HAMMOCK Reaches for the Heavens…and Takes Us Along
I started writing this site in 2012, but I actually didn’t listen to Hammock until…hmm, late 2016 maybe — around the time I stopped writing the blog. So, naturally, I […]
Category Archives: Piano
THE GATELESS GATE – Landslag Norður Íslands (The Landscape of North Iceland) (2015)
by Allister I am actually working on a lengthy and very important post about a famous musician who sang about flying teapots. But in the interim, as I prepare my […]
K. NOVOTNY – Gesture & Texture (2015)
Here’s my first new release review of 2015, and it sets the bar high, at least for ambient artists. I actually (and I think most educated reviewers would agree) find […]
EARLYGUARD’s Nachtgedanken (plus) – a new modern master
by Allister Thompson If you happen to be an avid reader of this site (I suppose such people must exist), you may have come across my roundups in which I […]
Heartbreak engraved in vinyl: Two classic, cathartic break-up albums
by Allister Thompson I’m always looking for a good spin on an article, and a listen to one of the albums below got me thinking about a common theme (perhaps […]
Year-End Bests, Part 1: From the Editor
It’s been a great year in music, with all the genres I love producing at least one album I can call a classic. I’ve reviewed a ton of music this […]
THE GATELESS GATE – Sibir (2014)
The Gateless Gate is back with a very ambient album. Sibir, our seventh recording, is an ambient music exploration of the wild landscapes (and seascapes) of Siberia, from the southern […]
Fall 2014 Netaudio Revue 2
Got a very big but high-quality roundup for you this November, 2014. Talk about an overflowing cornucopia of electronic delights. I’ve been figuratively spinning these albums for a while and […]
TESS SAID SO – I Did That Tomorrow (2014)
by Allister Thompson Preserved Sound is a label filling an important role in the online music world. There are myriad labels putting out electronic or “experimental” music, and let’s be […]
An Appreciation of BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST
This page contained a long article praising the discography of Barclay James Harvest. I received an email from a guy who apparently had some association with them, correcting factual errors […]
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