I have no information about Escaped Trees for this album, but because it was released by the venerable Norwegian label Petroglyph Music, I thought it prudent to give the record a listen, and I was pleasantly surprised. The music has an old-school electronic/Berlin School feel.
Ambient
Fallen – Stars are Crashing, Home are Burning, Hearts are Changing-Notes from a Distant World/Detuned Lullabies for the Old Planet
Our dear friend Lorenzo Bracaloni, composing as Fallen, has released a two-disc album of progressive rock and fourth-world-tinged ambient music. It’s a dark but gentle listen, reminding me of music from late-era Japan and Talk Talk fans would really enjoy.
Jeff Gburek (Mental Health Food Store) – Irama II (Gitana)
Jeff Gburek’s latest single sees him returning to a more hallucinogenic, pulsating style of music. This track gave my speakers the workout they’ve been longing for for a while now. Excellent.
Klaus Schulze & Lisa Gerrard – Dziękuję Bardzo – Vielen Dank
I can’t think of too many pairings better than ethereal music’s leading chanteuse, Lisa Gerrard, working with the Kosmische Music / Berlin School master Klaus Schulze. This is as good as you can imagine. The album is a three-CD set that was recorded live, meshing Gerrard’s hypnotic vocals with Schulze’s Continue Reading
Surbahar – Passenger of the Galaxy
From the endless archives of Mahorka Records: “”Passenger of the Galaxy” is the latest third consecutive album of the Surbahar project of Pavel Stoychev – a long-time musician and composer, known to us from numerous Bulgarian and international projects. This Surbahar debut on Mahorka features a variety of electronic beats, Continue Reading
Flavien Gillié – I Do Think We Should Touch
From Flavien Gillié’s Bandcamp site: “Flavien Gillié is a Belgian sound artist, field recordist and producer seeking to link places, voices and memory in his work. The present album is a sublime collection of drones with an individual touch sure to please even the most jaded listener. “I spend a Continue Reading
Sysselmann – I Fjellets Hastighet
As the weather darkens here in Tbilisi, the music will match the darkness. Sysselmann is a Norwegian artist, quite a legend in the genre, and this release is from 2024. From the release’s Bandcamp site: “Norway’s legendary musical artist Sysselmann (Thomas Narverud) is an expert at creating sound environments that Continue Reading
Cousin Silas & Oystein Q Jorgensen – Symbiotic
Though this isn’t the first time Cousin Silas and Øystein Q. Jørgensen have collaborated on an album, this one stands out for bringing together Tangerine Dream-like ambience with a touch of The Orb. It’s an impressive one-track work.
The Last Five Minutes – Blind End Now
The ever-dependable Mahorka Records out of Bulgaria blow us away with yet another intriguing release. This one comes from a duo known as The Last Five Minutes, who hail from Italy. The music on offer here is drone-laden, with an electroacoustic base. It is experimental, but warmly so. Nothing particularly jarring was heard Continue Reading
Paul Beaudoin – Signal Loss
From Paul Beaudoin’s Bandcamp site: “signal loss, the latest work from Tallinn-based composer and interdisciplinary artist Paul Beaudoin, examines what happens when structures—electrical, emotional, or cultural—fail to connect. The album is a work composed for slow listening in quiet environments.” The album offers a very pleasant listening experience. It’s perfect Continue Reading