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 Continue Reading
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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, Continue Reading
Forgotten Magus – The Demon Host
From Mike Benoit’s Bandcamp site: Shane Beck & I are here once again here to bring you the next Forgotten Magus album. We both hope you enjoy this as much as we do, and thank you for listening…it means the world to us. Forgotten Magus is Mike Benoit & Shane Continue Reading
Corrado Maria De Santis – Over a Long Time
One of the great joys of my vocation is discovering musicians I would probably never otherwise encounter. Enter Corrado Maria de Santis, courtesy of our dear friends at Lost Tribe Sound: “Corrado Maria De Santis, an Italian guitarist, skillfully combines the raw spontaneity of improvised guitar with computer-generated sounds, crafting Continue Reading
Cousin Silas and Various Artists – The Four Elements – Air (Volume 1)
Cousin Silas and his merry band of collaborators continue to impress with massive compilations of ambient music. He, and all bands associated with him, are worth a deep listen.
Victoria Wijeratne – Graces & Muses
Dragon’s Eye Recordings tends to put out high-quality modern classical and ambient music, and now, they are introducing the world to serious talent. Take Victoria Wijeratne for instance. Her background is in scoring music for film and television, and this is her first proper release. It does a great job Continue Reading
[Video] Ultravox – Vienna
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Today is a travel day, and as I start a small journey from this magnificent city, I’ll let Ultravox serenade you.
SALA – Jurmala Revisited/Breath
Audrius Simkunas operates as SALA, a Latvian composer whose work straddles ambient and nature recordings. From the release’s Bandcamp site: “Jurmala Revisited/Breath documents SALA’s return to the shores of Latvia, as a sort of audio postcard. The cover photography was taken during the trip and has been treated to look Continue Reading
Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti – Music For A Cosmic Garden
We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records (charming name, better known by its acronym WRWTFWW) has released a rather unique album. It pairs Japanese ambient/environmental legend Takashi Kokubo (Ion Series) and Italian & Swiss trombonist Andrea Esperti (Esperti Project) working under the name of Music For A Cosmic Garden. From Continue Reading
O Yuki Conjugate – A Tension of Opposites Vols 1 & 2
We had the pleasure of O Yuki Conjugate’s release earlier this year reviewing Volumes 3 & 4 of this series. The old quote still holds: ““Two years after the first two volumes of A Tension of Opposites (ATOO) were issued OYC return to the form they created to house their Continue Reading