Small spaces may be filled easily with vivid color. Free System Projekt knows that vast expanses must be filled by the imagination of the beholder. Their live...
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Aug 14, 2009 3:35 am
In the digital world distortion must be sought after. Having had all their interesting overloads and circuitry stresses engineered out, the newer digital...
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c_vanzyl
Aug 21, 2009 2:02 am
Hidden in plain sight Cluster continue their decades long title as the most beloved and possibly eccentric artists in electronic sound. The duo of Hans-Joachim...
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c_vanzyl
Aug 28, 2009 2:51 am
Out of the mere arrangement of tones Anthony Paul Kirby recording as Nunc Stans is able to conjure up distinct and evocative Ambient atmospheres. Some of the...
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c_vanzyl
Sep 4, 2009 4:36 am
On ARCTURUS (61'05"), the live album from Arc, the duo of Ian Boddy and Mark Shreeve sounds a bit more like Shreeve's side project Redshift in that the pieces...
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c_vanzyl
Sep 11, 2009 6:38 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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Sep 18, 2009 3:48 am
Asking, "Where are these guys coming from?" is always a good musical question, but with Marconi Union, "Where are they going?" might be more appropriate. Their...
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Sep 25, 2009 4:50 am
On HIDDEN WORLD BEYOND (62'46") moderns and ancients mix in ways that are sometimes haunted, sometimes in contrast, but always beautifully crafted. Electronic...
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Oct 2, 2009 2:31 am
Public Radio Listeners know something about the future. Through their contributions they have kept programs like STAR'S END secure in its time slot. The...
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Oct 9, 2009 4:10 am
Bernhard Wöstheinrich speaks in his own musical voice. Providing a unique perspective in his increasingly frequent collaborations in the DiN label catalogue,...
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Oct 16, 2009 5:04 am
Jeffrey Koepper's internal wiring seems at odds with modern times. In a culture where the ringtone passes for art and music is frozen and compressed into...
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Oct 23, 2009 2:07 am
The Tangent Project plays with the internalized classicism of musicians who have been listening to Spacemusic even in their sleep. For the duo of Jeff Coulter...
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Oct 30, 2009 3:45 am
Jeff Greinke realizes works inspired by something outside of music. The intricacies of climate weather and time mimic the feelings he carries within. His CD...
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c_vanzyl
Nov 6, 2009 3:17 am
Influenced by the Avant-Garde experiments of Karlheinz Stockhausen and the trippy Rock music of early Pink Floyd, along with the Minimalist patterning of Steve...
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Nov 13, 2009 4:22 am
Mark Shreeve and Ian Boddy are the duo of Arc and continue a tradition of experimentation through collaboration - both live and in the studio. Rexamining the...
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c_vanzyl
Nov 20, 2009 4:18 am
Mark Shreeve came away from his first encounter with Spacemusic a changed man. After hearing early works by Tangerine Dream and Cluster on John Peel's BBC...
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Nov 27, 2009 5:29 am
Ian Boddy & David Wright, two of England's most renowned Electronic Musicians, have at last combined forces. Their CD SHIFTING SANDS (62'35") contains five...
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Dec 4, 2009 4:31 am
The anthology of Electronica IMAGINARY FRIENDS (73'59") has a personality. As the disc progresses across its 11 tracks the energy level gently rises. Each...
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c_vanzyl
Dec 11, 2009 3:27 am
David Parsons sweeps the listener out of this world into one where the composer rules absolutely. Often associated with New Age, his albums offer far more than...
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Dec 18, 2009 4:52 am
The sounds on RICEBOY SLEEPS (67'26") by Jónsi & Alex seem not part of the physical world. Jon Thor Birgisson (Sigur Ros) and Alex Somers (Parachutes) realize...
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c_vanzyl
Dec 25, 2009 4:02 am
On the CD INSIDE (69'05"), Anomalous Disturbances moves beyond the subtle profundities of the minimal Ambient music he is known for. Effortlessly switching to...
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Jan 1, 2010 5:32 am
The Jazz genre may well claim Nils Petter Molvaer as one of its own, but this Norwegian trumpeter remains a member in good standing within the Ambient...
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Jan 8, 2010 3:18 am
Tosca reminds us that there is a place for the Ambient and Atmospheric in the Contemporary Music world. Their CD NO HASSLE (59'31") possesses enough stylish...
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Jan 15, 2010 4:02 am
Gaining the attention of the Spacemusic community in the trio AirSculpture, John Christian and his bandmates tested areas of sound and music that they would...
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c_vanzyl
Jan 22, 2010 3:56 am
Fans of Spacemusic have been in the thrall of Jonn Serrie's music for over 25 years. His work has always been a form of exploration, of rocketing into the...
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c_vanzyl
Jan 29, 2010 4:36 am
In November 2009 Ian Boddy and Mark Shreeve came to Philadelphia to perform as Arc at The Gatherings Concert Series. Immediately after their concert at St....
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c_vanzyl
Feb 5, 2010 4:05 am
Listening to the works of Anomalous Disturbances it is nearly impossible to hear Terrance O'Brien's guitar in them. His drifting soundscapes originate with a...
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c_vanzyl
Feb 12, 2010 3:49 am
The mission of STAR'S END is to preserve, encourage and broadcast the music of artists in Ambient sound - and ultimately to provide listeners with an aural...
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c_vanzyl
Feb 19, 2010 3:00 pm
To mark the 25th anniversary of their first concert, O Yuki Conjugate got together for a live studio jam session - a recording of which has been documented on...
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Feb 26, 2010 4:13 am
For Radio Massacre International playing concerts is about being seen, about projecting themselves to an audience. Their studio album TIME & MOTION re-imagines...
