black-sided sun – Echogram

Considering the power of the storm we had this evening, it seems like a perfect time to hear some brutally dark ambient music.  What’s so special about Black-Sided Sun?  First, the composer, Yuri Ilyin, is a Russian who became a Batumi local (this intrigues me as I have no idea Continue Reading

Kilbey Kennedy – Serafina (single)

From their Bandcamp site: “Kilbey Kennedy is the long-standing collaborative project between Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Martin Kennedy (composer and producer behind All India Radio). Since their first release in 2009, the duo has forged a singular sound – an “ultimate convergence of influences, that shimmers with a strange beauty Continue Reading

Internal Fusion – Conte de la pensée dernière

Our dear friends at Mahorka Records bestow us a fine album of frighteningly good electroacoustic music, brutal in its tenor.  From the label’s Bandcamp site: “Eric Latteux aka Internal Fusion is a dark ambient artist, born in 1964, based in Britany (France). He has been active since the early ’90s Continue Reading

Saba Alizadeh – Rituals Of The Last Dawn

Being an insomniac has some advantages. As is normal for me, I stayed wide awake until 4 a.m. listening to music. While doing so, I came across an album by kamancheh maestro Saba Alizadeh which was so eerily beautiful that I had to suggest it for your perusal. The avant-garde Continue Reading

Robert Scott Thompson – Ice and Ember

Blog friend and fine American composer Robert Scott Thompson offers his latest release, one which would qualify as a Mimi-album or EP, but which sounds deeply calming and engaging. From his Bandcamp site: “Ice and Ember is a distilled meditation within my larger body of ambient and electroacoustic work—a 14-minute Continue Reading

Federico Durand – Té De Flores Silvestres

From Federico Durand’s Bandcamp site” “Federico Durand’s music is a weave of sound searching introspection and delight through simple melodies, made in the heart of Argentina. Federico likes music, gardens, John Keats’ poetry, collecting stamps and Earl Grey tea. Since 2010 he has been released on some labels such as Continue Reading