At the intersection between ambient, minimalism, 4th world, found sound, drone, and post-classical composition. Questing ambient and soundscape exponents with previous form over a slew of […]
Tag: Offthesky
Porya Hatami :: Land & Land Remixes (Inner Ocean)
Corollary to Inner Ocean’s re-release of Porya Hatami’s Land (originally only 250 copies on Somehow Recordings) comes an addendum of remixes. A genuine sense not […]
Offthesky & Radere :: The Season of Lost Buttons (Wistrec)
Jason Corder and Carl Ritger have joined to compose an ambient suite of Melvillian proportions, big, American and adventurous, even though its eccentric title sounds more appropriate […]
V/A :: Oxycanta III (Ultimae)
Winter is ahead, and the twelve tracks on Oxycanta III will go well with the cold gray days. The most narrative-driven and crystallized chapter of […]
V/A :: Ultrasoft! Anthems 33 (Plastic Sound Supply)
A well-rounded mix of familiar names and new-to-me artists whose entries on this compilation inspired me to dive into their back catalogs… Despite the unusually-punctuated […]
V/A :: Ultrasoft! Anthems 33 (Plastic Sound Supply)
Building on a tradition of genre-defying output and continual reinvention, the collective rests gently underneath the umbrella of ambient music at this moment in time. […]
Offthesky :: Through the Lines (SEM)
Overall, Through the Lines‘ gradual exposure is like the uncovering of prized treasures at a shrine. Its spiritual edge certainly brings to the fore those […]
Marihiko Hara & Hideki Umezawa :: Jigokuhen (Wist Rec.)
The “sound report” composed in tandem by Marihiko Hara and Hideki Umezawa, multimedia artists from Kyoto and Tokyo, respectively, is quiet and scraggly, just as […]
Offthesky & Man Watching the Stars :: Afar, Farewell (Rural Colours)
While the Offthesky quietly paints him a vast universe, Man Watching the Stars populates it with planets, meteor showers and asteroids slowly tumbling end over […]