Machinefabriek * Zuydervelt/Seaman
The sequel to Esther Kokmeijer’s (ant-)arctic videos: Stillness Soundtracks II, by Machinefabriek. Rutger Zuydervelt also collaborated with Bill Seaman on their Movements of Dust album.
Dan Armstrong * Moss Covered Technology
Producer Dan Armstrong presents his first solo album as a ‘synth-nerd’ (by now already followed it up with ‘Artificial Intelligence’) *** Moss Covered Technology walk slowly through landscapes that sound like their name.
Robert Heel * Stephen Vitiello/Molly Berg
Robert Heel’s King of Groves, inspired by James MacPherson’s poetry * Stephen Vitiello & Molly Berg’s music combined with Jake Michael’s photography in a new edition in the IIKKI series.
Fovea Hex * Fallows
Fovea Hex conclude their Salt Garden EP-trilogy with additional remixes by Steven Wilson *** Fallows is a match-made-in-heaven project by Anne Garner and Jeff Stonehouse.
Sven Laux/Harry Towell * Jazzdefector/Slow Clinic * Kalte
Sven Laux and Harry Towell prepared for the birth of their first child with an album on Fluid Audio * 1+1=3 on Jazzdefector & Slow Clinic’s Green Echo *Kalte (Dean Hughes / Rick MacLean) present their sixth full album: ‘Phages’.
Michel Banabila – Movements (Music for Dance)
Michel Banabila’s music for various dance performances combined in a stunning 2LP-package: music so intense it’ll make your palms sweat
Maria W. Horn * Bastarda
Maria W. Horn presents four impressive contemporary compositions on her follow-up to Kontrapoetik * Bastarda reinterprets medieval music about death and mourning and make them sound like they were composed in our time.
Bass Communion / Freiband * Ben Vida
Bass Communion and Freiband (Steven Wilson and Frans de Waard) present a 3CD set created solely from the sound of the Casio VL-Tone VL1 synth * Ben Vida reduces the tempo to zero with a four-hour set of deep drones.