Archive for February, 2012
Review: Keith Rowe + John Tilbury – E.E. Tension And Circumstance
A reunion between two of the UK’s most prominent improvisors, released on Potlatch.
Review: Mark Harris – An Idea Of North / Learning To Walk
An explorative fantasy fuelled by isolation, in a new 44-minute composition by a UK sound artist.
Review: Will Montgomery + Robert Curgenven – Split
Sumptuous crackling collages from a nicely matched composer pair.
Review: Richard Youngs – Amaranthine
Percussion and vocal tumble into a tribal-style catharsis, courtesy of a particularly eclectic British composer.
Review: Various Artists – Rivers Home
Flaming Pines releases a series of mini-CDs, exploring the influence of the rivers that hold intimate ties to our homes.
Review: Chubby Wolf – Turkey Decoy
Danielle Baquet-Long’s ambient soundscapes feel devoid of human players, yet rich in organic life.
Review: Easychord – Not In My Family Tree
Imperfection and warmth are major plus points in a new Italian ambient work on the Laverna netlabel.
Review: Radere – I’ll Make You Quiet
A dizzying, expansive ambient evocation of an ambient composer leaving home.
Review: Sam Cleeve – Foundation Studies
A short selection of piano-centric sketches, inflected with cinematic string arrangements and distant echoes of found sound.
Review: Marc Broude – NREM
Minimal dark ambient gestures comprise the latest work from NoZen’s Marc Broude.