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...
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...
Radio Massacre International is a trio of English musicians (Duncan Goddard, Steve Dinsdale, and Gary Houghton) known for their extended concerts of epic aural...
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,...
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...
FLUX ECHOES (73'26") pulses within the aura of "Ricochet", "Rubycon" and "Phaedra". With these classics enshrined (along with an impressive inventory of '70s...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Circular Ruins (Anthony Paul Kirby) is exploring a personal realm of assertive, emotional ambient music. A fascinating series of electronic poems that...
The four Galilean moons are the inspiration for DAUGHTERS OF JUPITER (61'37"), the wonderful collaboration between Tony Andersen and Kent Eskildsen of...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
On INLANDISH (50'60"), Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Tim Story explore musical and personal memories. Their exuberant reimaginings of ideas set forth by Cluster...
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...
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...
For Robert Rich & Ian Boddy, their third collaboration is the result of their first live meeting. REACT (63'52") is a document of this duo's performance at the...
Jeffrey Koepper cannot be accused of rushing SEQUENTARIA (70'56") to the marketplace; it sounds as though he has been working on it for over 30 years. His...
Craig Padilla does not suffer when compared to his monumental predecessors. Distinguishing himself in the American musical order that birthed Steve Roach, Jonn...
The most challenging part of MAYBE THEY WILL SING FOR US TOMORROW (61'10") by Hammock is staying awake until it ends. On their fifth release the duo of Mark...
At first, it's hard to say why SKYWAVE (57'47"), the CD by Kwook, sounds so nostalgic. Is it the occasional Mellotron sound? The buzzing lead lines or sweeping...
THE ICARUS FORAY (59'02") may seem inspired by the works of Jonn Serrie, Constance Demby or Kevin Braheny as some of its themes and motifs feel similar to...
Everyone knows how important listeners are to Public Radio stations, especially during the perennial fund drives. Stations like WXPN devote a fair amount of...
Through his music, Christopher Bissonnette attempts to produce a steady state. On IN BETWEEN WORDS (50'46") he realizes this idea. The six tracks on his second...
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