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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
302 acid combine elements of computer technology with live instrumentation. Improvisation plays an integral role in the way they approach both composition and...
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...
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...
The musical work of Dean DeBenedictis is one of continued engagement. With clear phrasing, pacing and feeling his realizations are infused with both thought...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The eight compositions appearing on ORCHESTRAL, CONCEPTUAL AND ENSEMBLE MUSIC (78'46") provide insight into the musical range of composer Steve Kornicki. The...
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")...
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...
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...
Windy and Carl are known for their Post-Rock drone explorations. Using organ, synths, guitar amplifiers, bass guitar, electric guitar, effects pedals and the...
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...
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...
Approach the music of Slow Six from the perspective of inclusiveness as this ensemble's chamber music comprises several rarely assembled together styles. Their...
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...
With ELEMENTAL JOURNEY (69'41"), Matt Coldrick and Matt Hillier affirm their commitment to music as a medium for the contemplation of nature. While exploring...
The major theme running through INFINITE GARDEN (66'23") by Elve is the world of living things. This ever-evolving work is an intricate and impressionistic...
Chihei Hatakeyama realizes music infused with a pleasant machine-like spirituality. On MINIMA MORALIA (51'45") the laptop computer serves as primary apparatus...
The music of Saul Stokes seems to have two centers. The first accommodates the current ideas of tonal and rhythmic organization while the other freely seeks...
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