A fine EP of atmospheric psych-pop inflected with jazz, soul and other styles, combining synths, propulsive drums and a variety of other instrumentation with gauzy vocals and wistful melodies.
Tag: Ghostly
Khotin :: Release Spirit (Ghostly International)
Ambient sounds, presets stolen from the Casio SK-1, and bright and nostalgic melodies brushed over malleable beats, make up fleeting and childlike slides. Light, indeed, very light.
Lusine ICL :: Travel Sickness EP (Ant-Zen)
Despite nearly 20 years since its release, nothing has dimmed or faded the impact of these tracks nor their sounds and scenarios.
Chad Mossholder :: Lighghthouse (Schematic Music Co.)
High-frequency electronic tone fragments seamlessly elide with crotales and sizzling phantoms, mingling with brisk tempo fragments.
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith :: The Mosaic of Transformation (Ghostly International)
The album is sonically gorgeous, but also very coherent and tight—clocking at under forty minutes with never a moment spent in self-indulgence. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith […]
Telefon Tel Aviv :: Dreams Are Not Enough (Ghostly International)
The return of Telefon Tel Aviv is familiar and yet completely new. In some ways carrying forward the sound of the older releases, but this […]
Igloo Magazine :: Best of 2018
With contributions from Alan Lockett, Chang Terhune, Chris Amell, Clint Anderson, Eric Sorenson, Philippe Blache, Pietro Da Sacco, Robbie Geoghegan, and Will Andahazy, Igloo Magazine has […]
Steve Hauschildt :: Dissolvi (Ghostly International)
The framework for the record is largely minimalistic techno but could please listeners of downtempo, IDM, and ambient lovers alike. An ideal album for times […]