Attempting catch-up on unretentive Dutch ambient-electronica label, Shimmering Moods, we content ourselves with fleeting flick-throughs—passing post-its popped on a shamelessly billowing summer-winter catalog. First up, Dimitar Dodovski, sometime […]
Tag: Ambient
A WINTER TRANSMISSION :: Siavash Amini, Mark Harris, Martin Nonstatic, Flowers for Bodysnatchers
Futuresequence, n5MD, Ultimae and Cryo Chamber charge the winter arena, each with its own pearl of absorbing sonic designs. Siavash Amini :: Subsiding (Futuresequence) With […]
Modus :: Quattro & Piano Chain / The Garden Of Sinus (Wo-Land/Marmo)
In parts its bumpy, even jarring, at other moments it’s as smooth as silk. One thing you can be sure of, it’s always different and […]
Eating Flowers :: God Was A White-Tailed Deer (Reckno)
Eating Flowers makes much of simple elements; psycho-active, formed, crystal-like, from different conditions—of temperature, composition and elevation; through suggestive color fields, skirting melancholy on the […]
Jón Ólafsson & Futuregrapher :: Eitt (Möller)
Though a collection of distinctive tracks, Eitt is all of a piece. As Ólafsson indulges us, the world keeps spinning on Futuregrapher’s axis—water trickles and laps, […]
Xu :: Floater (Cathedral Transmissions)
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 […]
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 […]

















