Duncan/Kirstein * Kouw/Maguire * Rodolfo Pitti
Drones from different perspectives: based on spoken sentences, structuralist architecture and the Antarctic landscape.
The Howard Hughes Suite * Fawnwoda/Ciani/Leisz
Two albums presenting ‘ambient americana’ with the pedal steel guitar as a distinctive instrument: The Howard Hughes Suite and Alister Fawnwoda, Suzanne Ciani & Greg Leisz.
Dullmea & Ricardo Pinto * Enrico Coniglio
A ‘descent to the depths of a non-place made of desertion and desolation’ (Dullmea/Pinto), as well as exploring the Alpine mountains (Enrico Coniglio).
Meelkop/Douma * Hessel Veldman * Monty Adkins
Exploring the hidden treasures of Hoek van Holland and IJmuiden – and that of a Rhododendron! Environmental soundscapes by Roel Meelkop, Hessel Veldman, and Monty Adkins.
Seaman & Tattered Sail * of1000faces
Bill Seaman and Craig Tattersall uncover their own covers — Matt Walker (of1000faces) used the pandemic period to create The Monomyyth Trilogy.
More Various: Tâalem
Only one day after I published the previous Various Various post, the Tâalem label published two massive compilations, together stretching up to 24 hours of music, sounds, drones, and experiments. So here’s an ‘addendum’ to the previous post.
Various Various
A selection of ambient music compilations: from reinterpretations of the cold Bora Scura storm to heartwarming Pop Ambient, two Whitelabrecs compilations, as well as music from Scandinavia, Ireland and ‘Utopia’.