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Awakenings – Manja Ristić (LINE, 2023)

Chris — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 17:25:17 +0000

Today at work I left a meeting in the morning and as I was walking back towards reception, there was a rainbow projected onto the carpet, refracted through the glass doors from the courtyard. Just a little rectangle of split light that probably appears there most days the Sun is out, but I’d never noticed […]

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claire rousay – a softer focus (American Dreams, 2021)

Chris — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:51:15 +0000

I’ve always felt a little more transparent, a little more vocal than most of my friends when it comes to my online presence. I started blogging and talking in forums well before anyone else I knew at the time, and even today it still feels as though I project more of my thoughts and feelings […]

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Pausal – Avifaunal (DRONARIVM, 2017)

Chris — Thu, 18 May 2017 18:13:21 +0000

I’m told that birds are known to murmurate not far from where I live currently, over the salt marshes of the river a few minutes from here. I’ve yet to see it myself, but the notion that wildlife continues to thrive in a place so heavily influenced by industrial activity is pleasing to me, and […]

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Wil Bolton – February Dawn (Eilean Records, 2016)

Chris — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 18:06:14 +0000

Given our temperate climate in the UK, most months of the year are peculiar in their weather and have the potential to be either glorious or horrendous, or both. February is no exception of course, and because of its promise of a nearing Spring it’s a month spent in anticipation of Life’s return and longer days […]

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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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Bamboo Stilts – Beneath The Bark (Eilean Records, 2015)

Chris — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:37:39 +0000

Despite the pairing of Orla Wren and Leigh Toro on their first collaborative effort, Bamboo Stilts lives up to its namesake by leaving us rather high and dry on the emotional impact front. Whilst on some of my earlier listens I thought the new record Beneath The Bark was quite an interesting electroacoustic affair, subsequent explorations have […]

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Olli Aarni – Puu tuulessa (Cotton Goods, 2015)

Chris — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:30:53 +0000

It’s been a few years now since I last listened to an album by Aarni, specifically the dreamy Otavaiset Otsakkaha under his Nuojova alias from way back when in HearFeel’s formative days in 2012; it’s nice to know that Puu tuulessa seems to follow in the same dusty vein of music as those melodies I loved from 3 years […]

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Electric Sound Bath – Secular Liminality (2015)

Chris — Sat, 02 May 2015 16:48:28 +0000

Following the demand for live performances of GREYGHOST’s haunting drone works, Brian Griffith has paired up with Angela Wilson in the duo that is Electric Sound Bath to further ensconce the ideas and feelings of mindful meditation and serenity found in Brian’s previous work. While still fundamentally centred around the smearing of the electric bass, […]

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Caught In The Wake Forever – The Places Where I Worship You (DRONARIVM, 2015)

Chris — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:50:15 +0000

As a (former) Geology student, the Isle of Arran in Scotland has been somewhere that I’ve fortuitously found my way to several times in the course of my studies; without getting boring it’s a terrific place to find a really amazing array of rocks that span nearly the complete history of Britain, but it also […]

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Federico Durand – Música para Manuel (Hibernate Recordings, 2015)

Chris — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:40:10 +0000

“Music For Manuel” is Argentinian musician Federico Durand’s gift to the grandfather that raised him as a child. Originally released on cassette and comprised of only two tracks (I believe the first two tracks of the album) and now rereleased and expanded on Hibernate Recordings, Música para Manuel is just about every bit as quietly nostalgic […]

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