Fornasari gets back to us with a new corpus of exceptionally moving and obscure sound collages and immersive drone tapestries. Nicola Fornasari (aka Xu) is […]
Tag: Ambient
Lunar Lodge :: Panacea (Concrete)
These tracks burn slowly, guttering to points of blackened breaks and bleak acid washes. All the traditional markers of techno are present, but on this […]
TH ± Tar Hallow :: From the blackened pits
The Netherlands does electronics well. In spite of its size Holland is a heartland of machine music. Clone. Bunker. Crème Organization. Viewlexx. Bordello A Parigi. […]
Celer & Machinefabriek :: Compendium (Irrational Arts)
Full of light and space with a few dark corners, Compendium is a perfectly curated collection, packaged in charming, wish-you-were-here collaged cover art. Will Long plays well with […]
Stephan Mathieu :: Nachtstücke (Schwebung)
Peaceful drone hypnosis and cold sound sculptures that will ravish fans of the genre. Stephan Mathieu is a prolific and really active sound artist who […]
A WINTER TRANSMISSION :: Bersarin Quartett, Saffronkeira, Subheim
It’s winter again here in the Northern Hemisphere. Kitchen cabinets are filled with tea supply, favorite blankets are out and aired. The November batch of […]
Markus Guentner :: Theia (A Strangely Isolated Place)
Theia sees Markus Guentner taking his immersive ambient soundscaping to another level, creating a work that is grandiose but somehow never overblown. Ryan Griffin’s A […]
Sound Awakener & Linear Bells :: Belonging to the Infinity (Soft)
Motionless as the dead, writhing with memory. Nguyễn Hồng Nhung forces me to pay close attention to her career as it unfolds—each new thing she does as […]
LA Synthesis :: Agraphobia Relapse (De:Tuned)
There was a remix 12” released in ’95 but the De:Tuned gang have decided to go one better. Agraphobia Relapse collects a spread of artists […]
Sons of Melancholia :: Silencer (diametric.)
With plangent pads and heart-tug strings folded into deep bass pulses and off-kilter rhythms roamed through by a refined melodic sensibility, Silencer offers a view from and into […]
Stefan Christoff & Post Mortem :: Tape Crash #12 (Old Bicycle)
An organic, poetically bucolic and hazy modern ambient release. I firstly discovered this relatively young Italian label a couple of years ago with releases from […]
















