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    Khruangbin – A La Sala

    April 9, 2024 - By 

    There is almost nothing I can add to the lore of Khruangbin except to say that, despite me occasionally talking about albums which are fine for nighttime listening, this one belongs to the sunrise.  It has the feeling of an album you would play after an intense night out on the town, and coming down from the high of people around way too many people for too long.  From their Bandcamp site: “The title makes it clear. A La Sala (“To the Room” in Spanish), the fourth studio album by Khruangbin, is an exercise in returning in order to go…

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    Jonathan Sharp – Divided Time

    December 13, 2023 - By 

    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 between Cumbria and London, and the music reflects his memories of those years long gone by.

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    Fabiano Do Nascimento – Mundo Solo

    December 2, 2023 - By 

    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, a rejection of nationalistic tendencies in order to express all of one’s musical influences all at once, Fabiano avoided leaning too heavily on any particular musical language, without denying his own musical roots. After studying classical piano as a child, the Rio de Janeiro native discovered the guitar aged 10.…

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    Ulaan Passerine – Dawn

    August 20, 2023 - By 

    Ulaan Passerine is one of many aliases used by Los Angeles-based guitarist Steven R. Smith.  This latest album is a shimmery walk into guitar instrumental territory.  Smith produces an elegant kind of instrumental music that would sit well with both post-rock fans and those into a more mellow psychedelic vibe.  Think along the terms of the band Oregon as a reference.  Not ‘easy’ listening, but ‘gentle’ listening.  Well done.

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    Fallen – The Floating World

    July 23, 2023 - By 

    I’ve been a fan of ROHS! Records out of Italy (HT: Ivo Petrov – thanks!) for some time.  They put out consistently good ambient music and organic electronica every month, it seems, and this release from Lorenzo Bracaloni, who goes by the monicker Fallen, is a delight to listen to.  It’s not a normal album for ROHS! – rather, it shifts a lot.  The music starts with what sound like processed field recordings and blend their way into more structured electronic music soundscapes, then drift back into a spacious bit of guitar playing.  There’s a slightly rough edge to the…

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    Samo Salamon, Emanuele Parrini & Vasco Trilla – Eating Poetry

    July 19, 2023 - By 

    Another dear friend of the blog, Samo Salamon from Slovenia, brings along a few friends for a well-done, gorgeously recorded improvisational album.  Joining Salamon on this disc are Emanuele Parrini on violin and Vasco Trilla on drums and percussion.  From Samo’s Bandcamp site: “A great improvising trio session of three fantastic improvisers from three different European countries. Samo Salamon (Slovenia) has this time played exclusively acoustic guitars – 6 and 12-string string. Especially the 12-string guitar is a hugely underrated instrument in the improvising context. Naturally, names such as Ralph Towner or Marc Ducret come to mind, but still Salamon…

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    Jeff Gburek – Vigilance Suite I & II

    July 17, 2023 - By 

    Fellow giromondo Jeff Gburek offers another incredibly profound album, balancing perfectly his own signature experimental sound touched with folk and blues, with the spirits of Robbie Basho and John Fahey once again coming along for the ride. For the influence behind this album, please consider taking the time to read his liner notes at the release page here.

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    Ernesto Diaz-Infante – Bats in the Lavender Sky

    July 16, 2023 - By 

    We have a cause to celebrate here at the MYNTH office, as our friend, the erstwhile Bay Area guitarist Ernesto Diaz-Infante has released a new album on a label you will be hearing more about on this website.  Ramble Records, an Australian label, is releasing some high quality guitar music, and has previously featured the American-Polish guitarist Jeff Gburek’s work. Ernesto’s album is more a drone-laden psychedelic trip of an album.  There are lo-fi elements to it, a fair amount of minimal strumming, and the music simply sets brilliantly when heard through a decent set of headphones.  No surprise from…