We haven’t heard from Jeff Gburek in a while, but he offers quiet and meditative field recordings on his latest release. From his Bandcamp site: “Recordings made near the town of Grindu in Tulcea County, Romania (maps.app.goo.gl/roAuvvtzmLvmM2a48) on July 22 of 2025 and the 44 minute album might be called Continue Reading
Field Recordings
BJNilsen – True than Nature
BJ Nilsen is a Swedish composer based in Amsterdam, and has long been one of the true treasures of labels such as Touch and Ideologic Organ. His latest album, from 2025, combines sumptuous field recordings with soft drones. This is wonderfully organic-sounding.
Mirocaw – Phytophthora Ramorum
This release is undoubtedly one of the spookiest of the year. Mirocaw hails from Moscow, Russia, and their music can be best described as eerie and unsettling. It evokes that feeling you get when walking through a dark swamp, sensing that something is watching you, intent on your destruction. It’s Continue Reading
Antonina Nowacka – Lamunan
Somewhere between the angelic and experimental lies the vocal work of Antonina Nowacka. From her Bandcamp site, and it’s quite a good read: “Forged alone in a cave on the island of Java, and recorded in a fortress in Poland, Antonina Nowacka’s “Lamunan” is an intimate exploration of a mysterious Continue Reading
Mykel Boyd – The Secret Gateway
From Mykel Boyd’s Bandcamp site: “The Secret Gateway was recorded in May and June of 2025. It is intended as a meditative tool, a prompt to settle your mind and to seek transformation. It was started on May 8th also known as White Lotus Day, the anniversary of the death Continue Reading
freetousesounds – Airport Sound Effects Library | Doha Qatar
Today marks the beginning of my trip to North Macedonia for a conference and a short vacation. The first leg of my journey will involve an overnight stay in Doha, Qatar. In recognition of my second stop there, I’m sharing some ambient sounds from their international airport, courtesy of FreeToUseSounds.
Fletina – Environments & Mechanisms
The only information I can pass on about today’s band, Fletina, is that they recorded their album in Scotland. That’s it, folks. However, because I trust the taste of my friends at Mahorka Records, I gave the release a chance. The ‘music’ strikes a good balance between field recordings and Continue Reading
eardrops – nightfall over concrete
Listening to some of the early masters of electroacoustic music and musique-concrète, it seemed that the goal of the music was to imitate the real world, and certainly, the masters like Pierre Henry, Pierre Schaeffer and François Bayle did so elegantly. Now, in 2025, we have incredibly good digital recording Continue Reading
Yegor Zabelov – Triggers
Triggers is a nearly 41-minute track composed and performed by Belarusian accordionist Yegor Zabelov. Yegor came highly recommended by friends who see him as a maestro of the accordion, so I expected something along the lines of other wonderful masters of the instrument like Kepa Junkera, but this one hit Continue Reading
Bertrand Gauguet – Encerclements
There are only three tracks available for sampling, but they provide a good insight into what to expect from this album. This is music best enjoyed with headphones, and it may take a moment to fully appreciate it. Track 3 is somewhat abrasive at first, but once you acclimate, the Continue Reading