The music of Akira Rabelais “definitely isn’t something of this world”: a beautiful ghostly presence at night, and a box full of remembrances of things past.
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Danish duo Vy present their music with a strong link to the performing arts *** Lab’s Cloud remixes the music of Man Of No Ego in very relaxing 432 Hz.
Soundscapes based on data from black holes (Valery Vermeulen) and from the arctic ocean (Michael Begg).
French duo known as RadioMentale presents a soundscape ‘at the crossroads of ambient, sound art and radio art’. The album is directly linked to the solo project of Éric Pajot as Humans By Billions
Anne Bakker, Rene Aquarius and Rutger Zuydervelt play together on an album that was never meant to exist *** Hannes d’Hoine aka Jon Doe One dedicates his album to the Roman Sun God.
Exploring the sound of different materials (Cartridge Grain), drifting generative music (Esmez) and cinematic melancholy (Stray Theories).
Where Basinski meets Palestrina: The Penitential Station’s album is ‘a balm for the soul’ *** Lina Filipovich creates sound collages mixing classical choir samples with Doctor Who-style electronics.
The COVID-19 lockdown obviously triggered a lot of online collaborations – which were often also thematically related to the worldwide crisis. But few – if not none – of them are as surprising as Jacob Cooper & Steven Bradshaw’s Sunrise.
