Ambient

Tag: Ambient

Honzo :: Melancholia (Arboretum)

Reviews 05/22/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

This is dark, lonely music; terrifying in one respect and cruelly honest. And within this rawness, this discord, there are wonderful moments. One of the […]

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Kane Ikin :: Modern Pressure (Type)

Reviews 05/22/2016 by Alan Lockett

Ikin harnesses various trajectories, folding early ’80s industrial and no wave into techno’s pulse, dub’s low end, and eerie Carpenter-esque menace. Drones loom and static sparks […]

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Atiq :: Sonorous EP (Onset Audio)

Reviews 05/21/2016 by Pietro Da Sacco

Sonorous is in and of itself a deep and imposing sound-sculpture—working quite well in continuous repetition and expressing bass-laden environments with the ease and skill […]

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Ben Rath :: Forgiveness (Sound In Silence)

Reviews 05/21/2016 by Philippe Blache

Forgiveness explores melancholic and grey textural drone ambiences with a dialogue between processed sounds (notably taken from the piano and the electric guitar), looped electronic […]

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Boulderdash :: Pro Time Killers (DataDoor)

Reviews 05/20/2016 by Pietro Da Sacco

Progenitor’s of the early 00’s melodic ambient-electronic arena, Boulderdash hone in on their sense of rhythm and tone as Pro Time Killers provides a great snapshot of their […]

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TAPE :: Transmissions 8

Features 05/15/2016 by Andy Gillham

It’s been a few months since our last dedication to all things magnetic tape. But never fear, we’ve kept the reels turning and have unearthed […]

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Mark Pritchard :: Under The Sun (Warp)

Reviews 05/15/2016 by James Knapman

It may take a while to really click, but when it does you’ll find Under The Sun really gets under the skin. It’s a potent […]

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Five questions with Keosz

Profiles 05/14/2016 by Nocturnal Ghost

From the depths of Slovakia Erik Osvald a.k.a. Keosz speaks briefly about inspiration, musical influences and of course his debut album, Be Left to Oneself—an […]

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Ian Boddy :: Tone Science (DiN)

Reviews 05/14/2016 by Philippe Blache

The album contains a succinct collection of undulating and abstract soundscapes with a rather experimental and anti melodious shape, also reminiscent to some sort of avant […]

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Charlton :: Charlton (TH ± Tar Hallow)

Reviews 05/04/2016 by Robbie Geoghegan

This grizzled and gory style of techno isn’t new, it’s born out of post-punk and industrial nastiness; an age of pit closures and regime change. […]

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Deru :: 1979: Remixed (Friends of Friends)

Reviews 05/04/2016 by Philippe Blache

1979: Remixed is made of remixes, passing the original tracks through diverse treatments, manipulations and arrangements which are not meaningless or absurd, sometimes revealing or bringing […]

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