A percussive darker energy unfolds in the opening nucleic chapters as a mechanical tone sets the pace. In the closing chapters, miniature stretched symphonies shimmy […]
Tag: Ambient
Double Review :: The Sand Rays / Ray Sands (CEIL)
Both are mysterious discs—looped, concrète, ambivalent, ambient and transportive. No trainspotter I, but old steam engines still conjure romance for me, especially caked matt black with the grease […]
Drifting in Silence :: Artificial (Labile)
Unapologetically grand and emotional, this album will please those who like their ambient sounds tidy and ready for the big screen. Artificial marks a return […]
Tarotplane :: First (Aguirre)
This debut Tarotplane release is absolutely recommended for fans of classic Kosmische music, proto-ambient works as well as challenging post-rockin’ adventures. PJ Dorsey is a […]
Sova Stroj :: Silent Earth (Testtoon)
There is a sadness, a loneliness, to Stroj’s sound. Bleak drone ebbing and flowing. Liquid is as important throughout. Constant currents, streams swirl and emotional […]
Boards Of Canada Remix Odd Nosdam’s Sisters
Berkeley beat broker Odd Nosdam’s Sisters just dropped, prompting Boards of Canada to post a remix of the title track (below). The Odd Couple and Odd ‘dam have exchanged […]
Dissolved :: Modern Mineralogy (Dissolvedamberrooms)
Perhaps better described as a story-line featuring out of this world scenic detours, Dissolved carves a theme of majestic magnitude, IDM at its best, basslines […]
Rafael Anton Irisarri :: A Fragile Geography (Room40)
This release splits the difference between these two paths; dark and unsettled embers that only very rarely grow into larger flames, savoring a more focused, […]
Selles :: Sunwarper (Self-Released)
Sunwarper will appeal to a wide audience where shoegaze meets exp-electronic and nostalgic ambient weaves through pop sensibilities. Without narrowing down individual tracks, Sunwarper reveals […]
Above, Convenience Store! Out of Norway, via Los Angeles
A multi-dimensional four-move set with a well sequenced dynamic. For film fans and watchers of the margins of pop culture, Above, Convenience Store! will evoke […]
Cathode Ray Tube :: Abyssalia EP (Component)
Charles Terhune offers a sharp perspective of darker, more robust sound scraping filled with dub infestation, electronic smoldering and low end rumblings. Cathode Ray Tube […]
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