On his album GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM (62'03"), Off the Sky (aka Jason Corder) re-envisions Ambient Music into something more lineal. The focus is tighter, more...
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Chuck van Zyl
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Jul 15, 2005 4:01 am
When an album of Ambient Music opens with the reverberant sound of someone yanking the cork out of a wine bottle, one knows that one is in for something...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Jul 22, 2005 4:37 am
The album HOTEL by Moby is available as a single CD as well as (at about the same price) a limited edition double CD; with the included "bonus" CD being called...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Jul 29, 2005 3:49 am
Ken Martin works in a field of musicians who will not allow the ghosts of 1970's era spacemusic to rest in peace. His albums of drifting cosmic music...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Aug 5, 2005 5:55 am
In the opening moments of their self-titled debut CD, BYLA (48'39") deliberately shift mood a few times. This tactic has an unsettling effect on the listener....
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Aug 12, 2005 4:16 am
BETWEEN HERE & THERE (67'10") by Brian Parnham opens with reassuring warm and bright harmonic motion. As layer upon layer of silvery synthesizer chords rise...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Aug 19, 2005 4:00 am
Paul Ellis understands that his purpose as an artist is to envision and communicate. His album SILENT CONVERSATIONS (76'30"), likes its author, is a...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Aug 26, 2005 4:52 am
On AT THE STILL POINT OF THE TURNING WORLD (69'05"), Robert Scott Thompson presents an alternative vision of Ambient Music. This album is weirdly unsettling...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Sep 2, 2005 3:14 am
Max Richter is composing music that has extended beyond the category of Classical. On THE BLUE NOTEBOOKS (40'36"), a pianist as well as an ensemble of stringed...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Sep 9, 2005 4:25 am
On BORDERS AND BARRENS (56'17"), Lammergeyer is working without much in the way of rhythm. This work often contains a pulse, but no apparent beat to carry it...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Sep 16, 2005 6:02 am
302 acid combine elements of computer technology with live instrumentation. Improvisation plays an integral role in the way they approach both composition and...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Sep 24, 2005 3:17 am
Public radio presents music and programming based upon artistic content and the material's ability to enhance the lives of the listeners. The only way to fund...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Sep 30, 2005 3:42 am
More than sonic wallpaper, VOLLEYED IRON (57'24") by Kettel is a kind of ambient symphony, in which disparate elements are combined into a composite...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Oct 7, 2005 3:15 am
The musical work of Dean DeBenedictis is one of continued engagement. With clear phrasing, pacing and feeling his realizations are infused with both thought...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Oct 14, 2005 4:29 am
Gert Emmens + Ruud Heij create evocative soundtracks, not for the cinema, but for the images appearing in the back of the listener's mind. Their imaginative...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Oct 21, 2005 5:43 am
When Jeff Pearce picked up the Chapman Stick, he wanted his new instrument to lead to new music. The album LINGERING LIGHT (44'25") came out of this...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Oct 28, 2005 2:56 am
Add to the short list of classic Spacemusic albums exploring the relationship between electronic and acoustic music PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE (61'51") by Craig...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Nov 4, 2005 4:50 am
It will be difficult to find a conventional musical term to adequately describe LITHOSPHERE (52'44") by Robert Rich and Ian Boddy. This intriguing album arises...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Nov 11, 2005 2:19 pm
The genre of Spacemusic was born out of a hand-full of albums released by a few Berlin based groups in the mid-1970s. Since that time, a great deal of music...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Nov 18, 2005 6:36 am
When Tim Story wanted to know what he was doing in New Orleans, Dwight Ashley replied, "standing and falling". While this tale explains how their third album...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Nov 25, 2005 4:30 am
Solar Fields is constantly reassessing his relationship with the Electronic Music of the past. His album EXTENDED (79'59") seeks to remake Spacemusic in a more...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Dec 2, 2005 6:39 am
The eight compositions appearing on ORCHESTRAL, CONCEPTUAL AND ENSEMBLE MUSIC (78'46") provide insight into the musical range of composer Steve Kornicki. The...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Dec 9, 2005 6:14 am
Were subtly and nuance the currency of the music community, Brian McBride would be its richest member. On his album WHEN THE DETAIL LOST ITS FREEDOM (63'19")...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Dec 16, 2005 4:57 am
Listening to ECLIPSE (44'15") by The Aeolian String Ensemble with the knowledge that a windharp is one of its sound sources may make some difference to the...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Dec 23, 2005 4:52 am
This weekend, STAR'S END presents "an electronic winter landscape" featuring music from the album this quote is taken from, "Crystal Lake" by Klaus Schulze, as...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Dec 30, 2005 4:06 am
Windy and Carl are known for their Post-Rock drone explorations. Using organ, synths, guitar amplifiers, bass guitar, electric guitar, effects pedals and the...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Jan 6, 2006 3:48 am
When Manuel Gottsching releases an album, he asks of his fans many things. While devotees look for references to classic works, Gottsching asks us to look...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Jan 13, 2006 4:39 am
Although FADE (25'11") is not what is nowadays considered to be a full-length CD, the listener will never even know. Once fully inside this piece, time becomes...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Jan 20, 2006 6:31 am
Approach the music of Slow Six from the perspective of inclusiveness as this ensemble's chamber music comprises several rarely assembled together styles. Their...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Jan 27, 2006 4:34 am
The musical mainstream has assigned the Ambient and Soundscape genres to serve as background filler for everyday life. The work of Steve Roach rises above this...
