ambient
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RISE by Top Girls A week ago, I ranted a bit about my coming to terms with the rise in popularity R&B has been seeing on the blog-o-sphere, and the acceptance moves far beyond loving the new Drake single or something like that. There are loads of artists
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New video for an old CIRC track, “Mo Tin Club.” This launch footage may no look like much, but it’s surprisingly moving when set to these swelling synths and Godspeed-esque drones. Stream the song here, and buy it via Alter K.
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German electronica producer Kangding Ray dropped his third LP back in May, OR. But of course, it hasn’t caught a ton of buzz in the U.S., because the only label its been released on is a German one. Still, the ambient beatscapes painted on OR are a great
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On this website and in my videos, I’ve been very open about my appreciation of Mr. Brian Eno’s music and production credits. Brian is gearing up to release a new LP, titled Drums Between the Bells, which will feature a series of spoken word pieces from Rick Holland.
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On Boris’ latest albums, the band seeks to simplify their sound a bit. While they have made their style a little more accessible–especially on Attention Please–I don’t think it’s translated into something that’s exactly catchy or memorable. Still, there are some pretty heavy moments on
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MP3 New song from the California drone outfit Barn Owl. They’ve got a new EP, Shadowland, dropping via Thrill Jockey on June 21st. On the EP’s title track, which the band says was created without looping, layers upon layers of guitar phrases patiently build to a light and
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When I reviewed L.A. beat producer Matthewdavid’s Outmind, one of my issues with the release was that its best moments didn’t last very long. Some of the lightly etched drones and rhythms on that LP seem to peter out a little too quickly for me to grab
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On his debut full-length, Outmind, Matthewdavid flips through his sketchbook of ambient drones and blurred beats, picking out the best stuff he’s got to offer so far. While he does pull some fantastic sounds together, and issue I find myself running into is the brevity of some of these
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On this title track from one of Grouper’s two new albums, Liz Harris creates “vastness,” and packs it into three minutes of arpeggios and ghostly vocals. The lo-fi production makes the music really smudgy and obscured, but there’s still something therapeutic about the repetition and textures here. Listening
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Hercules by Kin As Kin, electronic artist Yung Hui explores sound’s dark side through drones and bleak synths. What backing up these sounds much of the time are hip hop beats, believe it or not–but a verse over his tunes just doesn’t seem appropriate. His latest album,
