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  • Invisible Ink (Mix)
    Though the title of Arve Henriksen sopening track ( Stille Veg , Quiet Road) was the working title for this mix, I finally decided to call it  Invisible Ink  - referrin
  • Kyle Bobby Dunn - Rural Route #2
    Shortly after his magnificient double album " A Young Person's Guide to KBD ", Kyle Bobby Dunn delivers another two intricate drone tracks. This time on a limited edition
  • Robert Rich - Somnium (App)
    Robert Rich originally released Somnium in 2001 on DVD-Audio. The DVD format was dictated by the length of the three-part piece: it clocks in over 7 (SEVEN!) hours. Apart
  • Marow - Lysår
    The Berlin-based Klitorik website, hosting free audio releases as well as videos and a pdf-magazine, was unknown to me until recently. I cannot understand why, since thei
  • Sonmi451 - Ruis
    The Slaapwel label, specialised in music to fall asleep to , is becoming more collectible with every release. The previous (six) releases were all very beautiful (package
  • Jan Bang - ...And Poppies from Kandahar
    The Samadhisound label, founded and curated by David Sylvian , simultaneously releasedthree impressive titles. Together they present alandmark of the current experimental/
  • Marsen Jules - Yara (Remastered)
    Marsen Jules' (Martin Juhls, from Dortmund, Germany)" Yara " was originally released on Autoplate in 2004. The (six) tracks were only available as MP3 downloads (in 192 kb
  • Jana Winderen - Energy Field
    Field Recordings come in many varieties. From the documentary recordings, as true to nature as possible,to environmental soundscapes, using recorded sounds to create a co
  • Olan Mill - Pine
    Olan Mill is the name of the duo ( Alex Smalley and Svitlana Samoylenko ) presenting " Pine " , the long-awaited second release of the british Serein label . Serein starte
  • Loscil - Endless Falls
    In the last ten years, Scott "Loscil" Morgan has built himself quite a reputation in creating fascinating ambient music. "Endless Falls" is the follow up to 2006' " Plume
  • [Antonymes] - Beauty Becomes...
    [antonymes] ( Ian Hazeldine, UK) released his album, titled " Beauty Becomes The Enemy of the Future" , in different formats. Unfortunately, the special edition (a beautif
  • The Black Dog - Music for Real Airports
    " Music for *Real* Airports ..." ??Reading the liner notes, I guess another proposed title for this album could have been "* Real * Music for Airports" : " ...a contempora
  • Joe Frawley - Left Cincinnati
    After exploring various diversions of his musical art-form, Left Cincinnati feels like a 'return to form' of the sounds Joe Frawley presented on his 2008 album " The Hypno
  • Chihei Hatakeyama - A Long Journey
    The cover: a vaguely faded photograph of a red-headed girl swimming. Titleslike: "Morning Arrive on the Island", "The Moon Reflecting On The Surface Of The Ocean", "Within
  • Ian Hawgood - Slow Films in Low Light
    Headphone Commute recently published a beautiful mix created entirely of tracks published on the Home Normal label. Although all tracks in the mix are interesting enhough
  • Cliff Child - Einn
    Though Cliff Child may sound like one person's name, it's actually two: Iceland's Sjorn Bjrnsson (creating the sounds) and Robjn (producing the tracks and creating the art
  • Cinta Cita - Part 1
    "Cinta Cita - Meeting with the Tape" is the second 'guest mix' created especially for ambientblog.net. (The first was Muttley's "Isolate" ). Cinta Cita is a 2 1/2 hour jou
  • Cinta Cita - part 2
    "Cinta Cita - Meeting with the Tape" is the second 'guest mix' created especially for ambientblog.net. (The first was Muttley's "Isolate" ). Cinta Cita is a 2 1/2 hour jou
  • Steve Brand - Circular Scriptures
    Circular Scriptures is the very first (and until now: only) release of a brand new label: Relaxed Machinery ,a label owned by John Koch-Northrup (previously a co-owner of
  • Brian Eno's Generative Apps
    Because I was stupid enough to leave my beloved Cowon D2 MP3-player in the train (and no one was honest enough to return it),I had to decide abouta new MP3 player. I amdef
  • Fluid Radio Mix
    If you check out the Fluid Radio Mixcloud playlist,you'll find a lot of familiar names: it seems that almost all artists working in the contemporary electronic experiment
  • Kyle Bobby Dunn - A Young Person's Guide to
    When it comes to 'classical droning', Stars of the Lid are the reference point. While there'ssome debate whether their music is Brilliant or Boring , they simply prove goo
  • Bjarni Gunnarsson - Safn
    Recently, someone told methat it's virtually impossible to getan ambient music album released, while on the other hand labels fall over each other in their enthousiasm to
  • Subversion Guest Mix
    Not long ago, Muttley's "Isolate" mix was published on Ambientblog as a guest mix. Muttley's own Subversion weblog hosts a lot of his mixes, as well asthe 15 Minutes of Fa
  • [R]ecyclopedia [R]emix
    Let me begin with a warning: this mix is quite unlike the previous ones! Though there are quite a lot 'ambient moments' to enjoy, it cannot be qualified as'ambient music m
  • Gastón Arévalo - Marea
    Once again: good news for ambient freebie hunters! While classic distribution for ambient music gets harder and harder, the quality of netlabel releases only seems to incr
  • Sonic Acts XIII - The Poetics of Space
    If you're in or maybe even anywhere near Holland (Amsterdam) between february 25 and 28 , you definitely should not miss Sonic Acts XII -"Spatial Explorations in Art, Scie
  • Thieves of Zozo - Never Knows Best
    If you check their website , the about page states " haygurlhaygyrl wuddup wuddup/Bah-bah-bah, bah-bah baranne ". Thieves of Zozo obviously are not yet fully ready yet to
  • Porzellan - The Fourth Level of Comprehension
    The Hibernate Sampler did a fine job: I was so impressed by the quality of the music that I ordered a batch of albums from the label. All of them were interesting enough t
  • No Accident in Paradise
    Contemporary electronic music is firmly rooted in Germany - I guess no one will argue that. Sois No Accident in Paradise , a four person "Live Ambient System", or freefor
  • Language of Landscape - Memories Fade
    For those of you that like their minimal ambient backgrounds combined with piano music (like Helios/Goldmund , Max Richter or Nest ) this is a great gift: the 45 minute al
  • Isolate (Mix)
    Isolate is the first mix published on ambientblog.net created by a guest. Muttley (Michael Buckingham) is actively maintaining the Subvert Central weblog (hosting60+ mixes
  • Paul Sharma - Embers
    Paul Sharma 's Embers is a beautiful electronic composition based on the Indian midnight raga Malkaun s, and thus is very suitable for midnight listening ( The Raga Guide
  • Hibernate Sampler, Vol. 1
    A nice present from the Hibernate Recordings label to help you through the dark winter days: The Hibernate Sampler, volume 1 sampler collection. Hibernate Recordings is a
  • Favourite Places Vol. 2
    Since its original release in 2007, 'Favourite Places ' has been one of my .. .favourite soundscape albums. It presented music inspired by favourite locations of well know
  • Miserere (Mix)
    First, let me give my best wishes for 2010 to all of you!! What better way to start the new year than with a brand new mix nd a brand new design (thanks Ingmar from Planet
  • Sounds of Spellborn - Alternate (mix)
     The Chronicles of Spellborn  came with so much interesting soundscapes, that I decided to create a second mix, an alternate version to the first one published last week
  • Mathon - Via Mala (The Remixes)
    " Mathon " is a project (named after the same titled location in the Swiss Alps) where for one week a mobile studio is installed high up in the swiss mountains, ands guest
  • Machinefabriek - Ax / Still
    'The Hardest Working Man in Showbusiness'. Usually this refers to Funk Godfather James Brown, but if anyone else deserves this credit it would be Rutger ' Machinefabriek
  • Akira Rabelais' Christmas Gift
    **Please note: ** This remix was intended as a special2009 Christmas gift from Akira Rabelais. It is now no longer available to download Right from the very first time I h
  • Helios - Unreleased Tracks vol. 1
    Helios is in fact Keith Kenniff , who is also releasing as Goldmund . Most of his releases were issued through Type records, but there are also a couple of titles availabl
  • Peter Broderick - Music for a Sleeping Sculpture...
    Earlier this weekend, the Belgian label Slaapwel (Sleep Well) presented their firstlabelnight in Leuven, Belgium. To my regret, I was not able to be there - although I'm a
  • Nest - Retold
    The Serein netlabel was founded in 2005 and released quite an impressing batch of quality ambient and electronic music. In 2007, Serein released it's 'flagship title': the
  • Mark Tamea Mix
    A special mix to conclude 2009. This also is the last upload of the mixes that were created for radio. 2010 will start off with new mixes exclusively created for this webl
  • Peter Broderick & Machinefabriek - Blank Grey Canvas Sky
    These artist names are probably familiar to everyone even remotely interested in ambient/electronic music. Multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick (from Oregon, now living i
  • Various Artists - Hope
    The brand new Fluid Audio label kicks off with a promising start:a compilation album donating 50% of its profits to charity. ( Toybox Charity foundation,supporting latin a
  • Celer - Close Proximity...
    This could have been one of the shortest reviews of this weblog: I simply could state that this music induced some of the deepest sleeps I experienced when listening to am
  • Dream Calibration (mix)
    Nonstop Ambient Montage: from Alva Noto to Arvo Prt , via Arve Henriksen and Jacaszek , with short stops at Christopher Bissonnette , Entia Non , Kraken , Goldmund, and ma
  • Utsura - Utsura (mix)
     Utsura-Utsura  is a japanese expression indicating the fluctuation between alert wakefulness and a state of half-sleep. Or at least: I was told that it means somethin
  • Sounds of Spellborn (mix)
    If you have listened to previous mixes on this weblog, you may have grown accustomed to the kind of format that they share. This one has a different approach. I noticed th
  • The Lights Galaxia - Global
    Obviously, since it's very hard to earn a living (or even a part of it) from creating ambient music, a lot of musicians creating this kind of music offer it for free. From
  • Frank Rothkamm - ALT
    Frank Rothkamm is a composer as well as a conceptual artists. You can tell when visiting his website , but also when reading the promo text for this new CD: "He cultivates
  • Phill Niblock - Touch Strings
    Though he's not the only one working in this musical area (think of Eliane Radigue , her 'Trilogie de la Mort' especially, or Alvin Lucier with his 'Music on a Long Thin W
  • Greg Haines - Komarovo
    Compared to earlier releases on " Slaapwel Records " (Sleep Well Records - the Belgian label dedicated to Music to Fall Asleep To), Komarovo may be the hardest one to fall
  • Kleefstra/Bakker/Kleefstra - Wink
    If you're a collector that likes to have your music on a physical CD, times are rapidly getting harder. Especially in the ambient and experimental genre, where more and mo
  • Dub Jay: AMFM
    Ambient musician Warren Sulcs , known to some under the name Dub Jay , created this album about a year ago. But finding a record label for his music proved increasingly di
  • True (mix)
    Autumn Leaves cover image Like it's companion mix (" Strange Birds ", published last week) this mix was also broadcast in April 2008. It's a further walk in the same lands
  • Strange Birds (mix)
    Autumn Leaves, Cover Image The central thematic piece in this mix is Christina Kubisch ' " Tea Time (Autumn Leaves Mix) ", from Gruenrecorder's "Autumn Leaves" - male sing
  • Allegaar (mix)
    According to my dictionary, ' Allegaar ' translates to ' Hotchenpotch ' - but I can imagine there may be a better word for that!? Just like the previous mix (" Leftover Mi
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto: UTP_
    The short ' Bartk pizzicato ' string punches from the opening track, Attack , may give the impression that this is gonna be one of those uncomprehensible and almost unlist
  • The Notwist - Sturm O.S.T.
    Although The Notwist generated a storm of hyped attention when releasing their Neon Golden album in 2002, that was never the music for me. And neither for this weblog, sin
  • The Leftover Mix (mix)
    Though the title may give the impression that this mix consists of 'second choice music', that is definitely nt the case! These tracks did not find their way to a 2007 Fol
  • Stephan Mathieu & Taylor Deupree - Transcriptions
    Those of you familiar with Stephan Mathieu's beautiful album ' Radioland ' (2008) will probably find this follow-up equally interesting. The concept is more or less famili
  • Be Still (mix)
    No special theme for this mix...just flowing, quiet music... This mix was broadcast paired with ' Final Sleep ' in june, 2007. In this mix the title is taken from the Adri
  • Final Sleep (mix)
    No special theme for this mix...just flowing, quiet music... The title obviously comes from the track by Svarte Greiner. (This mix was broadcast paired with ' Be Still ' '
  • Ring (mix)
    "Ring" is the second part of the two part auditive " guided fantasy " from 2006 (" Wave " being the first part). A mix of ambient music, soundscapes and other musical surp
  • Robert Henke - Indigo Transform
    Once again Monolake genius Robert Henke delivers a masterpiece of tranquility: a 60 minute reworking of "Indigo", the closing track of Monolake's Cinemascope album (2001).
  • On - Your Naked Ghost Comes Back At Night
    Although ON is mostly presented as a duo, in fact it's better to say that it's a trio. A trio with a very special approach to creating the music: I guess not much musicia
  • Wave (mix)
    "Wave" is the first of a two part an auditive " guided fantasy " (" Ring " being the second part). A mix of ambient music, soundscapes and other musical surprises, created
  • Acoustical Illusions (mix)
    "Acoustical Illusions" , a part of the " Hum in the Room -trilogy" (2005), is dedicated to the environmental sounds that sound like distant choirs or orchestras. Sometime
  • The Hum in the Room (mix)
    "The Hum in the Room" the final part ofthe three-part mix dedicated to ... the hum in your room ! The buzz that you suddenly notice, that appears to have been there foreve
  • Mantra of Walls and Wiring (mix)
    " Mantra of Walls and Wiring " is the first of a set of three one hour mixes created in 2005. The other two are " The Hum in the Room " and " Acoustical Illusion " (will f
  • S.A.D. Sounds - 2 (mix)
    Part 2 of the 2-part mix called ' S.A.D. Sounds (Voorjaarsmoe) ' (from april 2004). The first part can be found here . (Please listen in sequence...) " S.A.D. " is an acro
  • S.A.D. Sounds - 1 (mix)
    The joys of springtime usually get the most attention, but the season has a dark side, too:  Spring Fatique . The need to eat and to sleep more than usual, inexplicable
  • Peinzing - Part 2 (mix)
    Peinzing - Part 2 (2003) is of course the second part of Peinzing (Pondering; Muse-ing). Since both parts are meant to be listened to as one, please download part 1 first
  • Peinzing - Part 1 (mix)
    " Peinzing " (pondering, muse-ing) (2003) is the name of the musical collage in which the difference between 'music' and 'sound' will not always be clear to the listener.
  • Vergeten Tijd (Time Forgotten) (mix)
    Vergeten Tijd ('Time Forgotten') was not specifically created for the Polderlicht Project (Amsterdam, 2001), but the mix fits in seamlessly with KlankSluis and Eindpunt .
  • Eindpunt (End of the Line) (mix)
    One of the reactions on the earlier 4 hour non stop ambient collages broadcast by Supplement (...dutch radio program with a focus on modern/avant garde/experimental music.
  • Klanksluis (SoundLock) (mix)
    One of the reactions on the earlier 4 hour non stop ambient collages broadcast by Supplement (...dutch radio program with a focus on modern/avant garde/experimental music.
  • DreamScenes - Part 4 (mix)
    Part 4 of the 4-part mix from 2001.. Notes on this mixes can be found with Dreamscenes - Part 1 . Read more for the complete playlist: DreamScenes - Part 4 Playlist: Nusra
  • DreamScenes - Part 3 (mix)
    Part 3 of the 4-part mix from 2001.. Notes on this mixes can be found with Dreamscenes - Part 1 . Read more for the complete playlist: DreamScenes - Part 3 Playlist: Biosp
  • DreamScenes - Part 2 (mix)
    Part 2 of the 4-part mix from 2001.. Notes on this mixes can be found with Dreamscenes - Part 1 . Read more for the complete playlist: DreamScenes - Part 2 Playlist: Hasse
  • DreamScenes - Part 1 (mix)
    DreamScenes was originally created in 2001 for dutch radio. It consists of four one-hour parts that were broadcasted uninterrupted. To my surprise it led to quite a few r
  • Dream Calibration
    Nonstop Ambient Montage : from Alva Noto to Arvo Prt , via Arve Henriksen and Jacaszek , with short stops visiting Christopher Bissonnette, Entia Non, Kraken, Goldmund and
  • Biosphere - Wireless
    There are not too may live-recordings in ambient music. With obvious reason: most of it is recorded in (home) studios and is optimized for use in private spaces and/or ex
  • Consemble Project
    Quite some time ago, I wrote some entries about the fascinating concept of Generative Music : music that is different every time you play it - the missing link between re
  • The Sounds of Spellborn
    There are quite a few ways to listen to ambient / environmental sounds. Apart from buying CD's and finding new musical releases, you can listen to the sound of your own en
  • Wixel's 2009 Project
    Wixel sometimes refers to the small group of musicians surrounding the Belgian artist Wim Maesschalk . When I recently saw them performing at a dutch festival (CrossLinx),
  • Ambrose Field & John Potter - Being Dufay
    Celebrating their 25th birthday, ECM Records released a recording of the unusual musical combination of saxophone player Jan Garbarek with the Hilliard Ensemble performing
  • Hilary Jeffery & Lysn - Katendrecht Spaceport
    Katendrecht is a typical area in Rotterdam where you can expect to find a lot of things. But the last thing to expect to find there is a spaceport where you can take a dir
  • Jacob Kirkegaard - Labyrinthitis
    You can trust Jacob Kirkegaard to come up with fascinating concepts. After recording the sounds of deep earth in Iceland and those of the deserted rooms of Tchernobyl , he
  • Banabila - Precious Images
    The music of Michel Banabila has been on the top of my personal playlist favourites for years (check my last.fm account if you want the details). Considering the strength
  • Hector Zazou & Swara - In the House of Mirrors
    When you listen to this album you hear quiet (Indian) Music - tambur, oud, violin, slide guitar, flute - with an occasionally added non-indian touch (like the trumpet of N
  • Janek Schaefer - Extended Play
    At first listen, the 'post-classical' music on Janek Schaefer's new CD "Extended Play (Triptych For The Child Survivors Of War And Conflict)" resembles the quiet peacefuln
  • Hammock - Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow
    The 'making of' of this album is a nice story to tell: Hammock (Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson) released three full albums (not counting 'The Sleepover Sessions') since 200
  • The Inventors of Aircraft - Unknown Language
    The Serein netlabel once again lives up to their expectations. With their latest release, 'Unknown Language' by The Inventors of Aircraft , the label now offers 17 free al
  • Spiral Staircase / Mock Interiors
    To be honest I had never heard the name of Esther Venrooy until recently, when I was struck by a track on a compilation CD 'Avontuurlijke Muziek in Brabant' ('Adventurous
  • Stephan Mathieu - Radioland
    Holger Czukay always used to mention 'shortwave' (radio) in the instrument credits on his album. The mysterious, vaguely distorted sound of shortwave radio has always seem
  • Lull - Like a Slow River
    It is hard to imagine that there's a direct link between Napalm Death and extreme 'isolationist' ambient. But there is, and ex-Napalm Death drummer Mick (MJ) Harris is the
  • Outer Limits
    Folio , a dutch Radio 6 program focussing on new electronic music, is one of the few "experimental" radio programs left in Holland. Three of these programs from Radio 6 -
  • Variations in a Constant Drone
    One definition of 'drone' music might be: 'finding the least thing necessary for pleasurable listening' . Although it's notit's not a very good definition(because of the
  • Tomasz Bednarczyk - Summer Feelings
    When listening to the music on this CD, it's hard to imagine that the creator, 22-year old Tomasz Bednarczyk from Poland, wasn't born yet when Brian Eno and Harold Budd cr
  • Matthew Florianz - Maalbeek
    In an interesting article about 'web 2.0 fan-based fundraising', Kevin Kelly (founding editor of Wire Magazine) states that any artists only needs "1000 True Fans" to make
  • April Ambient Mix
    It has become a sort of a yearly tradition since 2000: the "Spring ambient mix" on dutch national radio (NPS). This year's mix, a two hour mix, is now available to listent
  • Jasper TX - This Quiet Season
    "This Quiet Season" is aptly titled for arelease on Slaapwel Records (Sleep Well). Slaapwel is a small DIY label from Belgium that focuses on music to fall asleep to and
  • Hillary Jeffery
    Currently, I am preparing the Folio radiobroadcast for june, 26, which will feature some work played by Hilary Jeffery . Jeffery is an English trombone player, currently l
  • John Watermann - Calcutta Gas Chamber
    In 2006, Cold Spring records has re-released a record from 1993. It only recently came to my attention, so I would not have written about it on this weblog (for it would b
  • Mantra of Walls and Wiring (DTS Version)
    This one hour mix of ambient-related musicis inspired byour living room's environmental sounds: "The Hum in the Room". Itwas created as a part of a three -hour ambient mix
  • Entia Non - Sub Routine
    I can't remember how I found the Resting Bell netlabel website - must have been on someone else's weblog. The website layout looked promising enough, so I downloaded some
  • Stars of the Lid concert
    One of the most anticipated concerts of this year coming up friday, 21: Stars of the Lid will be performing in Utrecht (my hometown). There's an extensive European tour p
  • The Young Person's Guide to Generative Music
    Koan , the music software that can be credited for creating a musical form that was neither "recorded" nor "live" (see previous post here ) did generate a lot of interesti
  • Wouter van Veldhoven - Ruststukken
    Wouter van Veldhoven 's Ruststukken is recently released on the new Belgian label  Slaapwel . Slaapwel means Sleep well. Label owner Wim Maesschalck tells us: I set out
  • InterZone presents Stars of the Lid
    Stars of the Lid will be performing in Utrecht, Holland on december, 21, 2007! Yes...read that again!! They will be performing at the Huis aan de Werf . The Utrecht gig co
  • "Computer says No"
    I recently upgraded my audio system with the NAD C272 power amplifier.I was not quite happy with the standard (stereo) sound performance of the Cambridge Audio 540R surrou
  • Johann Johannsson - Englaborn
    4AD will re-release Jhann Jhannssens Englabrn in November. Perfectly timed, since the opening track Odi et Amo, which is sung by a computer, links seamlessly with the
  • Robert Fripp & Brian Eno - Beyond Even (1992 - 2006)
    There have been quite a few mediocre (fans only) releases by Brian Eno in the last couple of years. The 2004 collaboration with Robert Fripp was a remarkable exception,
  • Machinefabriek - Kruimeldief
    Stofstuk, a composition for singing bowl, contact mic, vinyl recording and laptop, was one of the many 3 cds Rutger Machinefabriek Zuydervelt recently unleashed. A b
  • Murcof - Cosmos
    2005s Remembranza was a remarkable release, partly because the warm organic sound that made the music feel quite different. Cosmos has the same sound detail, but it sound
  • Interzone Ambient Festival + Cluster concert
    It's been quite some time since my latest post to this weblog. Holiday time, the obligatory holiday trips...I obviously had a hard time... But the new season has a promisi
  • Sleep Research Facility - Deep Frieze
    Sleep Research Facility should be credited for one of the best names in ambient music. Apart from that, Kevin Doherty was also responsible for the Nostromo release a few y
  • Robert Rich - Illuminations / Atlas Dei
    Two new releases of ambient pioneer Robert Rich recently caught my attention. Both are related to visual performances, and while they are very different,they represent the
  • Nest - Nest
    Ambient music collectorsno longer visit the local record shop to find the latest releases. Most of the times, the titlesare not even stocked.Still, the genre is lively and
  • Lawrence English - For Varying Degrees of Winter
    The past winter here was not very cold; it didn't feel like 'Winter' at all. Australian composer Lawrence English must have foreseen this when he recorded the music for th
  • Pocka - Uhrwerk
    Good news for those of you that are fascinated by the current Buddha Machine hype (like me): there's a free download available of the album Uhrwerk by Pocka here . It may
  • Stars of the Lid: And Their Refinement of the Decline
    Stars of the Lid may be one of the most important names of the Kranky label. Their previous releases are all worthwile, some of them are genre masterpieces. "The Tired Sou
  • Rudy Adrian - Moonwater
    I had not heard Rudy Adrian s name before, although this New Zealands musician seems to be around for a while. But when a single name pops up more than a few times in va
  • Michael Fahres - The Tubes featuring Jon Hassell
    Cold Blue Music , a Californian record label that everyone enjoying contemporary ambient/electronic/minimalism should follow closely, is about to release a cd called  The
  • Greg Haines - Slumber Tides
    In between the growing names of contemporary (post-)classic composers, Greg Haines' debut stands out for it's own style. It's not trying to be too 'classical',because it's
  • Robert Henke - Layering Buddha
    It seems theres an ongoing outbreak of Buddha Machine inspired releases& Only a few days ago I reported about the Buddha Jukebox, containing all sorts of remixes based
  • The Jukebox Buddha
    About a year ago the chinese duo FM3 released the Buddha Machine . 9 short ambient loops, to be played through a lo-fi plastic player with a deliberate crappy speaker. The
  • Greg Haines - Slumber Tides
    In between the growing names of contemporary (post-)classic composers, Greg Haines' debut stands out for it's own style. It's not trying to be too 'classical',because it's
  • Machinefabriek - Kruimeldief
    Stofstuk, a composition for singing bowl, contact mic, vinyl recording and laptop, was one of the many 3 cds Rutger Machinefabriek Zuydervelt recently unleashed. A b
  • Wouter van Veldhoven - Ruststukken
    Wouter van Veldhoven 's Ruststukken is recently released on the new Belgian label  Slaapwel . Slaapwel means Sleep well. Label owner Wim Maesschalck tells us: I set out
  • The Young Person's Guide to Generative Music
    Koan , the music software that can be credited for creating a musical form that was neither "recorded" nor "live" (see previous post here ) did generate a lot of interesti
  • Stars of the Lid concert
    One of the most anticipated concerts of this year coming up friday, 21: Stars of the Lid will be performing in Utrecht (my hometown). There's an extensive European tour p
  • Jasper TX - This Quiet Season
    "This Quiet Season" is aptly titled for arelease on Slaapwel Records (Sleep Well). Slaapwel is a small DIY label from Belgium that focuses on music to fall asleep to and
  • The Inventors of Aircraft - Unknown Language
    The Serein netlabel once again lives up to their expectations. With their latest release, 'Unknown Language' by The Inventors of Aircraft , the label now offers 17 free al
  • Banabila - Precious Images
    The music of Michel Banabila has been on the top of my personal playlist favourites for years (check my last.fm account if you want the details). Considering the strength
  • Consemble Project
    Quite some time ago, I wrote some entries about the fascinating concept of Generative Music : music that is different every time you play it - the missing link between re
  • DreamScenes - Part 2 (mix)
    Part 2 of the 4-part mix from 2001.. Notes on this mixes can be found with Dreamscenes - Part 1 . Read more for the complete playlist: DreamScenes - Part 2 Playlist: Hasse
  • Klanksluis (SoundLock) (mix)
    One of the reactions on the earlier 4 hour non stop ambient collages broadcast by Supplement (...dutch radio program with a focus on modern/avant garde/experimental music.

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