Elements of clean-cut techno, downtempo and ambient are smothered with a layer of instrumental pop, loosened synths, emotive strings and lyrical lava-flows that form wide […]
Tag: Ambient
Noiko :: Honey (Etalabel)
Small specialist Polish imprint Etalabel is dedicated to debuting young, domestic electronic artists and packaging them with an eye on quality. Refreshigly, its owner’s philosophy is that […]
Rudawoda feat. O. Lubencov :: Wiatr (Turbinicarpus)
This mutely eloquent soundtrack to perniciousness, improvised live on analogue synthesizer and bass guitar, conveys a scene of post-Soviet dilapidation and exudes bitter abjection. [Release […]
Lubomyr Melnyk :: The Voice of Trees (Hinterzimmer)
The sheer physical performance of the pianist is awesome, but would not be more than a footnote if it weren’t such a triumph. Its flight […]
Sean Byrd :: Always Was (Plastic Sound Supply)
The emotional swells and transitions Byrd builds into his tracks sometimes lead to moments of pure transcendence, too, as on the album’s aptly-titled closer “Something […]
Five questions for Time Released Sound
As Colin Herick states, Time Released Sound is “basically a beatless label focusing on ambient, drone, neo-classical IDM and pseudo-eccentric foltronica.” Find out more about […]
afarOne :: Lucen (Karlrecords)
Ruggeri can be very warm, when he drops big, fat pianos notes, likewise electronic beats, but his perfectionism does tend to keep the listener at […]
Five questions for Hibernate
Based in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, Hibernate is a micro-independent label “inspired by the unpredictable, momentary and quiet solitary beauty of the Pennine Moors.” Jonathan steps […]
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