Archive for February, 2008
For over two years, it seems as if dark forces surrounded Benn Jordan‘s masterpiece, Soundtrack To A Vacant Life. First, it was the death of Sublight Records (RIP), followed by continuous production delays and tour cancellations. Finally the album is here, only to arrive a couple days after Benn released the album himself to be [...]
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Tags: breakcore, idm, modern classical
Autechre – Quaristice (Warp)
It’s hard to believe that Sean Booth and Rob Brown have been experimenting with sound for over 16 years now, ever since their first release, Incunabula, on Warp Records. It is perhaps their unique programming approach to analog synths, custom Max/MSP patches, micro granular effects, and mathematical rhythms, that pushed the envelope of sound exploration [...]
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Tags: abstract, experimental, glitch, idm
In the second installment of his Somnia series, a Portland based modern classical composer, Evan Bartholomew, continues his meditative descent through Secret Entries Into Darkness. The minimal ambient sound slightly curves around the deep entrance, brushing the wet moonlight on the cave’s bold stone, before it breaks into sheaths of white, and vanishes with echoes. [...]
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Tags: ambient, cinematic, modern classical
Experimedia Headphone Commute Mix
Cole Pierce - LAKE ODESSA


