Ultimately, For LA Vol. 1 & For LA Vol. 2 are more than just impressive collections of ambient works. They are a heartfelt response to tragedy, amplifying the voices of artists who use sound to bring comfort and aid. This release is not just worth a listen—it’s worth supporting, as every note carries the weight of healing and hope for a city in need.
Tag: Markus Guentner
Markus Guentner :: Black Dahlia (Affin)
Black Dahlia is a relentless sonic departure and nuanced droning record of ominous, ecstatic and sublime fractures that will certainly appear among best albums of the year for lovers of adventurous music with ascending spiritual motifs.
Joachim Spieth :: Reshape (Affin)
Reshape is a collection of remixed tracks forming an engaging and soothing collection of works. With sources taken from various releases over the last 15 years.
Zakè · Markus Guentner · James Bernard :: Pyramiden (Zakè Drone)
A dialogue is set up between the cadence of ambient drone and the cascade of post-rock (rock sublimated) with an array of textures and strata perfused in a kind of slo-mo wide-sky outfolding.
Elsewhereness revisited #15 a decade decayed
Elsewhereness revisited is an occasional feature documenting the drift at the margins: ambient gasbagging and blurb blah, ’tube-d, ’cloud-ed ’n’ ’camp-ed up, complete with new companion […]
Markus Guentner :: Empire (A Strangely Isolated Place)
There’s no sign of compromise on Empire, no resorting to volume manipulation to evoke scale and majesty, no cheap fade outs or reliance on lengthy […]
Techno’s Outer Limits :: February 2018
Latest in a series of emissions from Techno’s Twilight Zone of EPs/12″s and LPs with notes in the margins. Silent Season’s 10 Year Anniversary vinyl series […]
Arovane & Hior Chronik :: In-between Remixes (A Strangely Isolated Place)
Fantastic source material, a stellar cast of artists on remix duty and a 53-minute run-time make In-between Remixes a release you can’t afford to miss. […]
Markus Guentner :: Theia (A Strangely Isolated Place)
Theia sees Markus Guentner taking his immersive ambient soundscaping to another level, creating a work that is grandiose but somehow never overblown. Ryan Griffin’s A […]