Zen Lu demonstrates a growing interest to the sonic realms of complex sound textures, also bringing to the fore a corpus of stylistically compelling emotive […]
Tag: Ambient
Minilogue :: Blomma (Cocoon)
Blomma defies the idea of recycling, rehearsing and planning ahead, and offers two voyages without a destination to the outside of reality, two improvised streams […]
PETE NAMLOOK :: Tribute Release
News has emerged lately to lighten the heavy hearts of Pete Namlook fans and FAX-ophiles alike. For the uninitiated, Namlook (Peter Kuhlmann) had a major […]
Northcape :: Exploration and Ascent (Sun Sea Sky)
Northcape raised his sights beyond the realm of cultural plundering so there are no Tibetan/Nepalese samples or “world music” modal influences in evidence. Instead, the […]
Greg Haines :: Where We Were (Denovali)
No commercial potential. Where We Were is raw and impulsive rather than polished, calculated and forced; erratic rather than predictable, and it reveals its allure […]
Tay0 :: Possible Futures EP (Nophi)
Tay0’s sound is one filled with erratic yet consistent elements of exp-electronics that must be examined over repeat listens for full absorption. Fans of early […]
Aksutique :: Notch Fields (diametric.)
Rather than pander to the “dub” crowd, this EP takes what has become quite a saturated genre and elevates it with ambient subtlety and a […]
Strom Noir :: Standing Out Against the Sea (DataObscura)
Strom Noir’s ambient is amongst the most subtle on record, distant and place-less but richly varied and embrasive. Emil Mat’ko has been releasing music at […]