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Havenaire – Tremolo (Constellation Tatsu, 2016)

Chris — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:16:02 +0000

The abstraction of drone often leaves me in an indefinable state, especially when the artist leaves no hint of meaning through the suggestive strokes of titling; Havenaire’s debut LP Tremolo has landed itself in the first batch of tapes for Tatsu this year and alongside its fellows finds itself aloof and indistinct, cloaked in tenuous yet simple movements. […]

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Subheim – Foray (Denovali, 2015)

Chris — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 16:26:04 +0000

If there’s one thing you can count on Kostas K’s music as Subheim as being, it’s dark, atmospheric and moody right to the last. At home in the broad confines of Downtempo, Trip Hop and Ambient Techno, the Subheim project has been a brooding and mysterious place in which loneliness and often existential dread find themselves […]

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Carter – Repeating/Patterns (2015)

Chris — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:13:01 +0000

Comprised of 15 tracks recorded during improvised sessions during last Summer, Neil Carter’s Repeating/Patterns is his own personal foray into the weird territory of taming the beast that is the modular synth. The result is mirrored in the album art; a kaleidoscopic array of idiosyncratic pieces that tumble organically out of the machine, each new piece comprised […]

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George Cloke – Hrísey

Chris — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 17:34:38 +0000

Island life is such a romanticised concept, both islanders and outsiders perpetuate a vision of a peaceful and harmonious life away from the complex existence of the mainland. Mind you, even mainland life on Iceland is quieter and with more hardships than most, so the ~120 residents of Hrísey must truly be dedicated yet satisfied […]

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The Top 20 Albums of 2015

Chris — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 14:30:41 +0000

Well readers it’s finally come to that time of the year again where everyone slows down, kicks back, looks fondly at the year that was, and of course eagerly consumes the glut of end of year lists that come out of it to criticise everyone else’s taste in music. I shouldn’t need to remind everyone that on […]

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Richard Ginns – Until The Morning Comes (Eilean Records, 2015)

Chris — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 18:06:13 +0000

The album preview had me convinced that Richard Ginns’s latest LP Until The Morning Comes would be another strong effort by him, afterall the last record of his I covered (Fall,Rise) was a powerful and visceral listening experience, very transportative. But after spending some time with it I began to realise that Ginns had created an emptier and […]

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Albums of the Decade: Ian William Craig – A Turn of Breath (Recital, 2014)

Chris — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 17:30:55 +0000

While you would think that my #1 for the most recent year passed would not have changed in the interim, it’s clear to me now that I made a significant error at the time. Make no mistake, Dunn’s Infinite Sadness is a gem of a record but for me no other record has had as much playtime or […]

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Siavash Amini – Subsiding (Futuresequence, 2015)

Chris — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:30:34 +0000

Siavash Amini’s latest effort on Futuresequence is, in many ways, not too dissimilar from the work that he’s produced in the past that we know and love; it’s underpinned by idiosyncratic synth drone elements and migrates through effortless segues from thought to thought, but what I think is notable about Subsiding is that it feels less contextually […]

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Albums of the Decade: Lusine – The Waiting Room (Ghostly International, 2013)

Chris — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:25:18 +0000

It’s no secret that John McIlwain’s Lusine project holds a pretty special place in my heart, and another review of an all-time favourite from him is coming soon, but for now we find ourselves concerned with the careful excitations and dramas of his most recent record The Waiting Room. As always, we get more than we bargained for in […]

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Ian William Craig – Cradle For The Wanting (Recital, 2015)

Chris — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:26:01 +0000

The human body is an incredible machine, Craig seems to want to explain to us in his latest effort Cradle For The Wanting, a walking bag of bones and flesh, differentiated organs and tissues controlled by a governing brain that directs us and motivates us to eat and drink and sleep, to sustain ourselves and find some […]

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