Our favourite numerically named mastermind Dennis Huddleston has started a new mix series available direct from the 36 website. The first, was a mixed-bunch featuring Carl Craig, Luke Slater and the latest ambient work to come from ASC + Sam KDC (I’m yet to get around to posting about this – brilliant album by the … Continue reading
36 has fast become one of my favourite ambient artists these past two years. Since discovering ‘Hollow’, ‘Hypersona’ and ‘Memories In Widescreen’, Dennis Huddleston has released the ‘Cocoon/Saphron EP‘ and ‘Reunion/Deluge‘ – two magical and emotive records that leave you sinking into the depths of clear-blue water or rising high amongst the clouds in the … Continue reading
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
Rob Wayman returns with his second mix following last years, ‘UpStream‘ – a superb journey which led to the discovery of Horizon Fire amongst many other talented artists. This mix, titled ‘Spring – Where water from deep in the earth Spouts out of the ground”, is along the same lines as ‘Upstream’ and again features … Continue reading
A superb mix of ambient and techno which has helped my Sunday afternoon float past. ‘The Gliese Mantra‘ looks set to be a series of mixes, with this being the first. It makes me happy (and envious!) to see that this mix is vinyl only, meaning there’s been some serious investment in LP’s from the … Continue reading