Reviews
Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters – Underrated Silence
When Underrated Silence come of news, I couldn’t help but anticipate an album in which Mark Peters took the lead and Ulrich would modestly stay behind the scenes, producing and fine-tuning the stuff we find hard to notice. That wouldn’t be a bad thing, after all Mark is a star in his own right, but … Continue reading
Passing by: aKido, John Talabot, Com Truise, Max Cooper & Ryan Elliott
February has started with a bang (and plenty of snow for the UK thus the warm image from my humble abode). Some amazing music out there at the moment and this ‘Passing By’ post focuses on the more upbeat of the bunch including some brand new electronica from one of our favourite 2010 artists’ and … Continue reading
FRKTL – Descent
After her debut album, ‘Atom’, Sarah Badr has posted only a few sounds to her cloud – tease I say, especially as there have been no official releases. But the latest, Descent is deserving of any wait. Sarah’s got her hands dirty with ‘Max for Live’ this time around and her dramatic electronica is charged … Continue reading
Special Places – Compiled by Astropilot
The compilations begins with a dark and menacing texture, quickly accompanied by some elegant strings and distant, stretched chimes. A quick succession of clashing instruments akin with Art of Noise, and K.D. Expression’s Alpae-3717 kicks off. From there, I never looked back. Plenty of new, inspiring ambient and electronica on this compilation from Sentimony Records. … Continue reading
Antendex – According to the Trees
Dewtone have been slowly burning away in the background with a few impressive releases. ‘According To The Trees’, by Hungary’s Antendex is one of the best to date. Melancholic and dramatic, Antendex sits on the hard-to-master grey line between ambient and electronica. The tracks are simple, yet clear as the background you see above, with … Continue reading
