Cass. is without a doubt one of the most interesting figures to have emerged from the mist-shrouded realms of ambient music in recent times. Since his debuts in
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In Conversation with Erik Kowalski: Casino Versus Japan
If you thought that Boards Of Canada was everything… think again. Casino Versus Japan is back with an 80 track compilation of immersive guitar loops and blissed-out harmonies. We caught up with Erik Kowalski over Skype to discuss how Frozen Geometry came into existence and dissect his musical leanings.
Premiere: Recondite – Capable (Ricardo Donoso Clemency Version)
After diversions on Hotflush, Innervisions and Life & Death, Recondite returns to Ghostly International with ‘Corvus’ EP. Today we premiere Ricardo Donoso Clemency’s interpretation of ‘Capable’- a six minute soundtrack for a gothic thriller that doesn’t yet exist.
Lord of the Isles: In Waves
Lord Of The Isles has turned his hand to a full length, working closely with Californian based ESP Institute to distil a wide selection of tracks from the past few years into ‘In Waves’. For a man without any academically noticeable ‘talent’ for music the resulting album is, quite simply, excellent.
Watch a new documentary about The Orb – Directed by Patrick Buchanan
Following the release of The Orb’s two new albums on Kompakt, film director Patrick Buchanan took the chance to find out more about the legendary group, their evolution and modus operandi in this new feature documentary “Lunar Orbit”.
EMG
Ahead of EMG’s second release on The Trilogy Tapes, Emanuele Giannini contributes one of his rare mixes showing off his expertise in building up meditative journeys – starting from a long introspective opening, focused on ambient sounds, before circling into a series of captivating house grooves.
Premiere: Norwell – Dextran
Over the past few years, Budapest-based producer Norwell has been dabbling in a vast array of genres – from spacious house to driving electro onto elegiac kosmische and ambient drifts,
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Roman Flügel: All The Right Noises
With a brave title like ‘All The Right Noises’, Roman Flügel’s third album for Dial should be hitting All The Right Buttons. The good news is that after, at least, twenty listens we’ve struggled to detect a wrong noise. All of it seems very right indeed. It’s so right that we think this is likely Flügel’s best work yet.
GAS: Box
GAS is a project in flux, appropriately matching the ethereal nature of the music itself, and with this latest effort Kompakt have created a refined take on Voigt’s grand vision.
Premiere: Morkebla – Snow Canvas
Since its launch earlier this year Edinburgh-based imprint Czaszka Records has been on a roll, dishing out no less than seven releases in eight months – including choice transmissions from 1080p
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Mark Fell curates ‘Geometry Of Now’ festival in Moscow
Experimental electronic producer, visual artist and graphic designer Mark Fell has just announced that he is curating V-A-C Live’s “Geometry of Now” festival. The seven-day event,
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Classic Album Sundays & Boiler Room present GAS at Brilliant Corners
Wolfgang Voigt aka GAS will present a talk at Brilliant Corners in London on Saturday November 26th following the release of his limited edition 10-piece vinyl boxset and
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Premiere: San Proper & Antal – Sweet Nightmare
October sees Dutch record label Indigo Aera celebrate their fifth birthday with a huge five disc box set. Our pick ‘Sweet Nightmare‘ from San Proper and Antal of Rush Hour fame is an easy pick for a highlight, its arcing bassline and emotive strings swap positions with heads down tribalism over the course of the track.
Premiere: Aquarium – Floating
Following on from a flock of choice releases by Kask, Pearl River Sound, Rudolf C and Seixlack, X-Kalay keep up with their impressive momentum and inaugurate a
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Flaty: New Suggestions (Album Stream)
Named “New Suggestions”, the St. Petersburg force is joined by Gost favourites OL and Lapti, as well as John’s Kingdom head honcho Buttechno among others. And while many of the records these artists are associated with are rooted in more functional house and techno, much of the music on this album isn’t anchored to any conventional beat.
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.