Fuantei * Aaron/Trontin
Fuantei accepts ‘the transitory nature of things’ – Anna Aaron and Bernard Trontin prove there’s no need for words when creating music.
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Rutger Zuydervelt * Scanner
Sonic mountaineering with Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) *** Scanner demonstrates the tricks from his Magician’s Hat.
Osland/Kelvin * Kazuya Nagaya
James Osland & Finn Kelvin explore the dark and unsettling place of dementia *** Kazuya Nagaya’s meditative 2018 album gets a rework from different artists (Murcof among them).
Various Various
Various Compilations: three collections of ambient electronics and another two ‘from the blurred edges of (modern) classical music’.
Nthng * Yair Etziony
‘Unfinished’ by Nthng has a lot more to offer than name and title suggests *** Yair Etziony presents two albums coming from very different concepts.
Richard Chartier * Jen Kutler
Deep minimalistic sound paintings by Richard Chartier, and Jen Kutler’s sonification of (indicators of) empathy.
Steve Roach * Loren Nerell
Steve Roach further explores ‘time- and space-altering realms’, while Loren Nerell dives deeper into the mystical sounds of the Balinese gong.
Erik Levander * Hannu Karjalainen
Erik Levander and Hannu Karjalainen both celebrate the winter season and warns us of the climate change impact on glaciers.
Hilyard * Rngmnn
‘Darkness’ in music may be a subjective matter, but these albums by Hilyard and Rngmnn will most certainly give you the chills.