STAINWASHER – “AFTER ALL” The output of the Swedish Dream Pop project has really captivated me as of late. The entirety of the production sound distant and hazily formed – like coming into consciousness from a deep sleep. Ethereal synths, strummed guitars deep in the mix are buoyed by vocals that cut right through the …
The premise of “Exurb-47”, as indicated in the scrolling text in the beginning, is a recording of the last few hours before a “massive radiation flash” presumably destroyed life in this community. This set-up, paired with the Swiss duo’s inherently moving dark ambient, glitched music paints the time-lapsed footage displayed in brilliant high-resolution with a …
Bill MacKay’s gorgeous, rambling album “Fountain Fire” is out today on Drag City. Before his show in Cincinnati at Torn Light Records, Bill and I exchanged a few questions about some of the influences that were drawn into this new album and where and under what conditions one should listen to it. 1. On this …
OSA7029 – “OSA15” “Osa15” creates channels wherein acoustic instrumentation like the flute and trumpet flow into droning ambient passages with minimal effort and maximum listener satisfaction. It’s hard not to get totally swept into the undertow of this gorgeous track as these instruments cross currents into and through each other. Orchestral by Osa7029 SKAI LOUNGE …
PEAKS OF VALLEYS – “FRONT” Sounding out like a bell across a clear night, the slow unfolding of piano and percussion into electronic shadings, sparse guitar patterns and clarion drones and ambient tonal bends. “Front” travels like sound across open water or signals through space – waves upon waves of sound that arc and then …
This month’s sponsoring label is the Texas based labelAural Canyon. Their new album by Lunaria called “Mist and Light” is featured on this podcast. Aural Canyon Bandcamp Lunaria – Mist and Light Synth Sisters / Nkimis Cheekbone / Hirotaka Shiro Endurance – We Can Sleep Now Kyle Landstra – Bloom Lake Curved Air – Airs …
ESBIE FONTE – “VEINS” “Veins” from Esbie Fonte is one of those songs that would sound equally at home bursting through a stadium PA or being pushed through shitty laptop speakers. There is this undeniable roar and thrust when this song reaches its peak: after the mask has been ripped off and self-acceptance is greeted …
This stunning video by Icelandic composer holds some deep mystery in the tension-filled interplay between the taught, constricted movements of a lone dancer among the endless sheets of ice and rocks that make up the island. Magnason’s composition is a deeply symphonic and synthetic work. Deep pulls of resonant strings, electronic texture and shading and …