Andrea Belfi * Tsone * Arovane/Hatami
Andrea Belfi’s music for the second IIkki book/CD release * An ‘Intimate Haze’ from Tsone * Organic collaborative sounds of Arovane and Porya Hatami
Year: 2017
Marconi Union * Steve Hauschildt * Orchestramaxfieldparrish
Catching up with Marconi Union, Steve Hauschildt and Orchestramaxfieldparrish.
DreamScenes 2017-2
Music for the last days of Winter……
The february DreamScenes edition may feel darker than usual.
Possibly due to the dark winter days or, who knows, the general darkness of current times.
But don’t worry: there’s a sweet surprise at the end. So keep listening!
Yann Novak * Triac * Mytrip
A meditation on aesthetics by Yann Novak; the third album by the Triac trio, and multi-layered soundscapes from Bulgaria’s Mytrip
Teruyuki Nobuchika * TamTam * Rhucle/Silentwave
Atmospheres, Drones and Environmental Symphonies from Teruyuki Nobuchika, Rhucle/SilentWave and TamTam
The Sound of Zen: Chihei Hatakeyama
There’s a steady and unstoppable stream of releases by Chihei Hatakeyama, on his own (White Paddy Mountain) label as well as on other labels.
Here’s a short roundup of some of his recent releases.
James Murray * Michael Begg * Finglebone
Quantum Ambient: music that is ambient while at the same time it isn’t…
Releases by James Murray, Michael Begg and Adam ‘Finglebone’ Varney
Gideon Wolf – Year Zero
Year Zero is Gideon Wolf’s 4th album since 2012. It’s a solo album, in a way, but it could not have come to life without the contributions of a small ensemble of artists that played improvisations or ‘incoherent and strange phrases/notes’ that were later reassembled into the resulting pieces.
Working the other way around – composing pieces from instantaneous improvisations and a collection of short phrases – has given this music a refreshing element of surprise.
And it’s exactly that element that makes this album stand out among many others.
Various Various
Preserved Sound, Dronarivm, Home Normal and Taâlem present their label compilations that look ahead at 2017, look back at 2016, or (in the Taâlem case) overview their 15 years of existence.
All of them are generously offered as a ‘Name Your Price’ download!