A rich harmonic vein rooted in classic ambient ‘scapism, seen as if through a glaze darkly, via a ’70s-’90s synth-prism. New Rome is the new musical home […]
Tag: Drone
Video Premiere—Cynthia :: Between Two Worlds (Shimmering Moods)
If only you knew…. I would paint the release as dealing with the complexities and fragilities of close inter-personal relationships, when removed from the comforts […]
L’eoscombu Couti :: Five Cambridge Utilities (Constellation Tatsu)
A fabulous set of heavy-lid hypnagogue ambient drone drift. It’s not long since Constellation Tatsu‘s Winter Batch, which included the lovely likes of Chihei Hatakeyama’s You’re Still In It and Havenaire’s […]
Balance / Lucianno Lamanna :: Double review (Scudiera / Subsound)
There’s a revival of techno in Italy and Lamanna, and like-minded musicians, are at the coal face. Psychological, at times bordering on serpentine, a deep […]
Red Stars Over Tokyo :: Deconstructing Happiness (Testtoon)
Contrasts melt, comparisons jar as a strange sense of composition is somehow maintained in this immensely absorbing album. Jeroen Lauwers is a staple of Testtoon […]
Clara de Asís :: Uno Todo Tres (Éditions Piednu)
Uno Todo Tres fills the mind with ‘is not’ everythingness, transported by the frail waver of the single sound that de Asís, a Spanish electroacoustic composer living […]
Marshall Watson :: Sitting Near Dreaming EP (Seven Villas Music)
Sitting Near Dreaming is a medley between subtle ambient electronica and melodiously cinematic atmospheres. Efficient and inviting for listeners in quest of deep serenity and reflective […]
Philippe Petit :: You Only Live Ice: Music From The Arctic Ice Shelf (Glacial Movements)
You Only Live Ice compellingly presents a landscape initially at rest, then draped, as if in timelapse, in dense tonal swathes, and wracked with electrostatic […]
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