2014 Archives - HearFeel

Ben Frost – A U R O R A (Mute, 2014)

Chris — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:13:31 +0000

It’s been ten years since Ben Frost’s third record, A U R O R A, released: ten years of, several times a year, ending up getting half-cut (if not drunk) and listening to this extremely loud. It’s what God (Ben) intended, I feel. And to answer the question pre-emptively: yes, I currently am. I did cover […]

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Ian William Craig – Short of Breath/Fresh Breath (Recital, EPs, 2014/2018)

Chris — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:25:39 +0000

“One hour was sunlit and the most high gods May not make boast of any better thing Than to have watched that hour as it passed” Those are the words of poet Ezra Pound from “Erat Hora”, also sung here in Short of Breath by Ian alongside intimate guitar. It is an ode to a moment, […]

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Twilight In Versailles – Eternal Sea (2014)

Chris — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:17:39 +0000

Sometimes it can be difficult to formulate words on an album that you like but also hold some reservations against; every album has flaws, this is without question, and often it’s possible to overlook some of these shortcomings to enjoy the experience as a whole but sometimes things dominate the skyline that, despite the music […]

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Zone Démersale – Motore Primoa EP (Boring Machines, 2014)

Chris — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:01:06 +0000

Boring Machines indeed, for Michele Ferretti and Pietro Riparbelli’s newest creation under their Zone Démersale alias we’re treated with what is seemingly nothing more than the vestigial experimentation that was occurring in Ambient Techno from the late 90s/early 00s just with slightly improved production values. Techno and myself have something of a patterned and inconsistent […]

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Leigh Toro – L’Esprit De L’Escalier (Eilean Recordings, 2014)

Chris — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 16:59:35 +0000

As more or less every other review of this record has raised the point of mentioning that the phrase in its title, “L’esprit de l’escalier” refers to a French expression describing the sensation of thinking of the perfect comeback after the argument has passed, I felt I would be derelict in my duty to not […]

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Find Hope In Darkness – Locked So Tightly In Our Dreams (Moving Furniture Records, 2014)

Chris — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:05:59 +0000

While I’m not a huge fan of pointing out details about the artist in reviews, sometimes I think it’s important to make note of certain surprising revelations that seem to make the music sound just a little better. For instance, in Find Hope In Darkness we find its creator, Glenn Dick, is actually just […]

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Loscil – Sea Island (Kranky, 2014)

Chris — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:44:54 +0000

For the past 15 years of so, Scott Morgan’s loscil has been a consistent and reliable force through the Ambient world, carving out his own specific niche of delicate, drone tinted Dub Techno and carefully, with each successive release, tightening his production, introducing supporting artists and ensconcing himself in the position of undisputed master of […]

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The Top 25 Albums of 2014

Chris — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 14:19:21 +0000

HearFeel’s third year is coming to a close, and it’s always nice to be able to round up the preceding year before it’s birthday with a culmination of the best albums heard across its span, to take some time to display my favourite records and give people an insight into my personal rankings. As always […]

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Hors Sujet – Novembre (EP, 2014)

Chris — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:57:11 +0000

It’s peculiar to me how often I find myself being sent submissions of Post-Rock releases, since my general attitude on the genre is relatively dim and most of those that I’ve reviewed previously here have been none too glowing. That being said I’m appreciative of the fact that people continue to do so, since on […]

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Aaron Martin – Comet’s Coma (Eilean Records, 2014)

Chris — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 16:49:42 +0000

For many, the coma or tail of a comet is the most enchanting and beautiful facet of these celestial objects; smears of light across the heavens reflecting the dissipated ice and dust of its source. But for many the real beauty lies in its bright core, the nucleus, a mysterious and ancient craggy lump of […]

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