Ambient
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Emika – Run – 0.00 Audiomolekul – Pensive Elephant (Original Mix) – 4.15 ROM 3Ø3 – Class-X4 – 9.55 Bjarki – 7 filakaramellur lion bar – 13.15 Principleasure – Ryse – 15.20 Matuss – Menuet No.13 (Abe Duque remix) – 19.08 Skudge – Blood Work – 21.50 Pisetzky – Raft – 26.10 Sonny – Plastic…
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Our introduction to this duo from Guelph, Ontario came last month, on a Polar Seas Recordings compilation entitled A Light, A Glimmer. They were in good company. The 22-track collection – the proceeds of which go to Wishing Well Sanctuary for animals – features James A. McDermid, Celer, anthéne, Valiska, North Atlantic Drift and others.…
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Immersive is a term used a bit too liberally when it comes to sound art. We’ve all heard pieces that come close to being truly absorbing. Perhaps they achieve it for short bursts of time. But absent any corresponding chemical use, it’s an unrealistic expectation. What great sound art can do though is produce a…
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We’ve all felt that ache in the pit of our stomachs when a laptop or some similarly confounding device fails us after hours of hard labour. Imagine the great works created and prematurely lost in the years since computer tech became central to the creative process. Francis M. Gri’s new album Apart features three pieces,…
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Hilde Marie Holsen released the follow-up to her well-received debut Ask this week. Lazuli, which features trumpet and electronics, includes four pieces, all of which are named after a mineral used in coloured paint. The connection between music and colour has long been touted as something that sets certain musicians apart. Synesthesia is a neurological…
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This sparse, contemplative recording is described as a summary of two recent Fabio Perletta works: Genkai and Ichinen. It also marks the end of a series of pieces developed in collaboration with Haruo Okada focused, according to the album’s notes “on notions of presence, limitation, contemplation, patience and humility.” You need not be familiar with…
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