Stanza IV is the latest chapter in Benoît Pioulard’s ambient series—a richly textured collection of slow-moving, analog-driven compositions blending guitar, tape loops, field recordings, and synths. Deeply meditative and emotionally resonant, the album is paired with Stanza IV [Versions], a full-length rework collection featuring artists like Clarice Jensen, Arovane, and Markus Guentner, offering new dimensions to Pioulard’s immersive sound world.
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36 :: Fade To Grey / Fade To Grey Reinterpreted (A Strangely Isolated Place)
Fade To Grey perfectly conveys through melody, tonal color, space, and timing—all these feelings of isolation wrought by the rise of a medium that once […]
Markus Guentner :: Empire (A Strangely Isolated Place)
There’s no sign of compromise on Empire, no resorting to volume manipulation to evoke scale and majesty, no cheap fade outs or reliance on lengthy […]
Earth House Hold :: Never Forget Us (A Strangely Isolated Place)
Never Forget Us has been given the full Bvdub treatment, so all those house elements are still present in abundance but have been stretched, dilated […]
Christian Kleine :: Electronic Music From The Lost World 1998-2001 (A Strangely Isolated Place)
Well, not strictly speaking new. Electronic Music From The Lost World 1998-2001 may be a bit of a mouthful as a title, but it does […]
Christian Kleine Compilation :: Stream an exclusive track from the forthcoming (ASIP)
A Strangely Isolated Place have ventured further out of their ambient hunting grounds than ever before with the forthcoming Electronic Music From The Lost World […]
Merrin Karras :: Apex (A Strangely Isolated Place)
Apex (also) spans a myriad of other styles and genres, often referencing current peers similarly inspired by John Carpenter or the Radiophonic Workshop. Brendan Gregoriy has […]
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 […]

















