Ambient

  • Kajsa Lindgren – Everyone is here

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    It’s been just over a year since Stockholm’s Kajsa Lindgren delivered her debut recording Hyperdelia. That was followed earlier this year by Longform Editions, and now her third LP Everyone is here. The 29-year-old composer and sound artist deserves your attention. Her latest combines recordings of her childhood and family members with new voice and…

  • Pé – Spiral

    More than most styles of music, drone recordings are open to interpretation. The best elicit an emotional response that inspires listeners to project their own thoughts and perspective onto the work as it slowly progresses. In this way, they absorb and then reflect our feelings back to us, colored by the recording’s own nuances. To…

  • Masahiro Sugaya – Horizon Vol. 1

    It is not incorrect to file this collection of early works by Japan’s Masahiro Sugaya under ambient. Lovers of the genre will appreciate Horizon Vol. 1 for both its compositions and instrumentation. There is a gentleness to the music that will appeal to ambient music fans, particularly those with an interest in the genre’s history.…

  • Hecker – Inspection II / Pip – Possible Worlds

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    A pair of extraordinary 60-plus-minute works dropped last week. Like a lot of lengthy pieces, both are immersive listening experiences that are memorable for more than just their running time. The similarities end there however. It’s difficult to imagine two recordings, released on the same day, less alike than this pair. Florian Hecker’s Inspection II…

  • Plïnkï Plønkï – Pangur Din

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    Those of us new to this “50-piece ensemble that doesn’t exist” have some catching up to do. The U.K. act made its debut in mid-2017 with the well-received debut Happy Birthday. One of the band members put it this way: “It was our attempt to write songs for people across the world to stumble across…

  • Various Artists – On Corrosion

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    Full marks to The Helen Scarsdale Agency for its decision to celebrate release #50 with a 10-cassette package housed in this handsome wooden box. We’ve seen a number of labels celebrate landmark releases with compilations, collaborations and so forth. This one outdoes them all. The package features work by Alice Kemp, Fossil Aerosol Mining Project,…