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Hauntology… No, not an idea of Derrida’s within philosophy of history, but more of a state of mind induced by this music, deserving its own special name. More than an eerie feeling evoked by the sound, but rather the sound itself, rising from within the ashes of burned memories and dreams. The music comes from [...]
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Tags: ambient, dark ambient, modern classical
The clock tick-tocks, and the music just keeps coming in. There’s no way that I can keep up (I’ve said these words before, I’m sure). Thankfully, a few bits and bytes are picked up by Elizabeth Klisiewicz for this installment of Sound Bytes. Meanwhile, Peter van Cooten tirelessly continues his journey through previously undiscovered music [...]
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Tags: ambient, post-rock
Welcome to another installment of Sound Bytes. Today I am proud and honored to introduce you to a brand new record label – Time Released Sound. Founded by Colin Herrick in March 2011, this small, independent, California-based label releases hand-made, limited-edition albums and EPs, with painstaking details and loving attention. “Focusing primarily on classically infused [...]
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Tags: ambient
Is it possible that we’re already in the post-dubstep era? What does that mean anyway? In my opinion, a lot of electronic music genres after a significant incubation period split into two branches. One goes the club route, stamping out tracks through a template of dance formula, which becomes quickly familiar to the DJs and [...]
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Tags: post-dubstep
Albums, that at first seem to be just a random collection of latest releases, suddenly seamlessly fit together into another entry of Sound Bytes. Collecting the latest in experimental, abstract, and melodic electronica, here are some of the gems we’ve uncovered from Gagarin, Aria Rostami and The Ebertbrothers. Above image is taken from The Ebertbrothers’ [...]
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Tags: experimental, idm
What started out as a Sound Bytes column featuring Hibernate Recordings latest releases, ended up growing into a three week label special. I just couldn’t hold back sharing with you the music that has been warming up my speakers and my soul. Here’s the last entry in this Sound Bytes installment, and be sure to [...]
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Tags: ambient, modern classical
I just spent my first week with Spotify (since it went live in US), and I’m already reeling from all the music that now I have access to. But being overwhelmed by a nearly unlimited catalog of digital media makes me want to pay even more attention to handcrafted and meticulously produced albums. Labels like [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, modern classical
If you haven’t yet noticed this wonderful micro-independent label from Hebden Bridge (West Yorkshire, UK), perhaps we can help… Hibernate is only two years old (est. 2009), but so far in its lifetime, it managed to capture our attention with every single release. From miniature 3″ CDrs in the Postcard Series to an extremely limited [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, modern classical
In this installment of Sound Bytes, I am covering three releases which all bend the genres just a tiny bit, but enough to invent some of their own. Submotion Orchestra cleverly mixes jazz and dubstep to create some of the most amazing bass rumbling electronica, with melodies that get stuck in my head for days! [...]
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Tags: breakcore, drum'n'bass, dubstep
I stopped apologizing for my delayed reviews a long time ago. I just can’t keep up. But I swear, one day I’ll get through all of it, and get the word out about the music that affects me deeply. The music that stays with me after it’s gone, the sounds that excite my neurons, and [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, idm
Wrapping up our four-part 12k special with three latest favorite releases, I can’t help but point out the label’s continuous attention to detail, its intricate aesthetic characteristics, coupled with an additional dimension of conceptual representation, where music really meets art, and art starts to sound like music. Whether the recordings are left to gently purr [...]
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Tags: ambient, experimental, minimal
In this third installment of our four-part 12k special, we examine two live performances and an experimental EP. In all three, the label excels at providing a service of archiving, if you will, of single events, group gatherings, and academical studies. With these releases, 12k once again stands out among today’s cutting edge experimental, improvisational [...]
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Tags: abstract, ambient, experimental, minimal
Here’s the second installment in our four part 12k Sound Bytes special. In this particular entry, I decided to dig back a few years and cover the albums that I really enjoyed from the label, but didn’t have the time to write about before. As with all music, I don’t believe in assigning a numerical value [...]
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Tags: abstract, ambient, experimental, minimal
I’ve been a long time fan of pretty much everything from Taylor Deupree‘s Pound-Ridge based label, 12k. Undoubtedly, one of the catalysts of boundary pushing developments in ambient, minimalist, and electro-acoustic frontiers, 12k is at the forefront of today’s independent labels. With well over 80 releases since its inception in 1997, the albums dominate the [...]
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Tags: abstract, ambient, experimental, minimal
Here’s a set of great mini-albums and EPs that should get any IDM-head twitching… What’s more exciting is that two of these releases are available 100% for FREE for your listening pleasure! And you know you can’t go wrong with that! So grab your restraining jacket, 12-pack of Red Bull, and a vial of smelling [...]
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Tags: breaks, dark idm, idm
Here are a few mini reviews that I have prepared a few months ago but never got a chance to publish… As with all music – there’s no such thing as time – so, if you haven’t uncovered these gems yet, I’ll be glad to be the one to introduce! Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma (Warp) [...]
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On my true Headphone Commute between New York and Philadelphia, Spring rushes past the windows of a high-speed tilting train. With two hours of music, a laptop, and spotty Wi-Fi service, I can catch up to the latest compilations that have truly excited me about the latest evolution of sound. Here are three of my [...]
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Tags: drum'n'bass, glitch, idm, tech house
In our daily lives full of routines, tasks, and errands, we forget the simplest things. Our lives are filled with self created rules, constraints and expectations. And when these are not aligned, we simply get distraught. This pain and suffering is an unnecessary misery. In my mind it’s just the natural outcome when the events [...]
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Tags: ambient, modern classical
Through the years, Australian label, Hidden Shoal Recordings has been quietly putting out little gems of experimental ambiance, gentle electronica, shoegazing post-rock and everything in between. From Sankt Otten to Wes Willenbring to Slow Dancing Society to Sleeping Me and Boxharp, the label based in Perth has been introducing the world to a wide spectrum [...]
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It’s been some time now since I’ve sat down and deeply listened to music. More than anything, I’m back in the imaginary world of daily tasks, the consumption of all that’s to be consumed, and the importance of being important. As I ride the early train to work, it seems that my past self has [...]
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