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Tag: Ambient
TAPE :: Transmissions 9
We must admit we’ve taken our time since the last update on all things tape. We even missed Cassette Store Day—but every day is Cassette […]
Enzo Kreft :: Dark Matter (Walhalla)
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 […]
A WINTER TRANSMISSION :: Smith & Mudd, Experiments in Silence, Drape, Fatih Tuter
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 […]
Breaklab :: Reet (ZCKR)
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 […]
The search for Aphex Twin, the unearthing of RX-101
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 […]
INNERMOST SPACES :: A modern classical infusion
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 […]
36 :: The Infinity Room (A Strangely Isolated Place)
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’ […]
Embers Below Zero :: The Oblivion Sea (Shimmering Moods)
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 […]
Mike Davis :: Dreamland (Carousel)
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 […]
V/A :: Starseed (Synphaera)
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 […]
















