Kevin Press
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Bruno Sanfilippo’s Lost & Found is more aptly titled than it first appears. His ambient solo-piano performances are certainly emotional, and will no doubt bring to mind all manner of losses and recoveries. But there’s another dimension to this five-track release that makes its title appropriate. The disc opens with “Peter,” a sparse, luxuriously paced…
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Five minutes into Andrew Osterhoudt’s (a.k.a. Channeling) new three-track mini album, you may find yourself wondering if this follow-up to his self-titled debut is going to be a rather straightforward drone affair. It’s not an unpleasant beginning. Understated distortion adds a welcome grittiness to a gentle, neatly presented introduction. But appreciating “Drift’s” subtle progression does…
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Andrzej Nowak has been blogging about free improv music since the end of 2015 over at the Spontaneous Music Tribune. As often happens among those active in modern music circles, he decided to take a step further and release music independently. Nowak partnered with The Multikulti Project on a Spontaneous Music Tribune Series, a project…
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Ariadne – Grief Divine – 2:18 to 4:38 NGC 4414 – Grief – 3:27 to 14:28 Todd Elliott – Sabbath – 7:04 to 13:39 Mark Heaney – Dark Ritual – 13:04 to 18:57 .CrK – Nmap – 18:27 to 22:40 Room Hole – How to Be an American Part One – 22:04 to 30:20 Benjamin…
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It may be a coincidence that Pepo Galán’s extraordinary new album Human Values Disappear landed today, almost exactly one year after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump. Intentionally or not, he has captured perfectly the bewildering emotions of 2017. The album’s promo sheet describes the work with a dark metaphor: “a boat that travels…
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One of the things that excited people about ambient music in its early days was its unique tendency to absorb whatever other sounds the listener’s environment had to offer. This remains a big part of its appeal. Occasionally though, ambient works are produced that have the capacity to monopolize our attention. Rotterdam-based Rutger Zuydervelt (a.k.a.…
