Michael Begg * Zeger de Vos * Nymphalida
Michael Begg’s mysterious tribute to painter Leonora Carrington, Zeger de Vos’ hallucinatory underwater visions, and ambient guitar soundscapes from Nymphalida.
DreamScenes – December 2019
DreamScenes for December 2019: “Be careful what you wish for – Be careful what you dream..”
Cray Twins * Zakè
Cray Twins (Paul Baran and Gordon Kennedy) assembled a virtual collective for their album *** Two consecutive albums by Zakè (Zach Frisell).
Jen Kutler -Disembodied
Jen Kutler’s Disembodied raises questions about ‘de-sexualization and de-objectification of the feminine spectrum body’.
Ánd is very interesting to listen to!
Christoph Berg * Tobias Preisig
Christoph Berg introduces his new label with an album based on tape manipulations (and a stunning violin concertina) *** Tobias Preisig “does for the violin what Colin Stetson does for the saxophone or Nils Frahm for the Piano.”
Andrew Heath & Anne Chris Bakker
A new collaboration by Anne Chris Bakker and Andrew Heath as well as Bakker’s solo album: top class ‘lower-case music’.
Andrew Sherwell * Anthéne * Mind over MIDI
Three releases on the Shimmering Moods label: floating ambient choirs by Andrew Sherwell and Mind Over MIDI, and soft guitar-based dronescapes from Anthéne.
Leo Svirsky * Jane Antonia Cornish * Ersatz
Arrangements for two pianos by Leo Svirsky, refreshing modern classical music from Jane Antonia Cornish, and unusual cinematic explorations by Ersatz.
James Murray /+ Francis M. Gri
The concept of ‘negative space’ as explained by Francis M. Gri and James Murray – and healthy advice from James Murray to confront chaotic times.
Eleh * Marcus Schmickler
From living space to outer space: immersive sonifications by Eleh (on Touch) and Marcus Schmickler (on Kompakt)
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
DreamScenes – October 2019 (#60!)
Whoohoo! Celebration time: this is DreamScenes edition #60, which means it has been going on for five years now!
So for this special occasion I’ve created a special mix that, to be honest, is not very different from all previous DreamScenes editions.
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.