After listening to Heilung I started to catch up with scandinavian neofolk and found some great artists. This album is another one that comes with goosebumps.
Wardruna – Kvitravn
Skream – Unreleased Classics Vol.1 2002-2003
I’ve just watched the All My Homies Hate Skrillex video essay (pretty good, btw) and got in the mood to listen to some oldschool classics. That’s when I stumbled upon this Skream collection of some unreleased goodies from back in the day. This is also pretty good, btw. Dubstep like I remember.
Tale Of Us – Endless
Cinematic ambient with neo-classical instrumentation, dreamy electronics, and the occasional rain.
John Carpenter – Lost Themes III: Alive After Death
So the third one arrived, it’s like one every second year in the past six. This one’s the result of the Lost Themes and its sequels becoming so popular that he started touring and writing more new music with some family of his (son and grandson). And this is great! The Lost Themes II didn’t strike a cord with me so much to make a note here but this one is here again. I can so imagine the pictures for this sound but as standalone music it is also wonderful, cinematic. Honestly, there’s not much groundbreaking for a Carpenter album but it delivers its promise just fine, very well worth the time and attention.
Julianna Barwick – Healing Is A Miracle
Peaceful, soothing, ethereal ambient with choirlike vocals. It keeps amazing me what comes out of the Ninja Tune roster sometimes.
Ital Tek – Outland
Bass heavy, melodic, dreamy and moody, slow paced but not fully ambient electronics. It explores space, goes under the ocean, travels in the belly of the Earth—all the places where dark is the domain but textures can be observed by some shimmering traces of light.
Kruder & Dorfmeister – 1995
Exactly what it says on the cover: the best downtempo, nu jazz, chill out sound from the golden days of the genre. Supposedly these are some old recordings found and dusted from the G-Stone studio. Sounds like time travel, smooth as ever.
Gidge – New Light
Beautiful, easing ambient, IDM, and some very soft techno. Think Moderat but with more chill.
Robert Hood – Mirror Man
Minimal techno, coming from one of the godfathers. This shines through with purity and a good sense for essence, but also some retro sounds here and there. Although, it’s not the most important record of the year, not even in techno, but it’s a good listen.
Ulver – Flowers of Evil
This is not an overall great pop rock record. I had to check a few times while listening that I’m still listening to Ulver—this style and sound feels alien for me coming from them. That said, Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers is a flawless pop rock song.