Liquidity has always been an apt metaphor for ambient music as well as for what this collection represents—the fluidity, if not downright irrelevance of boundaries, […]
Tag: Dark Ambient
Fescal :: The Descending Light (Wist Rec)
Irresistable little box of wonder from Wistrec, the little Irish art house with big, innovative packaging ideas (cf. its “Book Report” series). English sound innovator […]
Shrine :: Somnia (Cyclic Law)
But though Somnia has its head in the clouds, it drags its tail on the ground, skims the water, passes through the teeth of grinding cogwheels […]
Zilverhill :: Laodoicean (Adept Sound/Blind Shouter)
A sacral-industrial passage suggests some creepy cathedral attached to a munitions factory. In the end, something wounded limps away, dragging its heavy tail in the […]
LPF12 :: Fahrenheit EP (Self-Released)
Fahrenheit EP provides elaborate sonic sound tapestries, spaciously dense and mesmeric. Definitely recommended for those who love the reflective, post-structural ambient dreamscapes. [Release page] LPF12 (Low […]
Maëror Tri :: Emotional Engramm (Zoharum)
The trio’s distinct sound was the result of its refined treatment (the seven pieces were three years in the making) of acoustic instruments, primarily guitar, […]
V/A :: Accretion (Tympanik Audio, 5-year Anniversary Compilation)
For fifteen dollars, the price of cappuccinos and pastry for two, you get half a gigabyte of high-quality MP3s, which amount to nearly four hours […]
V/A :: Sequence5 (Futuresequence)
For fans of all things experimental, ambient and neo-classical you can do no wrong with Sequence5—and if that’s not enough for your ears then head […]
Kreng :: Works For Abattoir Fermé 2007 – 2011 (Miasmah)
As we approach the end of 2012 it’s time for all those lovely independent record labels to indulge in fierce session of one-upmanship, pulling out […]