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    Scott Lawlor – Theotokos

    As Orthodox are still going through the process of Advent, we share our second post of the year in honor of the Birthgiver of God (Theotokos), as composer Scott Lawlor has titled this 2019 release.  Time flies, but great electronic and ambient music maintains its station.

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    Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang – Azure

    Two masters of drone at their peak after two decades of collaboration.  From the duo’s Bandcamp site: “Since beginning to work together as a duo in the early 2000s, Kang and Kenney have collaborated on sound installations, music for orchestra, choir, and mixed ensembles in addition to releasing numerous widely…

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    Jonathan Sharp – Divided Time

    Castles In Space are a label whom I just stumbled into over the past few days, and I’m liking what I’m hearing from them a lot.  This particular piece of hauntology comes from Jonathan Sharp, a composer who is, like me, a child of the 70’s.  He split his time…

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    Fabiano Do Nascimento – Mundo Solo

    The indubitable Far Out Records have produced what might be my favorite record of 2023, a guitar album by Brazilian guitarist and fellow Los Angeleno Fabiano do Nascimiento.  I’ll let the label’s crack promo team describe this absolute beauty of a record below: “Adopting Hermeto Pascoal’s concept of Universal Music,…

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    Roedelius & Arnold Kasar – Zensibility

    On December 1, the maestro will again collaborate with Arnold Kasar (whom he paired with on a Deutsche Grammophon release 5 years ago) on a new album of piano and electronics.  Judging by the two tracks available for listening, this will be perfect winter music to meditate to. From the…

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    Jeff Gburek – The Radio & The Sea

    Jeff Gburek’s latest album is not a departure from his carefully crafter work, but a continuation of his honing sounds together, weaving them in a way that the early musique-concrète composers could not have imagined.  Drones, pulses and the sounds of Burgas, Bulgaria, are blended to produce an immersive soundscape. …

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    Mirt – More Tarutao Recordings

    Mirt, a Polish experimental artists, offers up sound recordings from Thailand.  From his Bandcamp site: “This is another part of an ongoing series of recordings made on Tarutao island. This time, the entire album focuses on the overall soundscape of the island and is a collection of random recordings I…

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    Igor Yalivec – Etudes

    Igor Yalevic has produced some of the most gentle and relaxing field recordings and ‘ambient’ music to come out of Ukraine in recent memory in his latest album, Etudes.  From his Bandcamp site: “Etudes is Yalivec’s sophomore album. His 2021 album Still Life came out on Polar Seas Recordings and…

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    Mayssa Jallad – Marjaa: The Battle Of The Hotels

    A haunting release, this one.  Imagine dark experimental music mixed with war-ravaged architecture in what was one of the most beautiful cities in the world during the 1970s, Beirut.  This is the terribly beauty Mayssa Jallad offers. From Ruptured Records’ Bandcamp site: “The album comprises two parts. Part A: Dahaliz,…