Steve Roach & Robert Logan; Phonothek; Erik Wøllo & Byron Metcalf
Neither ‘new age’ nor ‘dark ambient’ – yet maybe some of both?
Presenting collaborations by Steve Roach/Robert Logan, Erik Wollo/Byron Metcalf and a new Phonothek album.
Category: RECOMMENDATIONS
Jonty Harrison; Sound Meccano + Jura Laiva; Chris Watson
Take a virtual trip around the world with incredible ambisonic soundscapes by Jonty Harrison, Sound Meccano + Jura Laiva and Chris Watson.
(Headphone listening recommended!)
Unland; Elderbranch Campaign; Wouter van Veldhoven
Improvised soundscapes from Unland, an homage to animals by The Elderbranch Campaign, and previously unreleased reel-to-reel installation soundscapes by Wouter van Veldhoven.
CEEYS; Poppy Nogood; Joe Frawley
CEEYS play an intimate church live session; music for Mourning by Poppy Nogood; and Joe Frawley captures the spirit of the ‘Cartomancer’ Olney H. Richmond.
Atom TM; Pinkcourtesyphone & Gwyneth Wentink; Chihei Hatakeyama & Corey Fuller; Hakobune
Drones from the deepest of the deep (Atom TM), drones with harp (Pinkcourtesyphone with Gwyneth Wentink), drones with pipe organ (Chihei Hatakeyama & Corey Fuller) and drones with guitar (Hakobune)
Zahn/Hatami/McClure; Philippe Petit; Robert Crouch; Jose Soberanes
“Ambient Supergroup” Arovane/McClure/Hatami opens this shortlist, also featuring drone ambient releases by Philippe Petit, Robert Crouch and Jose Soberanes.
Marsen Jules – Shadows in Time
What is a good way to release a Generative Music composition?
Marsen Jules chose to release his Shadows in Time in 300+ different variations on different media: a CD release (with a ‘static’ version), and a unique individual recording for every different USB-stick ….
Apart from that there are also some uniquely pressed transparent vinyl 12″ with a different version on each pressing (!).
…. And by the way: the music is great, too!
Tetherdown; Cyril Secq/Orla Wren; Gamardah Fungus; Luke Howard;
This shortlist starts off with Tetherdown‘s First Flight and takes you along to the soothing chords of Cyril Secq/Orla Wren, Gamardah Fungus and Luke Howard.
Matthew Collings – A Requiem for Edward Snowden
This is not exactly your average enjoyable ‘contemporary neo-classical’ music, and it definitely isn’t ‘romantic’ either.
Though there are quiet parts, most of the piece is quite unnerving.
It is not an ‘easy’ Requiem to listen to. And it shouldn’t be, of course, because it seems there’s not gonna be a happy ending to this story soon.
“The greatest fear that I have….. is that nothing will change.”
Edward Snowden