More Various
‘Abscence’ offers a unique chance to explore experimental electronic music from Iran.
Soft Recording’s ‘Discovery 1’ is the first in a series promoting new artists: 40 tracks (almost 4 hours) in a free download
Category: ambient music
Tuxedomoon & CWNN; Goldmund; Library Tapes; Frans Friederich
Tuxedomoon and CWNN‘s surprising re-work for a (documentary about) Blue Velvet, Melancholic Romance from Goldmund, Escapism from Library Tapes, and unclassifiable ambient works by Frans Friederich.
Jonathan Kawchuk; Stijn Hüwels; Frédéric D. Oberland; Thomas Ragsdale
More great music: from Jonathan Kawchuk, who previously worked with Ben Frost and Nico Muhly, six guitar pieces from Stijn Hüwels, another six pieces ‘to travel with the soul’ by Frédéric Oberland and Thomas Ragsdale‘s tribute to a legendary crossword puzzle creator.
Biosphere; Y. Sakellariou; Dave Kirby; Richard Ginns
Catch up with this shortlist featuring installation music from Biosphere, environmental drones from Yiorgis Sakellariou and Dave Kirby, and a reel-to-reel sound wall by Richard Ginns
DreamScenes 2016 – 02
“Uut de Bron” / From the Well: fresh music for February, ambient sounds, choirs & otherwise…
Autistici & Justin Varis – Nine (+ Remixes)
Autistici (David Newman) and Justin Varis present eight ‘synaesthetic’ interpretations of various colours.
They are completed with another eight remixes from different artists that seem put the colours in the perspective of their surrounding landscapes.
Together, these two cd’s are a truely caleidoscopic collection!
Various Various
A few compilations to start the year with: well- and lesserknown artists, a lot of unreleased material, and most of them offered as a free download too!
DreamScenes 2016 – 01
What better way to start a new year than with a fresh edition of the monthly DreamScenes – presenting new music from Ben Lukas Boysen/Pleq, Jóhann Jóhannsson/Hildur Gudnadottir/Robert Lowe, Lee Chapman, Ambiq, Frédéric D. Oberland, David Cordero, Olga Wojciechowska, Markus Guentner, Understated Theory, Aidan Baker and Janek Schaefer?
Tristan Perich; Edu Comelles; Olga Wojchiechowska; Quiet Horn
Polish composer Olga Wojchiechowska showcases her an impressive works for theatre, dance and film productions; Quiet Horn explores different looping setups constructed from the sound of the trombone.
Tristan Perich closes this ‘Composition’ series with an amazing composition for 10 violins and 10-channel 1-bit sounds.
And last but certainly not least Edu Comelles compositions for ‘Agost’ are based on the single sound of rubbing a glass of wine.