Through improvisation Gregory Taylor finds patterns, moods and native flavors in his electronic realizations. By varying the speed and timbre of the cycling...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Sep 14, 2007 3:20 am
STILL LIFE volume three (43'43") by Nelson Foltz + Tom Lynn blurs the borders between eastern drone, jazz and ambient music. One piece in three movements,...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Sep 21, 2007 4:55 am
Describing the music on RISE (65'17") by Russel Walder might rob it of its mystical emotional resonance. This CD features 12 compositions about more than just...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Sep 28, 2007 4:46 am
Over its 30 years on WXPN, STAR'S END has featured works from an enourmous cross-section of musicians and overseen the emergence and development of several new...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Oct 5, 2007 3:21 am
The collection SACRED TREASURES V: From a Russian Cathedral (51'17") includes 16 contemplative and uplifting compositions for choir. These striking works by...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Oct 11, 2007 1:45 am
On RADIO SILENCE (73'55"), Between Interval realizes music that inhabits two worlds - one of drones, texture and atmosphere, the other running along a digital...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Oct 19, 2007 12:55 am
STRATARADIALIS (53'55") by Cymphonic is as wispy as a dream you cannot recollect. This work appears to be a multi-movement piece in nine distinct parts, yet it...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Oct 26, 2007 4:52 am
Erik Wollo's dynamic sonic expeditions are well-conceived and melody driven. Lofty guitar themes intermingle easily with regal synth lines, cleverly crafted so...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Nov 2, 2007 3:30 am
With each release, Arc (the British duo of Mark Shreeve and Ian Boddy) ventures out across new sonic territory. The CD FRACTURE (53'34") exists at the...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Nov 9, 2007 3:58 am
On GLACIATION (43'15"), Patrick O'Hearn applies his many musical talents to the ambient genre. When compared to earlier works this CD is quite subtle, but...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Nov 16, 2007 2:12 am
Radio Massacre International is a trio of English musicians (Duncan Goddard, Steve Dinsdale, and Gary Houghton) known for their extended concerts of epic aural...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Nov 25, 2007 12:43 am
On TINY COLOUR MOVIES (47'49"), John Foxx has assembled 15 different electronic pieces that, taken in sum, seem unconnected - until the album's smaller,...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Nov 30, 2007 3:55 am
What would it sound like if Franco Falsini was involved with "Sombre Reptiles"? Probably like the opening track on PRISM OF ETERNAL NOW (71'14") by White...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Dec 7, 2007 1:00 am
FLUX ECHOES (73'26") pulses within the aura of "Ricochet";, "Rubycon" and "Phaedra". With these classics enshrined (along with an impressive inventory of '70s...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Dec 14, 2007 5:25 am
With KONTINUUM (76'22"), Klaus Schulze attracts new fans while holding old ones. His early works of the 1970s summon a mysterious cosmic energy - emanating...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Dec 21, 2007 3:43 am
There is presently nothing out there to match the power of Redshift. Starting from the groundbreaking "Phaedra", their music traces an unbroken line across 25...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Dec 28, 2007 2:08 am
Once all the synths and sequencers have echoed out and it is time to return to Earth, STAR'S END turns to THE MARMALADE BALLOON (36'42"), a smart, artfully...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Jan 4, 2008 11:31 am
Evan Bartholomew seeks an elite audience. His work represents a vast range of expression through which smart listeners will follow. Widely known as the techno...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Jan 11, 2008 2:50 am
2007 was a big year for STAR'S END. The show marked its 30th anniversary with an all-day celebration concert on Saturday 16 June and released a double CD...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Jan 18, 2008 3:56 am
The Circular Ruins (Anthony Paul Kirby) is exploring a personal realm of assertive, emotional ambient music. A fascinating series of electronic poems that...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Jan 25, 2008 4:11 am
The four Galilean moons are the inspiration for DAUGHTERS OF JUPITER (61'37"), the wonderful collaboration between Tony Andersen and Kent Eskildsen of...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Feb 1, 2008 3:25 am
The Winterhouse (the duo of Anthony Paul Kirby and Robert Davies) sonifies the cold interior isolation of the digital age. While SLOW PROMISES (62'57") is...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Feb 8, 2008 3:23 am
In the land of drones Pete Namlook is royalty. His murmuring soundscapes elicit a range of reactions, none of which is wrong. MUSIC FOR URBAN MEDITATION II...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Feb 15, 2008 3:30 am
Chris MacDonald has the great ability to make old ingredients new. Working under the name Telomere, his music grows more sophisticated with each new release....
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Feb 22, 2008 3:18 am
Both Jeff Coulter and Harrison McKay have been kicking around the Philadelphia Spacemusic scene for 25 years or so. Coulter, along with Chris Schwartz, played...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Feb 29, 2008 3:09 am
On ARC OF PASSION, Steve Roach re-imagines two earlier CDs, "Stormwarning" and "The Magnificent Void", for the 21st century. Roach's music has the ability to...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Mar 7, 2008 4:12 am
Listening to HIGH PHIDELITY it is easy to hear Spyra drawing upon techno influences as much as the mysterious moods of the spacemusic realm. He views the body...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Mar 14, 2008 6:57 am
On INLANDISH (50'60"), Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Tim Story explore musical and personal memories. Their exuberant reimaginings of ideas set forth by Cluster...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Mar 21, 2008 2:23 am
Heath Yonaites produces Ambient Music at a level of sophistication rarely seen. His CD RIM OF THE SUN (64'10") is profoundly affecting. The album haunts you...
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Chuck van Zyl
c_vanzyl
Mar 28, 2008 5:07 am
SOUNDS FROM A UNIVERSE OVERHEARD (70'10") complies works by a cross-section of artists working in the field of Ambient Music. As no mainstays of the genre are...
