Ambient

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Enzo Kreft :: Dark Matter (Walhalla)

Reviews 11/13/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

There’s a weird and wonderful quality to Dark Matter. It follows no line, in many respects Kreft was one of the progenitors of synth wave […]

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A WINTER TRANSMISSION :: Smith & Mudd, Experiments in Silence, Drape, Fatih Tuter

Reviews 11/05/2016 by Nocturnal Ghost

Time for this year’s second Winter Transmission. Four albums to keep you warm and cozy yet soul-stirred and mind-stimulated during the cold gray days. Smith […]

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Breaklab :: Reet (ZCKR)

Reviews 11/05/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Ambient is the style pursued across the five installations. Resonance, echo, fade and decay are the central tools. No tracks are titled, in fact they […]

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The search for Aphex Twin, the unearthing of RX-101

Profiles 10/30/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

There’s an undeniable romance attached to the music of Richard D. James. Aphex Twin coined a sound in the 90s that refused to sit in […]

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INNERMOST SPACES :: A modern classical infusion

Reviews 10/30/2016 by Nocturnal Ghost

The experimental fringes of the modern classical arena are bursting with creativity these days. Musicians and labels explore new possibilities and modi operandi. This article […]

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36 :: The Infinity Room (A Strangely Isolated Place)

Reviews 10/23/2016 by James Knapman

Featuring ten new tracks of rigorously and restrictively composed, atmospheric, minimal and synth-worshiping ambient electronica. Ryan Griffin’s A Strangely Isolated Place follows up Merrin Karras’ […]

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Embers Below Zero :: The Oblivion Sea (Shimmering Moods)

Reviews 10/23/2016 by Philippe Blache

A rather poignant, isolationist, contemplative and semi acoustic ambient release with its enchanting, sorrowful and suspenseful moments. I’ve heard about this project a few times without […]

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Mike Davis :: Dreamland (Carousel)

Reviews 10/22/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

Thought provoking sounds with just enough thump, cerebral electronics without the pomp; simply put, a wonderful 12” from an artist I’ll be keeping a close […]

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V/A :: Starseed (Synphaera)

Reviews 10/22/2016 by Nocturnal Ghost

It’s not easy to construct a good V/A compilation that keeps the listener engaged all the way, but the minds over at Synphaera have managed […]

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Posh Isolation :: The less trodden trails of Copenhagen

Profiles 10/22/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

In an age where so much electronic music has chosen to strip back, to dumb down and pander to the room, this Danish imprint has […]

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Gyrowyre :: Rde EP (Enpeg)

Reviews 10/14/2016 by Pietro Da Sacco

Rde captures an elegant snapshot of tangible, left field electronics, dispersing along the way, a rhythm filled traverse that wipes out any current traffic jams […]

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