The ambient backdrop Ard Bit waves as to underline the quiet and slow country life depicted in the field recordings.
Tag: Drone
Legiac :: Banisteriopsis Caapi (Touched Music / Phainomena)
I half knew what to expect, but was also pleasantly surprised as some of the most unsettling aspects of their work are placed right in your field of view; challenging sounds and structures…
Marcellus Lewis :: Only Elsewhere (Yellow Fantastic)
Marcellus Lewis bequeaths one of the most lofty releases of the year, confirming him as a master of world ambient pop.
Arovane :: Polymer (Quiet Details)
Zahn, though, never lets any innovation imperative efface the musicality at the heart of the matter; his compositions lie on a cline between minimalism and sound design in a melodic ambient zone…
Qebo :: Cellular Spaces (Polyend)
That Qebo able to crunch and deform electrical mayhem into digestible and flowing chunks is baffling, and how he’s able to make it sound absolutely beautiful, is a testament to his tried and true sonic methods and commitment.
Aidan Baker :: Tense Surfaces — Remastered (Panospria)
Tense Surfaces is an active departure from the glacial movement of Baker’s earlier work that I am familiar with and is a very delightful surprise.
Alva Noto :: This Stolen Country of Mine (NOTON)
Standalone release of Alva Noto’s score to This Stolen Country of Mine, Marc Wiese’s award-winning film which explores the issue of state sovereignty in the face of predatory foreign power.
Johan Agebjörn :: Subtracted Soundscapes (Spotted Peccary)
This music reflects an enhanced ambient approach to established tracks that once contained more beats, only leaving the key elements of the music, and also working with different combinations of lowpass-filtering, slowing down, adding reverb, and mixing the music differently.