Vladimir Karpov floats fetid Formanta-mini (‘vintage Soviet keytar‘) loops and neo-vaporwave wibble over soft primitivist machine rhythms backlit with a mezzotint of remote insect drone […]
Tag: Electro-Acoustic
3VIEW :: Maps & Diagrams / x.y.r. (Handstitched*)
We catch up on three recent releases from Tim Martin’s Handstitched* imprint, two from the head of the house with his Maps & Diagrams hat on and one […]
SONIC EXPOSURE :: John Lemke
“Bringing an audience to tears at the beginning of the show is maybe not an ideal way to start a concert, but it did amaze […]
Hessien :: Your Empire, In Decline (The Long Story Recording Company)
Evocative scaping of a generally melancholic cast, Hessien’s mix of air and substance uniting the newer ambient waves. Your Empire, In Decline sees igloo review regular, Tim Martin (Maps […]
Francesco Giannico & Porya Hatami :: Double review (Time Released Sound)
Favourite boutique-artisan label is back bearing time released sounds from the underground via Francesco Giannico and music for airports from Porya Hatami. Francesco Giannico recorded Rome’s metro—lines “B” […]
Poppy Ackroyd + Lumen :: Escapement Visualised (Denovali)
“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly […]
Maps and Diagrams :: Alluvium (Handstitched*)
Textured ambience of particulate detail, awash in harmonic liquid replete with grainy infusions, with Alluvium M&D presumably seeks both to represent and in so doing […]
Unland :: Unland (Self-Released)
Ritualistic, eclectic, mystical, beautiful. Unland is the project of Germany-based Jonas Meyer (piano/fx), Christian Grothe (guitar/fx/sampler) and Shabnam Parvaresh (clarinet). The concept: “to come together […]
Federico Durand & Melodía :: Double review (Spekk/Kaico)
The theme of ‘blurry childhood memories’ is something of a go-to emotion pool for a current breed of ambient and electro-acoustic musicians. It’s one Federico Durand has drawn from over […]