Best known under his production alias of Carsten Jost, Dial co-founder David Lieske is set to release his second album ‘Perishable Tactics’ in January 2017. Our pick ‘Army Green’ offers a spooky STL-tinged melody lacing up a deeper than deep bass drum, dusty claps and delayed piano keys drowned in reverb with a hip-swaying groove.
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Results1063Sky Walking announce debut label compilation 41’36”
Following the release of Sky Walking’s debut self-titled album in 2014, the trio composed of Christian Naujoks, Peter M. Kersten and Richard von der Schulenburg have since been priming the launch of their record label with the announcement of a 10-track label compilation entitled 41’36” – Stream Nowerk’s (Christian Naujoks and F#X) track from the compilation ‘Clarion’ within.
Yves Tumor: Serpent Music
Serpent Music, the new album by Mykki Banco associate Yves Tumor, may only feature lyrics on a few of its tracks, but it somehow manages to convey a painfully vivid narrative. A diverse collage of sound that lurches from meditative to viscerally evocative.
Kompakt ready Pop Ambient 2017
Kompakt co-founder Wolfgang Voigt has announced the release of the seventeenth edition of his labels annual ‘Pop Ambient’ compilation, scheduled for release 25th November 2016.
Masayoshi Fujita & Jan Jelinek release collaborative album ‘Schaum’
It has been six years since the release of the duo’s first collaborative album “Bird, Lake, Objects”. Their new album presents 8 meditative and ambient tracks, composed of instrumentation and percussion from Masayoshi Fujita with subtle electronic loops and layers from Jan Jelinek.
Giegling line up ‘Mind Over Matter’ compilation and two remix EPs
A veil of secrecy and die-hard fandom surrounds Giegling. In a world of non-stop communication and ultra-fast service, Weimar-based imprint has made a name for itself as
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Out of the mist: John Daly talks up his new album as The Smoke Clears
John Daly returns as The Smoke Clears with an eponymous second album of spacious electronica and cosmic ambient – due out 12th September on Dublin’s All City Records. We caught up with John to find out more about his creative process, analogue dependence and asked him to collate some of his all-time favourites through a ten-track playlist.
Motion Graphics: Avoiding Sentimentality and Nostalgia
Following the release of Motion Graphics debut self-titled album via Domino Records we caught up with the NYC based producer over Skype to discover more about his album writing process and how day-to-day technology interface sounds, device notifications and even the sound of household appliances have helped shape his album.
Dan Hayhurst: Critter Party
Where Sculpture come across as a kaleidoscopic exaggeration of our media saturated milieu: audio collage, noise and sleek techno built into a strange overdriven universe, Critter Party latches onto the human at the centre of it.
Roman Flügel announces “All The Right Noises” album for Dial
“All The Right Noises” is Roman Flügel‘s third album for Dial and this time around the Frankfurt based producer presents ten tracks made up of ambient soundscapes, downtempo breakbeat and psychedelic experimentalism. Since
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Premiere: Mind Lotion – Hotel Breakfast
You most certainly know him as Fantastic Man, boss of the Melbourne-based Superconscious Records and Fine Choice: since debuting half a decade ago with the ‘Plastic Fantastic‘
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Lazare Hoche, S.A.M., Malin Genie line up debut Mandar LP for Oscillat Music
Mandar have announced the release of their self-titled debut album, scheduled for release 30th September 2016 via their own Paris-based imprint Oscillat Music. Recorded in Paris, Copenhagen,
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Telephones returns on Running Back with debut album ‘Vibe Telemetry’
Following on from ‘The Ocean Called‘ – named after a famous line from cult US show Seinfeld and released on Running Back two years ago, Henning Severud aka Telephones makes
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Seekersinternational: LoversDedicationStation
Bokeh Versions debut album ‘LoversDedicationStation’ from Seekersinternational is a slightly unhinged collection of colourful things that somehow fit perfectly together. Wicked city sunshine Red Stripe slurping music!
The Orb announce ambient album “COW / Chill Out, World!” for Kompakt
Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann aka The Orb have announced the release of a new ambient album “COW / Chill Out World” and claim it to be their most ambient album to date.
Kranky announce new Steve Hauschildt album ‘Strands’
American ambient producer Steve Hauschildt has announced the release of his new album ‘Strands‘, scheduled for release 28th October 2016. The album marks his fourth album for Kranky and follows up his
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