ambient
Interview: John Fryer/Black Needle Noise
Well, John Fryer doesn’t need much of an introduction! A living legend in alternative music, an aknowledged producer since the 80’s in 4AD, Rough Trade, Beggars Banquet, a very talented musician (This Mortal Coil), a man of music that won’t rest on his glory…so, few weeks ago he released the second LP of his new moniker …
Track: Kid Koala – Fallaway (Feat. Emilíana Torrini)
If you think you know the music of Kid Koala, be prepared because with his new album ‘Music To Draw To: Satellite’, out on April 7th via the Arts & Crafts label, he’s take a rather dramatic sidestep. It’s an album that tells a heartrending tale of discovery and loss through the lens of lovers …
See: London Grammar share the video for new single Big Picture
London Grammar match epic visuals to their soaring soundscapes in the video for new single ‘Big Picture’. Following the unexpected release of ‘Rooting For You’ on New Year’s Day, the band – made up of Hannah Reid (vocals), Dot Major (keyboard, drums) and Dan Rothman (guitars) – have released their second single of 2017 ‘Big …
Track: Bonobo – No Reason
You probably already know Bonobo‘s music, and even if not, you will have heard it as a soundtrack to our lives for 15 years, as he remains one of the go-to names for atmosphere in film, games, tv and adverts. “No Reason” is a new track, and taster from the new album Migration (on Ninja …
News: Brian Eno To Release New Album ‘Reflection’
On January 1st, 2017 Brian Eno will release a new ambient double LP called Reflection via Warp Records. Reflection is a follow-up to this year’s The Ship. According to Eno: “Reflection is so called because I find it makes me think back. It makes me think things over. It seems to create a psychological space …
Album Review: analogue creatures living on an island – Immersion
The ambient project of Wire’s Colin Newman (along with his partner Malka Spigel from Minimal Compact) has been in existence since 1994, and after a hiatus of seventeen years, Immersion is back. Pre-album release track ‘Fireflys’ is a beautiful, hypnotic vortex of arpeggios and repetitive synth loops, rising and falling and washing over the listener. …
News: The Orb release COW / Chill Out, World!
The Orb (Alex Paterson & Thomas Fehlmann) are back, hot on the heels of their last release Moonbuilding 2703 AD, a project which took six years due to the circumstances behind its production*, COW has taken just a measly six months** Described as their most ambient album yet it features only the occasional presence of buoyant, …
Album review: Collected Works – John Foxx – Cathedral Oceans I – II – III: 5 vinyl LPs in album-style deluxe 12 X 12 book set
Edsel records have released The Complete Cathedral Oceans – all three editions of John Foxx’s ambient classic.This marks the first ever vinyl release for the trilogy of Cathedral Oceans (1997), Cathedral Oceans II (2003) and Cathedral Oceans III (2005). The music is spread over five 12”s and is accompanied by 12 X 12” art print …
News: John Foxx – Cathedral Oceans deluxe 5 vinyl reissue
John Foxx is one of those artists who inspires such loyalty among his fans, that every release he makes is greeted with rabid expectation, so the news that his elegant trilogy of Cathedral Oceans (1997), Cathedral Oceans II (2003) and Cathedral Oceans III (2005) is being given the comprehensive deluxe treatment, will no doubt be …
See: Anil Sebastian releases new video for track Human
Human is the first single taken from ‘Mesonoxian’, the debut album from London-based artist Anil Sebastian, who is also founder and leader of the London Contemporary Voices Choir. Well versed in creating soundscapes, both vocal and otherwise, ‘Mesonoxian’ (which means “pertaining to the hour of midnight”) was produced Produced by Anil, his brother Ingmar and …