Ambient

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Geotic :: Abysma (Ghostly International)

Reviews 04/09/2017 by James Knapman

There’s never a dull moment on Abysma, and casting it as “passive listening” does it a bit of a disservice, in fairness. It’s a magical […]

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Esem :: Enveloped – Remaster (Digital Edition)

Newswires 04/09/2017 by James Knapman

Enveloped was a thing of beauty back in 2002, but be under no illusions: this new remastered edition is a revelation. The deFocus imprint launched […]

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Pattern Behavior :: Omens (The Crime League)

Reviews 04/09/2017 by Philippe Blache

Omens immediately catches the attention. Musically it brings to the fore a series of menacing and enthralling cinematic ambiences with a clear 80s retro feel. Pattern […]

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BITS & PIECES with Daigo Hanada

Profiles 04/09/2017 by Nocturnal Ghost

Last February Japanese composer and pianist Daigo Hanada released his debut solo piano album on Montreal’s boutique imprint Moderna. Ichiru is made of eleven beautiful […]

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Monoform :: Mea Culpa (Touched Music)

Reviews 04/08/2017 by Pietro Da Sacco

Monoform crafts definitive basslines, mechanized beatwork, and slightly chilled-ambient noodling—consistently leaning on distant, dense and mysterious/melodic sonic sculpting. Yet another benchmark release by Touched (Music For […]

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Aquarium to Warren Raww :: The many habitats of Natural Sciences (Interview & Mix)

Profiles 04/07/2017 by Robbie Geoghegan

Then you meet those who refuse to adhere (to the spiral staircase of genres), who defy the norms and set their own standards. Manchester’s Natural […]

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The Caretaker :: Everywhere At The End Of Time (HAFTW)

Newswires 04/07/2017 by James Knapman

In September 2016, The Caretaker was diagnosed with early onset dementia, beginning an inevitably finite journey into the realms of degenerative memory loss. This journey […]

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Eff Dst :: Blackout (Hymen)

Reviews 04/04/2017 by Pietro Da Sacco

Dense, fluid, and evolved, piano keys embark on soundtrack-driven environments as a propulsive bass assault shimmies its way throughout. Somewhere in the mist between foggy, […]

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V/A :: Source Book 1 (Raster-Noton)

Features 04/01/2017 by Eric Sorenson

The markers that identify the boundaries of the label’s surface area — techno, ambient, musiqué concrete — are on display, and the terrain inside them […]

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V/A :: Planned Obsolescence (Analogic Density)

Reviews 03/31/2017 by Robbie Geoghegan

Planned Obsolescence is a collection of organic abhorrence. Techno sown in toxic soil, allowed to grow in a caustic fog of feedback and spread. An […]

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Dreissk :: To Nowhere (n5MD), “The Eye Can See” Video Premiere

Newswires 03/31/2017 by Nocturnal Ghost

Dreissk returns with his 3rd full-length album. Igloo Magazine is honored to premiere the video for the album’s opener, “The Eye Can See.” Press release […]

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