James Murray * Michael Begg * Finglebone
Quantum Ambient: music that is ambient while at the same time it isn’t…
Releases by James Murray, Michael Begg and Adam ‘Finglebone’ Varney
Quantum Ambient: music that is ambient while at the same time it isn’t…
Releases by James Murray, Michael Begg and Adam ‘Finglebone’ Varney
There is beauty in darkness – and there is often darkness in beauty.
Both are present in these releases from James Murray, Offthesky, Mute Forest and Ugasanie (ordered by increasing darkness)
RAPOON – THE FIRES OF THE BORDERLANDS
Originally released in 1995, this is considered a landmark album in the impressive catalogue of Rapoon (Robin Storey) releases. It became out of print long ago, but now receives a well-deserved expanded re-release: the double CD features a (near) 40 minute live recording for KFJC Radio (San Francisco) from 1996, next to the remastered version of the original album.
Day Falls: a collaboration by Ian Hawgood, James Murray and Stijn Hüwels.
Hüwels also released an album with Tomoyashi Date.
James Murray and Stijn Hüwels present their sophomore album as Silent Vigils and celebrate this occasion with a soundscape also featuring Ian Hawgood
Headphone Commute, Ambientblog and Slowcraft Records are proud to present a unique mix by a colleague and partner in crime, Peter van Cooten, of beautiful works from a beautiful couple: James Murray and
Immersive, Impressive and deeply personal soundscapes by Slow Reels (Ian Hawgood & James Murray) and Federico Mosconi.
The romance of deterioration and decay explored by Ian Hawgood & James Murray, and the introspective sequel to Aidan Baker & Gareth Davis’ Invisible Cities.
With her previous releases, Anne Garner has secured a very special place, right in the middle of the area where indie folk, singer-songwriter and ambient music overlap.
On Be Life, her latest collaboraton with James Murray, Anne’s otherworldy vocals are even more intense and intimate than before.
This is shamelessly romantic music … as reassuring as a new-found love!
Tessellate Recordings is a new label started by Harry Towell, well-known for curating tons of fine music for the Audio Gourmet netlabel, ánd of course for his own music as Spheruleus.
“Earthtones” is a massive compilation (26 tracks, over 2 hours) of well- and lesser known artists that all contributed a track to this album which is intended to raise funds for the next CD-releases.
Just picking a few names from the contributor list: Caught in the Wake Forever, Wil Bolton, Maps and Diagrams, Savaran, Ekca Liena, Bartosz Dziadosz (Pleq), James Murray, Damian Valles, Monolyth & Cobalt, Lauki, Offthesky, Radere, The Inventors of Aircraft. – I guess that’s enough to get you interested….
My contribution to close the 8-hour ambient music night on Winter Solstice (December 21, 2024), broadcast on Concertzender Nederland