William Basinski & Janek Schaefer * Raum
Two remarkable collaborations: William Basinski and Janek Schaefer, and Liz Harris and Jeffrey Cantu-Ledesma (as Raum).
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Meelkop/Douma * Hessel Veldman * Monty Adkins
Exploring the hidden treasures of Hoek van Holland and IJmuiden – and that of a Rhododendron! Environmental soundscapes by Roel Meelkop, Hessel Veldman, and Monty Adkins.
Seaman & Tattered Sail * of1000faces
Bill Seaman and Craig Tattersall uncover their own covers — Matt Walker (of1000faces) used the pandemic period to create The Monomyyth Trilogy.
Hawgood/Tattersall * Hawgood/Hüwels
Ian Hawgood introduces us to the Japanese traditions of ‘wabi-sabi’ in these collaborations with Craig Tattersall and Stijn Hüwels.
Winter Solstice 2 (Mix)
Music for long winter nights: my 2-hour mix contribution to the “Winter Solstice 2020” ambient music broadcast on Concertzender Nederland.
(Also available in DTS surround)
Shorelights * Ian Wellman * Jonas Meyer * Kryshe
Shorelights (Rod Modell and Walter Wasacz) and Ian Wellman present their aural view on two different natural phenomena: ioluminescence and Bioaccumulation. Plus: two albums on Serein by Jonas Meyer and Kryshe.
Yann Novak * Noto/Sakamoto * Tonaliens
Drones and Performances: Yann Novak‘s ‘The Future Is A Forward Escape Into The Past’, ‘Glass’ by Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto, and Tonaliens’ self-titled album.
Ian Hawgood/Danny Norbury * Aaron Martin
Cello music to enjoy the quietness and calm of hidden moments: by Danny Norbury & Ian Hawgood and Aaron Martin
Max Richter – (From) Sleep
“Somehow, in Europe, over the last century, as complexity and inaccessibility became equated with intelligence and the avant-garde, we lost something along the way. Modernism gave us so many stunning works, but we also lost our lullabies.”
Long-form compositions are a challenge to a composer, because he (she) has to deal with the audience’s relatively short attention span: not many people will be able to focus and keep their concentration for 4 hours or even more. For this reason, it is no surprise that long-form experiments are often found in the realm of ambient music. Ánd that they are often dealing with ‘sleep’ – which instantly solves the attention span problem too.