Rose tinted glasses aside, Brainbox is a seriously impressive undertaking. Six records from some twenty five pioneers, masters and newcomers. This new collection displays another side […]
Tag: Ambient
Day For Night 2016 :: December 17-18 (Houston, TX)
Day For Night, though only in its second year, is presenting a world-class lineup of forward-looking music and visual art. Organized by Free Press Houston […]
Yagya :: Stars and Dust (Delsin)
I don’t know what’s happened to Guðmundsson in the last few years, but Stars and Dust is shot through with the heady euphoria that only […]
Franck Kartell :: Coïncidences (Bass Agenda)
The second LP from this Frenchman was his soundtrack to a 1962 film. Coïncidences is music of a broader narrative. Links, crossovers, connections between our […]
Elsewhereness revisited #3 :: Party Like It’s 1991
Elsewhereness revisited is an occasional feature documenting the drift at the margins: ambient gasbagging, ’tube-d, ’cloud-ed, and ’camped-up, complete with companion mix, Elsewhereness revisited #3 1991 made waves in 2012 with […]
Two on the Radar :: Amiina and Ryan Teague
Two albums from two different corners of the musical spectrum offer a true sense of a story for us to immerse in. Amiina :: Fantômas […]
meanwhile.in.texas :: Twin God Fragments (Orb Tapes)
Twin God Fragment is an articulated collection of buzzing, weird and abrasive drone rituals mainly delivered by a vast array of pedal noise effects, electric guitar […]
Weldroid & Friends :: Silicate Recursions (Section 27)
Weldroid and friends surely pack an electronic punch here—with an abundance of remixes, it all blends into a cohesive, tangible and magnetic whole. Section 27 […]
Dean De Benedictis :: Salvaging The Present (Spotted Peccary Music)
It’s almost like Salvaging the Present is a journal of De Benedictis’s travels, a collection of discarded sounds and ideas brought together to paint outlines of […]
Dronny Darko :: Drone Ambient Mix for Sleep
Dronny Darko’s mix for Igloo Magazine is composed around lowercase minimalist drones and atmospheres that are aimed to put a listener into a meditative and […]
The Lure of the Synth :: Forma & Steve Hauschildt enchant with new albums on Kranky
“I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a […]

















