A soul-stirring sonic brew of contrasts. Tranquil and dreamy, but also disturbing and eerie. Definitely one of the most eccentric releases of the year. Justin […]
Tag: Ambient
Deepchord :: 20 Electrostatic Soundfields (Soma)
Eschewing dub-techno for a more ambient approach serves Rod Modell well in this excellent long form package under his Deepchord moniker. The focus for 20 Electrostatic […]
Dao De Noize & Naoki Ishida :: Split Series #1 (Zero Kei)
Like Indian ragas, the pieces seem composed and arranged to be played at specific times of day, following the sun across the sky. A new […]
Valanx :: Ejecta (diametric.)
This is cerebral, cinematic and, at points, outright scary music. Disturbing and unsettling soundscapes from the catacombs of Valanx. Arne Weinberg’s Valanx is an insular […]
LPF12 :: Rising Through Barricades (The Crime League)
Rising Through Barricades is a mysteriously evanescent, naturalistic and ethereal ambient album which gives a main importance to rhythmical experimentation, incorporating endlessly moving and majestically […]
Params :: Grids Grains & Waves (Self-Released)
While Params’ sound may not be revolutionary, there is a definitive pulsing trigger, clips and tangible emotive fragments that scatter about in an absorbing digital-to-analog […]
Wall to Wall Carpeting :: Pilliad Echons (Orila)
This is the persona of Pilliad Echons, juxtaposing the rough and the smooth in drawn-out sequences like night overlapping into day. Opening far away on […]
Sense :: The Dream (Psychonavigation)
If the central idea behind The Dream is to reflect the bizarre, the shifting tone, setting and content of the most fevered of actual dreams, […]
Paul Mitchell :: Dichotomy Pt.1 (Tabernacle)
Mitchell bucks the trend, concentrating on the music he wants to create without pandering to the constraints of the floor and record store shelf. Glasgow’s […]
V/A :: Oxycanta III (Ultimae)
Winter is ahead, and the twelve tracks on Oxycanta III will go well with the cold gray days. The most narrative-driven and crystallized chapter of […]
Return of the Dragon :: Dragon’s Eye Recordings Relaunch
News of the return of the Dragon… Dragon’s Eye, that is—a label whose roster’s diverse esoteric projects were, as seen here and here, very much […]















