Kevin Press
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There is something inherently challenging about music written to sound like it comes from another time. The current fascination with analog synthesizers among more than a few electronic artists is no different than the long list of indie rockers who fell in love with jangly guitar pop a couple of decades after it peaked at…
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Jonathan George Fox’s latest effort under the Foundling name landed at the end of July. Recorded for the adventurous videogamemusic label in London, England, it is a sharply challenging cassette from an impressive artist who has been far too quiet the last couple of years. Fox keeps himself busy in multiple disciplines. That this is…
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Kevin Press
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Operating out of Athens, Greece since 2006, the Sound in Silence label has quietly assembled a strikingly beautiful catalogue of downtempo and ambient releases. Label runner George Mastrokostas has an extraordinary ear. Four new releases illustrate perfectly the strength of what Mastrokostas is building. No two are alike, and yet there are enough common threads…
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A short time ago, I got an email from Ak’chamel The Giver of Illness. “Hi, we love what you’re doing at BADD PRESS,” they wrote. “Keep supporting the underground!” Ak’chamel kindly offered a download code of their new album Death Chants. But when asked to share a bit of their backstory, they demurred: “We shy…
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Earlier this year, in a piece about Endurance’s hour-long cassette Echoic Architecture, I praised Joshua Stefane for his ability to add unexpected texture and complexity to his ambient drone recordings. While intended as a compliment, in retrospect I wonder if that came off as a bit of a dig at pure drone. It wasn’t meant…
