James Maloney – ‘Gaslight’

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Fluttering pianos fades in and out in the opening of ‘Gaslight’, complimented by crisp rustling and clicking of untouched instrumental nuance. One can only imagine the musical representation of waves, tide, and the… Continue reading

Josco and Spheruleus – Folded Distance

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Having recently mastered a two track, house-orientated EP by Magnofon (Harry Towell’s more beat-driven alias), I’m brought back to the early days of exploring independent ambient music, where Spheruleus was one of the… Continue reading

Manos Milonakis – Festen

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Manos Milonakis’ ‘Festen’ is the latest release on Moderna Records; the label of Montreal, Québec, that continues to yield the highest quality in new modern classical music. Milonakis manages to bring intricate classical… Continue reading

Pemë – Wooded Ghost

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Koral Ptach and Wiktor Kurc are Pemë a new offering from Poland and a new offering from Etoka Records. The inspiration for this delightful 5 track EP is Kodama small ghost-like spirits that inhabit trees in… Continue reading

Constellation Tatsu – Spring Batch 2017

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Opening Remarks As spring draws towards its warm close, I’m reminded to provide a now belated review of this year’s ‘Spring Batch’ of cassettes from Canadian-based label, Constellation Tatsu. Following a number of… Continue reading

Ezekiel Honig – A Passage Of Concrete

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Ezekiel Honig’s ‘Folding In On Itself‘ is an all-time classic for us, in minimal sound art as it blurred the lines between Ambient, Electro-Acoustic composition and Lo-Fi Techno. In ‘A Passage Of Concrete‘… Continue reading

Tara Jane O’Neil – S/T

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Warm, hazy and lazy Folk songs from LA’s Tara Jane O’Neil in her self-titled album. I was drawn to this record initially with it reminding me of the work of Joan Shelley and… Continue reading

Neue Grafik – Soul Conspiracy

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Over the last week I’ve been scouring beat-based Electronic music looking at recent House and Techno excursions and one such is the Jazz and Funk drenched ‘Soul Conspiracy’ by Neue Grafik out now… Continue reading

Various Artists – Whitelabsounds

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Compilations are risky in my life. Rarely can I put on a comp and be confident that I’ll enjoy it all and give in to it. And the ones that do work for me tend… Continue reading

YLTCU – Controlled Folly

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In a brief encounter reminiscent in part of Autechre or Aphex Twin (think Drukqs), this week we stumbled across the Ambient/IDM bliss/carnage of YLTCU’s Controlled Folly. This record has been put together across 26… Continue reading