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Christoph Berg * Jeffrey Roden

By Peter van Cooten | June 20, 2017 - 21:37 |June 20, 2017 other-music, RECOMMENDATIONS

Two great ‘Contemporary Classical’ albums:

Christoph Berg‘s ‘Conversations’, released on the Sonic Pieces label.
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Jeffrey Roden‘s Next Level Minimalism on volume 2 of “Threads of a Prayer” →

Fresco + Irissarri * Steve Pacheco * Lorenzo Montanà

By Peter van Cooten | June 14, 2017 - 20:54 |June 15, 2017 ambient music, RECOMMENDATIONS

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Intercontinental Ambience:

Leandro Fresco and Rafael Anton Irisarri work together from Argentina and Washington – Steve Pacheco, from Los Angeles, publishes his album on a Belgian label – and Italian composer Lorenzo Montanà has his first American release on Projekt Records. →

Anjou * Hotel Neon * Olan Mill

By Peter van Cooten | June 9, 2017 - 20:48 |June 11, 2017 ambient music, RECOMMENDATIONS

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Anyone fancy a 1000 EUR download? Check this Olan Mill release…

The recent Anjou and Hotel Neon releases are considerably more affordable, though… →

Orphax & Machinefabriek * Hüwels & Clay * Federico Mosconi

By Peter van Cooten | June 6, 2017 - 20:59 |June 7, 2017 ambient music, RECOMMENDATIONS

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Two duo’s reflecting on each others work: Orphax / Machinefabriek and Stijn Hüwels / Danny Clay.

And some ‘smoke columns’ by Federico Mosconi as an encore! →

DreamScenes 2017 – 6

By Peter van Cooten | June 2, 2017 - 20:42 |June 2, 2017 ambient music, DreamScenes, other-music

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The DreamScenes collection for June 2017 hopefully raises your curiosity to check out some of these recent releases.
Featuring Martin Rev, Orson Hentschel, Broken Thoughts, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Christoph Berg, She Spread Sorrow, Minco Eggersman, Steve Pacheco, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Paul Beauchamp, Chaz Knapp, James A. McDermid, The Caretaker, Olivier Alary and Moinho →

Sound Meccano + Jura Laiva * Tobias Hellkvist * No One

By Peter van Cooten | May 30, 2017 - 21:58 |May 31, 2017 ambient music, RECOMMENDATIONS

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Salty Winds and Inner Fire (Sound Meccano & Jura Laiva), Forest Psalms (Tobias Hellkvist) and: music from (for?) No One →

Dronny Darko * Phonothek * Dead Melodies

By Peter van Cooten | May 24, 2017 - 20:47 |May 24, 2017 ambient music, RECOMMENDATIONS

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Three releases from the Cryo Chamber label, bringing you deep ‘dark ambient’ soundscapes:

Dronny Darko, Phonothek and Dead Melodies “bringing the sound of the old world to life as it shines light on the new and dying one.”
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Fabio Perletta * Simon Fisher Turner * Mayforest

By Peter van Cooten | May 20, 2017 - 14:14 |May 20, 2017 ambient music, RECOMMENDATIONS

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“Zen does not follow the routine of reasoning, and does not mind contradicting itself or being inconsistent.”

Albums by Fabio Perletta, Simon Fisher Turner and Mayforest. →

Mind Awake, Body Asleep (Mix)

By Peter van Cooten | May 9, 2017 - 20:59 |June 5, 2017 ambient music, MIXES, surround

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The moment I heard Rami Malek whisper “Mind awake, body asleep” (Mr Robot, series 2) I knew this would be the inspiration for a new mix.
A mix about half-sleep, lucid dreaming impressions… ungraspable images… and about “letting go”.
After all, Mr. Robot’s tagline was “Control is an Illusion”.

This mix was created for – and is co-hosted on – Headphone Commute. →

DreamScenes 2017 – 5

By Peter van Cooten | May 5, 2017 - 19:48 |June 8, 2017 ambient music, DreamScenes, other-music

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In this May edition of DreamScenes, you can expect a bit of contemporary classical, a bit of piano, a bit of jazz , some drones and (of course) some ambient soundscapes too, to bring you a small hour of quiet (when needed). →