Markus Guentner – Extropy (A Strangely Isolated Place) album review
Markus Guentner rounds out his ambient science fiction trilogy for A Strangely Isolated Place with a dose of much-needed optimism on Extropy. Imagine, if you will… you are in a … Continue reading
Tape Tuesday: The Voice of Saturn – Gratitude (WF35)
It’s all about the little things on Travis Thatcher’s most recent synth-driven odyssey for Woodford Halse! Let’s be real… for the most part the last almost 2 years have been … Continue reading
Shortwave Symphonies: Rupert Lally – Hidden Transmissions Vol. 1 (Woodford Halse) cassette review
On his first release for Woodford Halse, Swiss composer/electronic musician/multi-instrumentalist Rupert Hally recreates a lost radio transmission. It’s a reminder of the thrill of curiosity and musical discovery. The internet … Continue reading
Ryan Garbes – Tabbed View (Moon Glyph) album review
On his first solo album in 7 years, Wet Hair/Raccoo-oo -oon noisemonger Ryan Garbes returns with his most immediate, vibrant album to date. As part of some of the most … Continue reading
Electroacoustic Alchemy: Charlotte Law – Ice Since Fire tape review (Linear Obsessional)
Electric guitars become tidal pools, walls of fog, delicate latticeworks of frost and ice on Ice Since Fire, Charlotte Law’s debut album for the lovely Linear Obsessional cassette label. Electricity … Continue reading
Cosmic Jazz For The Age Of Spiritual Machines: Cloud Diameter – Cloud Diameter 2 tape review
Getachew Mekuria + John Coltrane + Count Zero = Cloud Diameters 2 “The story of evolution unfolds with increasing levels of abstraction.” RAY KURZWEIL, How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human … Continue reading
Nightports W/ Betamax album review
Leeds-based sound experiment Nightport show how much can be done within the confines of a very simple premise on their second album, this time sculpted in conjunction with The Comet … Continue reading
Alchemical Americana: Califone – Roots and Crowns (Thrill Jockey)
For their fourth proper full-length, Califone update their scrapmetal Harry Smith alchemical Americana with a bit of exotica, sparkle, and sheen. Califone are, to quote Grand Funk Railroad, an American … Continue reading
The Best Dark Ambient Albums of March 2020
The streets are all empty. We are all living in quarantine. We are essentially living inside of a Dark Ambient album now. Now is the perfect time to listen to … Continue reading
Best Dark Ambient Albums Of February 2020
February is an interesting month. For much of the Northern Hemisphere, yr still frozen solid, hibernating away from the cold and the ice and the howling winds, praying for the … Continue reading
