MATT BORGHI – The Phantom Light (2006) Murky sadness on the Great Lakes
I’ve noticed since I started this blog that many of my posts are more career retrospectives that focus on one album as an example of the best of an artist’s […]
Category Archives: Ambient
ISIDORE – Life Somewhere Else (2012) Two renaissance men
Isidore is a collaboration between Aussie music legend Steve Kilbey and American guitarist Jeffrey Cain, best known for his time in Remy Zero. Kilbey’s claim to fame is being the […]
VACVVM – Peaceful Atom (2011) Netlabel goodness post 2
In my first netlabel-related post I praised the phenomenon for the wealth of music it brings us and the opportunities it provides talented musicians who lack an outlet. Netaudio does […]
INDOOR VOICES – s/t (2012) Atmosphere rock done right
Here’s your premise for this review. There are two ways to achieve a task: the right way and the wrong way, whether you are assembling a bookcase from IKEA (easier […]
HELIOS – Eingya (2006) Super hurtin’ melodies
I’m pretty late to the review parade on this, no doubt, but gimme a break, I’ve been at this for two weeks. And this sucker deserves all the praise it […]
A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN (2011) A soundtrack for melancholy
Stars of the Lid is possibly the most popular ambient act of the last 15 years. The duo came out of the “post-rock” scene, which is where their aesthetic originated. […]
ILLUHA – Shizuku (2011) Delicate music of no genre
There’s a label called 12k run by a fellow named Taylor Deupree, also a composer who releases his music on the label. The label releases music in a variety of […]
PHILLIP WILKERSON – Sun Tracer (2010) Netlabel goodness post 1
The existence of netlabels has to be one of the most positive cultural developments of the Internet age. With the traditional music industry in a freefall, netlabels have rushed in […]
CARBON BASED LIFEFORMS – Twentythree (2011) Ambient at last
Ok, so at some point in the last decade or so, some genius invented the term “IDM”. If you don’t know, this means “Intelligent Dance Music.” The term is basically […]
TANGERINE DREAM – Zeit (1972) Drones from another dimension
Electronic music was still pretty new to the public consciousness in the early 1970s. After all, it was only a decade since “Love Me Do”. And it wouldn’t become mainstream […]
