Hawgood/Tattersall * Hawgood/Hüwels
Ian Hawgood introduces us to the Japanese traditions of ‘wabi-sabi’ in these collaborations with Craig Tattersall and Stijn Hüwels.
Max Corbacho * Robert Scott Thompson * Cryptic Scenery
The nocturnal walks of Max Corbacho, the escapeology of Robert Scott Thompson, and the imaginary cities of Cryptic Scenery.
Robert Moran * Henrik Meierkord
Robert Moran decomposes Wagner’s Parsifal using a 12-second reverb as an instrument *** Henrik Meierkord plays his meditative ambient cello to turn life’s burden into much-needed peace.
Jos Smolders * Iain Chambers
Fascinating electro-acoustic soundscapes by Jos Smolders and Iain Chambers, respectively:
Jos sonically explores a poem by Stéphane Mallermé ; Iain celebrates the brutalist architecture of Paris.
Wil Bolton * Grigoni/Hatakeyama/Vitiello
Escape from daily life on earth for a while watching clouds with Wil Bolton or drift off with Grigoni, Hatakeyama and Vitiello.
Ryan van Haesendonck * Valotihkuu & Dynastor
Adventurous debut from Ryan van Haesendonck *** Midnight stories as told by Valothikuu & Dynastor.
Lijnenspel: Info 1 – Compression
Learn to love the things you used to hate: Lijnenspel goes meta by removing the signal from the noise, creating drones from compression artefacts.
Craven Faults * N (93) + Deep
Linked by their cover image but presenting totally different kinds of music: ‘post-industrial’ loops by Craven Faults vs. brutal noise-drone by N (93) + Deep.