Eleh * Marcus Schmickler
From living space to outer space: immersive sonifications by Eleh (on Touch) and Marcus Schmickler (on Kompakt)
Category: RECOMMENDATIONS
Jacob Kirkegaard – Opus Mors
Be prepared for Jacob Kirkegaard’s “Opus Mors”: an unprecedented sound work on “four sound environments that the human body commonly will be surrounded by or exposed to in the immediate post mortem”.
Tsone * Hawgood + Tomsett/Hüwels
Just before going into hibernation in 2020, Home Normal releases a massive set of ambient-analog-noise by Tsone, and collaboration albums from Ian Hawgood with Phil Tomsett and Stijn Hüwels
Frank Makowski * Microtub
From microtonal tubas recorded in a watertank to music reflecting the celestial mechanics of eclipses: fascinating music from Microtub and Frank Makowski.
Multicast Dynamics * Halftribe
Lost Worlds and half-forgotten landscapes, in outer space or somewhere on earth, both equally fascinating. Albums by Multicast Dynamics and Halftribe.
PinkCourtesyphone & Gwyneth Wentink * Erik Levander
Opposites attract: from the bright and soft combinations of Pinkcourtesyphone’s soundscapes with Gwyneth Wentink’s harp, to the dynamic speaker filling ‘careful maximalism’ of Erik Levander
Michael Bonaventure * Todor Todoroff
Michael Bonaventure explores the darkness combining the intimidating sound of the church organ with electronics and samples *** Todor Todoroff explores various parallel universes with a fascinating array of electroacoustic and acousmatic sounds.
Mackenzie/Ingram * Gail Priest
“Don’t despair, life goes on, just not as we know it.”
Albums from Daniel W.J. Mackenzie & Richard A. Ingram and Gail Priest.
Gregory Taylor * YYYY
One World, One Music. Sounds from Java,Europe, USA, Argentina, harvested and recreated by Gregory Taylor and YYYY
Place Language * Healing Sounds
Almost six hours of music on two compilations supporting charity organisations (War Child and Red Cross) – curated by Fluid Audio and Past Inside The Present.
Kevin Richard Martin * Max Würden
Kevin Richard Martin takes ‘intensity’ to a whole different (and personal) level *** Max Würden’s tracks came to life over a period of two years but fell together like fitting pieces of a puzzle.
Harnes Kretzer * Alio Die / Lorenzo Montaná
Harnes Kretzer‘s EP is like a short score for a major box-office hit *** while Alio Die & Lorenzo Montaná present their musical antidote for dark times.
Orphax * Quest
Orphax (Sietse van Erve) combines two different live performances of his ‘Circles’ into one dronescape *** Quest (Frans de Waard) prepares us for the coming season with Winter’s Sun.
J. Derwort * Simon McCorry
Hanyo van Oosterom remixed the music of fellow Chi member J. (Koos) Derwort into a beautiful tribute album *** Simon McCorry’s Border Lands is a diverse and adventurous album exploring the electro-acoustic possibilities of the cello.
Hildur Gudnadóttir – Chernobyl OST
Finally: the physical release of the Chernobyl score created by Hildur Gudnadóttir (with Chris Watson).
DreamScenes – September 2019
The September DreamScenes edition is a mixed bag of conflicting emotions.
“Must be a little cooler”
Summer Clearance – 3
Part 3 of the Summer Clearance: browsing through releases that somehow stuck to the bottom of the promo pile but are definitely worth hearing!
Featuring: Marty Hicks, Ecovillage, Aerium, Jogging House and Logic Moon
Summer Clearance – 2
Part 2 of the Summer Clearance: browsing through releases that somehow stuck to the bottom of the promo pile but are definitely worth hearing!
Featuring: Yair Etziony, Chelidon Frame, Lingua Lustra, Martin Stürtzer and Hipnotic Earth