Ambient
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Quiet Evenings – Light Billows
Blissful long form drone from Quiet Evenings (Grant & Rachel Evans) with Light Billows on their own Hooker Vision imprint. 52 minutes of drone and vocal textures, cello and tape-saturated synths. Light and heavy, dense and a million miles wide. Recaptures a bit of what I felt of the Sacred Phases catalog in the 20… Continue reading
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Deep Cross – Scaffolded Dawn
Haunting electronics and choral hymns from Deep Cross, with Scaffolded Dawn on Phage Tapes. Over 30 minutes, six tracks of tense at times caustic sounds with a sense of both intention and spontaneity. Like a living organism, seeking, breathing, struggling to contain itself – there’s a cut up and reassembled feel to things, rough bits… Continue reading
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Amulets – Not Around But Through
Howling post-rock-meets-tape-scene ambience from Amulets with Not Around But Through on Portland Oregon based Beacon Sound. Eight tracks of melodic, caustic noise, just bursting with subtle beautiful moments. Those familiar with Randall Taylor will know him for his handmade tape loops and gentle texture, this is a decidedly metal step in his catalog that would… Continue reading
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Sangam & Kid Smpl – Found Wings
2022 cassette release, Found Wings by Sangam & Kid Smpl on Display is mesmerizing drift between ambient haze and fractured rhythm, both intimate and distant. Six tracks, each 10+ minutes, of blown-out textures layer on fragmented bits of melody. There’s a feeling of memory at play, bits of decontextualized conversation recalling something meaningful but indistinct—carried… Continue reading
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Jefre Cantu Ledesma – Gift Songs
Hazy, dream state ambiance from Jefre Cantu-Ledesma with Gift Songs on Mexican Summer. Cascades of fleeting piano, washes of synthesizer, subtle percussion. Radiant, patient, gentle, a record at ease with itself. A single track The Milky Sea runs the duration of the A side, while the flip presents 4 thematically linked explorations. At the completion each… Continue reading