The seminal blog A Closer Listen introduces us to a treasure of a Georgian composer, Rati Oniani (RIHA). It’s a magically weird amalgam of metal, Svan folk, and baroque music. The absolute diamonds one can find in this city never cease to amaze me. You can read the article here: https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/v
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Autonomаton – Collected not lost 2015-2025 vol.1: drone and teknoiz
From our friends at Mahorka Records: “”Collected not lost” is a decade of Autonomaton’s work, outside of LPs and EPs, collected. The music was released in the period from 2015 to the end of 2025. It’s done mostly through dubbing and overdubbing sound approaches. Both computer and hardware were used. Continue Reading
Boards of Canada – Inferno
I have a feeling a lot of people have been looking forward to this release, myself included, and I can happily say that Boards of Canada’s latest album didn’t disappoint. It’s a bit more subdued than other releases, but the power is still there. A fine one.
Marooned – Cinematic Echoes
Marooned is a band from Batumi, Georgia, that offers a bombastic, rather brilliant, cinematic music experience. From the band’s Bandcamp site: “”Cinematic Echoes” refers to the resonance of memories, themes, stories and soundscapes from past time, which echoes through our lives every day in present, looking forward to a better Continue Reading
Departure Street – This Broken World
With a feel that sits between Kosmische Music dabbed with touches of psychedelic and apocalyptic folk, Departure Street has a new album that has me captivated at the moment. Pure guitar bliss. From the band’s Bandcamp site: “This Broken World is the 22nd full-length solo album by A J Kimmel Continue Reading
Adela Mede – Ne Lépj a Virágra
Stunningly good vocal work here. From Adela Mede’s Bandcamp site: “Composed and recorded during the last 18 months in Bratislava, Slovakia – a city where three countries meet, where the East and the West collide – ‘Ne Lépj a Virárga’ translates to “don’t step on the flower”. Its themes – Continue Reading
Various Artists – mulemusiq: Enjoy The Silence Vol.3
Fr0m mulemusiq’s Bandcamp site: “Altogether ten tracks by nine children of Brian Eno, Cluster, Arvo Pärt, and Steve Reich, who all express something honest and unsophisticated while using their machines and instruments in a heartfelt way. That is why „Enjoy The Silence Vol. 3“ bewitches in its overall atmosphere as Continue Reading
‘landscape podcast.4’
landscape podcast.4 | Ether-Jazz/Jazz/Minimal/Experimental | 90:06 A “piano laden” Jazz & Ether-Jazz project (not an ‘elements’ edition, per se; … ‘landscape podcast.4’ Something new for your ears!
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