Quiet Noise; Tiny Portraits; Bionulor; Lucy
Tiny Portraits of an Old Writer, Music and Buildings (and Music), and the everyday lifecycle of Eat, Drink, Shop, Relax…
(Shortlist featuring new releases by Quiet Noise, Tiny Portraits, Bionulor and Lucy)
Category: ambient music
Multicast Dynamics; Tobias Freund & Valentina Berthelon; Mario Gronnert; Richard Eigner
Edgar Varèse defined music as ‘organized sound’…
This shortlist presents some fine examples of ‘organized sound’: the final chapter of Multicast Dynamics’ four-part series, audio/visual experiments from Tobias Freund & Valentina Berthelon, urban dreamscapes from Mario Gronnert and CommonSen5E, and, to conclude, a work by Richard Eigner that may best demonstrate why Varèse’s definition is a good one.
DreamScenes 2016-04
New month – new selection. The April DreamScenes selection welcomes a new spring with a variation that properly fits the month of the year!
Featuring tracks by J.Peter Schwalm, Bionulor, Fovea Hex, Biosphere, Tobias Freund & Valentina Berthelor, Djivan Gasparyan/Machinefabriek, Antonymes, Jakob Lindhagen, Guy Gelem, Quiet Noise, Chris Abrahams and Mark Lyken.
Jason van Wyk; Stefano Guzzetti; Iggy Pop-Tarwater-Alva Noto; Inside the Baxter Building; Alex Lucas-Olan Mill
A new bunch to check out: great music from Jason van Wyk, Stefano Guzzetti, Iggy Pop-Tarwater-Alva Noto, Inside the Baxter Building and Alex Lucas + Olan Mill
Fovea Hex; Michael Begg; J. Peter Schwalm
Music crossing the borders of experimentalism:
the unclassifiable beauty of Fovea Hex, Michael Begg and J. Peter Schwalm.
Stephan Mathieu/Akira Rabelais/Kassel Jaeger; Kevin Verwijmeren; Tobias Hellkvist; Tomonari Nozaki
Zauberberg is a fascinating ambient symphony by Kassel Jaeger, Stephan Mathieu and Akira Rabelais, inspired by Thomas Mann’s book and Debussy’s music.
Stephan Mathieu also mastered Kevin Verwijmeren’s new album, ‘Those Glorious Heights’.
Also: Tobias Hellkvist’s full length album Vesterhavet, and an EP-trilogy from Tomoro Nozaki.
Western Skies Motel; Andrew Tuttle; Star Pillow; Jakob Lindhagen
Music that can best be stored under ‘unclassifiable’:
‘Settlers’ by Western Skies Motel, Andrew Tuttle’s ‘Fantasy League’, ‘Above’ by Star Pillow and the soundtrack from ‘Skörheten’ by Jakob Lindhagen.
Jana Winderen; Thomas Köner; Dronny Darko; Alphaxone
The sound of plankton as recorded by Jana Winderen – Thomas Köner’s tribute to the Light – inward/outward journeys by Dronny Darko and Alphaxone.
Saffronkeira; Orson Hentschel; Guy Gelem; Denzel & Huhn
Saffronkeira presents his work in various collaborations, Orson Hentschel feeds the tape with estranged sound material.
A return to roots as well as a bright look into the future: Guy Gelem returns to his homeland roots, while Denzel & Huhn define a fresh new Krautrock direction.