic, and yet never too easy. Nakamura’s music has an edge; it stays away from the new age world or just be pleasing.
Part Timer :: Isolation EP (Self Released)
Part Timer somehow manages to elicit real and emotional, vivid technicolor memories of the past—and they’re all good memories, too.
4T Thieves :: The Vinyl Loop (Pingdiscs)
Overall, The Vinyl Loop is a breath of fresh air as it brings the ambient genre into an area that is specific; not too esoteric, but not too beat-heavy. It all seems deliberate and balanced in my ears.
Clark :: Body Riddle (Remastered) (Warp)
Well, this month it appears that one of my calls is answered with the repress of Clark’s 2006 Body Riddle—not only that, but it’s accompanied by a new collection of previously-unreleased and hard-to-find works, 05-10.
Cuadroped :: inurmaul EP (Heterodox)
There’s a gritty and nostalgic flare surrounding inurmaul by Cuadroped; downtempo beatwork rolled up into bite size tracks ranging from 60 to 150 seconds is no ordinary feat.
Howard Givens & Madhavi Devi :: The Celestial Expanse (Spotted Peccary)
Seamlessly morphing from live studio recording techniques to multi-instrument choreography, including modular and analog synths, digital synths, samples, and acoustic elements, Howard Givens and Madhavi Devi explore a mindful relationship with music, spiritual practice, and the self-healing arts.
Braulio Lam :: Apertura (Dragon’s Eye)
A minimal movement that creates a sense of resolve and peace, like a mantra after a journey through the dark night of the soul.
Arovane :: Tides 2022 Remaster / Reissue (Keplar)
Tides tells a story, has a vision, and is not just a collection of works as so many albums fell foul of.
Futuregrapher :: Geirþjófsfjörður (Neotantra)
As a whole, Geirþjófsfjörður has a touch of the epic without being obtuse. It’s a fine balance and finely achieved….
Microfilm :: O/V/N/I (Self Released)
After several dreamy ups and downs, in the end, artists Matthew Mercer and Matt Keppel are on to something; something almost cinematic.
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