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
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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.
Cloud Canyons – Wisdom
We have a new release from Italy’s neo-Krautrock bamd Cloud Canyons, and it’s even mellower (yet deeper) than their previous disc! From their Bandcamp site: “Body Wisdom is the second full length from Cloud Canyons, the electronic Italian quartet whose sonic research is renovated by an invigorating and adventurous record. Continue Reading
Denis Frajerman, Marc Sarrazy, Loïc Schild – Paysages du Temps
Composer Denis Frajerman was once part of one of France’s most experimental troupes, Palo Alto. I wondered for years what happened to them, and today I see that Denis is active, making long-form music that combines Neu!, Klaus Schulze, Pink Floyd, and his own aesthetic.
Cloud Canyons & Studio Kosmische – Under Neon Stars
After a rather tough week, I needed to hear something more cheerful. Thanks to Cloud Canyons for collaborating with the band Studio Kosmische on this two-track single, which is full of motorik grooves reminiscent of Neu! and Stereolab.
BT Gate X-138 – Arktisk
BT Gate X-138 is an old friend of mine, and he specializes in ambient music with an electronic feel that predates the rise of ambient genres. His style draws strong comparisons to the early works of Tangerine Dream, The Orb and the Kosmische Musik movement from 1970s and 1980s Germany.
Departure Street – Phantom Sightings
Thanks to Allan Kimmel for sending me this incredibly mellow record. Departure Street offers a sound that blends elements of shoegaze with a lo-fi take on post-rock and even shows hints of the legendary German Krautrock band Popol Vuh. It makes for a perfect morning album.
Geräusche von Hallesches Ufer – Golden Peaches of the Sun
Geräusche von Hallesches Ufer hail from Poznań, Poland, and have a sound that is as bleak as Current 93 at their most experimental touched off with a Kosmische Musik vibe. Quite a profound listen for those into wyrd-psych music.
Oksana Linde – Travesías
From Buh Records’ Bandcamp site: “Venezuelan composer Oksana Linde presents Travesías, her second album released by Buh Records, featuring pieces created between 1986 and 1994 in her private studio in San Antonio de Los Altos, Venezuela. These compositions belong to the same creative period as the works included in her Continue Reading
Zan Hoffman & Hubert Heathertoes – Synchronicity
Our dear friend Hubert Heathertoes collaborates with longtime partner Zan Hoffman on a release which pairs oddly satisfying spoken word with music that could rightfully be described as Berlin-School electronics. My only complaint about the tracks is its brevity. One minute and thirty-six seconds was just barely enough to whet Continue Reading