Category Archives: Ambient
MUELLER-ROEDELIUS-IMAGORI.
MUELLER-ROEDELIUS-IMAGORI. Nowadays, some artists spend years working on an album. Partly, that’s down to the way albums are recorded. Things used to be very different. Forty years ago, the only way to record an album, was in a recording studio. That cost money. So, the only bands able to record an album, were those signed …
INTERVIEW WITH HANS-JOACHIM ROEDELIUS.
INTERVIEW WITH HANS-JOACHIM ROEDELIUS. The words pioneer and innovator are often overused. However, it is a fitting description of Hans-Joachim Roedelius. He is, without doubt, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of the past fifty years. His music has influenced several generation of musicians. And Hans-Joachim Roedelius has released more music that most musicians. …
ASTRID WILLIAMSON-WE GO TO DREAM.
ASTRID WILLIAMSON-WE GO TO DREAM. Despite just releasing her sixth album, We Go To Dream, Astrid Williamson is still one of music’s best kept secrets. That’s despite a career that’s spanned three decades. Astrid Williamson’s career began in Glasgow, where the Shetland born singer was studying music. Astrid Williamson was born in 1971, and brought …
STOMU YAMASHTA-RED BUDDHA.
STOMU YAMASHTA-RED BUDDHA. Too often, Stomu Yamashta’s role in the popularisation of world music is overlooked by critics and cultural commentators. They forget that Stomu Yamashta helped popularise world music back in the sixties. Right through to the seventies, Stomu Yamashta was one of the leading lights in the burgeoning world music scene. That was …
SOAPKILLS-THE BEST OF SOAPKILLS.
SOAPKILLS-THE BEST OF SOAPKILLS. Ten years ago, that Soapkills, one of the most influential and innovative bands in Lebanese musical history split-up. Soapkills were a trailblazing band, and one of the first indie bands to emerge from the Middle East’s nascent music scene. Since then, Soapkills’ music has continued to influence a new generation of …
SVEN GRUNBERG-HINGUS.
SVEN GRUNBERG-HINGUS. From the sixties, right through to the Berlin Wall fell on 1989, Eastern Europe was a musical hotbed. The problem was, very few in the West realised this. That, to some extent, this still the case. Most music lovers have yet to discover the music that came out of Eastern Europe during this …
AKIRO ITO-JAPANESQUE.
AKIRO ITO-JAPANESQUE. Before Akiro Ito embarked upon a solo career in 1978, he was a member of the Far East Family Band. They were a pioneering band, who are regarded as Japan’s first progressive rock band. Keyboards dominated the Far East Family Band’s music, as they fused prog rock, psychedelia and space rock. It was …
HOLGER CZUKAY-ELEVEN YEARS INNERSPACE.
HOLGER CZUKAY-ELEVEN YEARS INNERSPACE. The very first Record Store Day took place back in 2007. Since then, Record Store Day has become a huge event. This year, on 18th April 2015, 1,400 record shops worldwide celebrated Record Store Day. For the ninth Record Store Day, record companies across the globe released a plethora of exclusive …
BERANGERE MAXIMIN-DANGEROUS ORBITS.
BERANGERE MAXIMIN-DANGEROUS ORBITS. Crammed Discs’ Made To Measure series began back in 1983. For the next twelve years, a total of thirty-five albums were released. They’ve been described as the musical equivalent of a collection of art books. These albums are a reminder of some of the most innovative, important and interesting music of an era. …
LAKKER-TUNDRA.
LAKKER-TUNDRA. Over the last nine years, Lakker have called various labels home. As a result, Lakker have been like musical nomads, moving from label to label. These labels have been based in Berlin, Dublin and London. Often, Lakker were only signed to a label for a short time, moving on after one or two releases. …
PSYCHEMAGIK PRESENTS MAGIK SUNSET-PART ONE.
PSYCHEMAGIK PRESENTS MAGIK SUNSET-PART ONE. Most people have no idea the time and effort it takes to compile a compilation. Done properly, it can be a frustrating and time consuming. The Psychemagik team realised that last year, when they started to compile Psychemagik Presents Magik Sunset-Part One, which was released on Leng Records on 27th …
LABFIELD-BUCKET OF SONGS.
LABFIELD-BUCKET OF SONGS. Five years after the release of their sophomore album Collab, LabField, one of the leading lights of the European improv scene make a welcome return. Their genre-melting third album Bucket of Songs, was recently released on Hubro Music. Bucket Of Songs marks the start of a new era for LabField. Not only …
HUNTSVILLE-POND.
HUNTSVILLE-POND. Ever since 2006, Huntsville have established a reputation as one of the most innovative, inventive and imaginative bands in Europe. For the past nine years, Huntsville have been seamlessly been combining musical genres and influences. In doing so, musical boundaries are pushed to their limits, and sometimes, way beyond. Never do Huntsville play things …
DANIELE CIULINI-DOMESTIC EXILE (COLLECTED WORKS 82-86).
DANIELE CIULINI-DOMESTIC EXILE (COLLECTED WORKS 82-86). Nowadays, the word innovator is used far too often. However, in Daniele Ciullini’s case, it’s a fitting description of a groundbreaking musician. The music on his forthcoming compilation, Domestic Exile is proof of that. Domestic Exile is the first reissue to be released on the Ecstatic label on sixth …
BRIAN ENO-HERE COME THE WARM JETS.
BRIAN ENO-HERE COME THE WARM JETS. For Brian Eno, 1973 was the year the second chapter in his career began. Brian had just left Roxy Music after touring their sophomore album, For Your Pleasure. By the end of the tour, Brian had realised the life of a rock star wasn’t for him. He found the …
TANGERINE DREAM-RUBYCON.
TANGERINE DREAM-RUBYCON. Tangerine Dream are, without doubt, the original musical chameleons. Since forming in 1967, Tangerine Dream’s music has been constantly evolving. As a result, they can never be accused of standing still. Far from it. During the last six decades, Tangerine Dream have flitted between musical genres as they recorded over 125 studio albums. …
COCTEAU TWINS-BLUE BELL KNOLL.
COCTEAU TWINS-BLUE BELL KNOLL. By 1988, the Cocteau Twins’ star was in the ascendancy. They were officially, one of music’s rising stars. So it’s no surprise that major labels were starting to take an interest in the Cocteau Twins. That wasn’t surprising. The Cocteau Twins had already served their musical apprenticeship. They had already released …
JOHAN AGEBJORN-NOTES.
JOHAN AGEBJORN-NOTES. In music, some artists are content to jump onto the latest bandwagon, in the search of fame and fortune. Other artists however, are musical mavericks. They’re determined not to stand still. Instead, their raison d’être is to create music that pushes musical boundaries. As a result, with each album, their music evolves and …
PANORAM-BACKGROUND STORY.
PANORAM-BACKGROUND STORY. Last year, Panoram released his much anticipated, debut album Everyone Is A Door. This album of laid-back, blissed out music, was released to critical acclaim. Everyone Is A Door caught the imagination of critics and music lovers alike. Everyone wondered what next for Panoram? The answer to that is Background Story, Panoram’s sophomore …
THE FIFTY BEST NEW ALBUMS OF 2014-PART 2.
THE FIFTY BEST NEW ALBUMS OF 2014-PART 2. DJ VADIM-DUBCATCHER. For Dubcatcher, the followup to DJ Vadim’s critically acclaimed tenth album, Don’t Be Scared, he dawned the role of hip hop’s first DJ superhero. That’s apparent from the Dubcatcher’s album cover. Looking like a cross between Robin, Bananaman and Goldfinger, a vinyl wielding DJ Vadim’s …
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