Beatless ambient from outer space, sounds like a sci-fi soundtrack. Just what I’d expect from Golczewski. Great album.
Wojciech Golczewski – Inert
John Carpenter – Lost Themes IV: Noir
Carpenter just keeps going, I am in awe. I love these records.
Martinou – Chiral
Pop ambient with dub and trance vibes. I wouldn’t choose it for conscious listening, but great for work.
Kevin Richard Martin – Black
An ambient album by The Bug that is an eulogy to Amy Winehouse—such a fascinating concept that I would have never seen coming. It comes with probably the best liner notes I have ever read on Bandcamp. Not because it’s a whole lot but it gives such a personal perspective to such an unexpected record.
Also, using the word “muse” just opens up this whole realm of thoughts how muses work for artists, which I’ve always found interesting. When a muse is depicted in a movie they tend to be this groupie that hangs with the rock band, but how a muse as a person and personality inspires art is rarely seen. Funny thing that Californication comes to mind where the muse is an interesting character. And recently I read about the life of Daphne Guinness who is also cited as being the muse for fashion designers like Alexander McQueen and Karl Lagerfeld. Just reading her bio, seeing her style of photos, and listening to her records makes me go “oh yes, I can see that”.
So, to get back to Black, it’s interesting how inspiration can come from such random places, and how a muse can find you even when you’re not searching.
nthng – There Is A Place For Me
Peaceful downtempo electronics. Music to work by.
Bot1500 – Surreal
It’s a little gem on the IDM-techno axis with an ambient mood. Beautifully crafted music.
Tomaga – Intimate Immensity
It’s like if you played IDM ambient but with live instruments (which reminds me of the time I attended a Plaid concert played by an orchestra in a concert hall), other times industrial jazz and a touch of experimental music. But it’s rather smooth and pleasant, not harsh.
Pye Corner Audio – Entangled Routes
Atmospheric electronic music, like a soundtrack to a movie that never was. Genres go mainly on the ambient to synthwave axis.
Being exposed to lots of sci-fi and futuristic noir things, it’s easy to see this as a perfect backdrop for a cyberpunk book or RPG play session.
Emeka Ogboh – Beyond The Yellow Haze
Electronic ambient music with lots of busy city life field recordings. It’s not like a beatless soundscape populated by urban noises, it’s often pretty upbeat. And that, mixed with the sounds of busy streets create this quite lively atmosphere, which feels like a rushing metropolis of ants.
Alva Noto – HYbr:ID I
Cannot say much beyond what I’d expect from Alva Noto on the usual high standard.