Drawing its title from sci-fi author William Gibson’s Sprawl Trilogy, Morkebla’s ‘Ono-Sendai Cyberspace’ is an album that operates on the fringes of futurism and nostalgia, synthesizing leftfield techno try-outs and gunmetal ambient vistas from a demiurgic perspective.
GenreAmbient
Results1073Unsound Dislocation Project: Forest Swords, Konstantin, Moritz von Oswald
Unsound’s Dislocation Project will be articulated around a series of events taking place all around the globe, starting from big cities as New York, London, Toronto and Adelaide to then focus on the local scene in remote places of Central Asia, Caucasus and the former URSS.
Tim Hecker, Rezzett and Kara-Lis Coverale at St John Sessions
Aoife McGuinness reports on Tim Hecker’s performance at St John Sessions earlier this month in Hackney – “Introspective and opaque – Hecker’s performance in the ceremonious surrounds of St Johns circumvented conventions.”
IORI: Cold Radiance
Cold Radiance is a series of reflections on the nature of space – from the cold to the radiant. It’s a soundtrack like work, which isn’t afraid to show two sides of an idea, the light and the dark, the living and the empty.
Antivj inaugurate record label with Thomas Vaquié ‘Ecume’
Today pioneering visual arts imprint AntiVJ announce the launch of ‘Antivj Recordings’, a label dedicated to releasing music originally composed for digital art installations.
Premiere: Isorinne ‘Closing Window To The East’
After closing out Field Records excellent trilogy of EPs at the beginning of the year, D.Å.R.F.D.H.S. member Michel Isorinne makes a debut appearance on Armenian label Yerevan Tapes. Stream his new track ‘Closing Window To The East’.
HOLOVR: Trace Realm EP
Jimmy Billingham’s new effort ‘Trace Realm‘ is just as much of an introspective journey as it offers more expressive, outgoing combinations. Brushing a vibrant mosaic brimming with chopped-up keyboard chords and volatile acid-drenched arpeggios, the Rephlex vibe is here and banging, summoning the ghosts of Bochum Welt and Dave Monolith without striking the old-school-savvy pose.
Kenneth James Gibson reflects on his first ambient album “The Evening Falls”
Today we are happy to premiere Kenneth James Gibson’s self-made music video for “Failed To Interrupt” – In our interview Kenneth’s discusses his approach to the album and his re-connection with nature.
Huerco S. announces new album for Anthony Naples’ Proibito imprint
Three years after the release of his debut album ‘Colonial Patterns’ on Daniel Lopatin’s Software, this second long-player sails off to wider audio-spans, exploring a spacious ambient scope via warmly-arranged envelops and supple, silken scapes.
Tim Hecker On Love Streams
The ambient mastermind sheds light on his new album “Love Streams”, plus his teen days’ favourite record labels, PhD, philosophical beliefs and the ravages of click-bait journalism.
Vester Koza debuts on Houndstooth with ‘OTR’ EP
For his next four-track release, Vesta Koza steps out of his comfort zone to release”OTR” EP on Houndstooth, scheduled for release at the end of May 2016.
Tim Hecker: Love Streams
Whether it’s a result of people’s tastes becoming more diverse in the wake of file sharing, or decades of extreme music lowering the threshold of what’s considered ‘a bit too weird’, the outcome is clear. Albums such as Love Streams no longer have to be judged solely by the niche standards of experimental music.
Latency announce releases by Kane Ikin, Andrea Belfi and Ena
Latency duo Sidney and Souleymane lift the veil on their release schedule and go international this time, welcoming Melbourne experimental producer Kane Ikin, Italian multi-instrumentalist Andrea Belfi and Japanese techno head Ena to the family.
D.K.: Island Of Dreams
Whilst a major part of the current retro-driven house and electronica sometimes feels like losing itself in vain convolutions, D.K.’s sound certainly offers a way finer rethink of the well-tried recipes he gets to toy with.
Ondo Fudd: Blue Dot
Flippant as it sounds, Seaton’s accomplishment in production keeps on growing to the extent where every release now comes with a “must have” status.
Ewan Jansen: Lost Embers EP
It happens that a release strikes such a sensitive chord that it makes you want to devour the whole artist’s catalogue in a row but more rarely does it make up for lost time so impressively.