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Super 8 footage adds nostalgia to Coleman Zurkowski’s latest single

Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.  Coleman Zurkowski’s latest LP is a brilliant meditation on silence. Called ZERO, the work is resplendent in drawn-out brass notes and various ambient hiccups. Featuring an orchestra comprised of harp, clarinet, and piano, it conjures a curious yet ominous aura. If you look at the tracklist, the record counts down from ‘9’, but ‘0’ is far … Continue reading Super 8 footage adds nostalgia to Coleman Zurkowski’s latest single

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******** Drinks to Cope with a Mad World

Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.  Both Ormston and Ω have established reputations for making music way outside the box, so their collaboration here makes perfect sense. What they managed to create together expands on what they both were already good at, adding effects like canned laughter or scratchy recordings of Christmas carols and film dialogue where appropriate. It often feels more … Continue reading ******** Drinks to Cope with a Mad World

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Exploring the Light in the Darkness with Big City Cough

sngalbums: Our most important life moments happen at night. It is a time of freedom. A time for moments of self-reflection. For expressions of love, internal and external. For quiet meditation. Toronto-native Sean Beresford, aka Big City Cough, channeled this wide-ranging, labyrinthine feeling into an entire record of ambient guitar picking, and aptly called it Born at Night. Beresford prides himself on being a night … Continue reading Exploring the Light in the Darkness with Big City Cough

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Exploring Light in Darkness with Big City Cough

Our most important life moments happen at night. It is a time of freedom. A time for moments of self-reflection. For expressions of love, internal and external. For quiet meditation. Toronto-native Sean Beresford, aka Big City Cough, channeled this wide-ranging, labyrinthine feeling into an entire record of ambient guitar picking, and aptly called it Born at Night. Beresford prides himself on being a night owl. … Continue reading Exploring Light in Darkness with Big City Cough

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Ambient is the Spirit of Music

sngalbums: Úlfur The world finds itself fortunate to experience new records by Alessandro Cortini and Úlfur side by side. Their simultaneous creation is coincidental, as well as their nearby release dates, but in tandem they unlock the interminable beauty of the quotidian. Walk outside when the sun is highest. Close your eyes and let the shadows of trees flicker the light shining through your eyelids. … Continue reading Ambient is the Spirit of Music

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Ambient is the Spirit of Music

Úlfur The world finds itself fortunate to experience new records by Alessandro Cortini and Úlfur side by side. Their simultaneous creation is coincidental, as well as their nearby release dates, but in tandem they unlock the interminable beauty of the quotidian. Walk outside when the sun is highest. Close your eyes and let the shadows of trees flicker the light shining through your eyelids. You … Continue reading Ambient is the Spirit of Music

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the seven fields of aphelion breach the space between thoughts in their new singles, “The Crossing” and “Drift (Losing Light).” Both will appear (in succession) on fields’ upcoming LP, Keep the Ocean Inside, out this Friday on Rad Cult; pre-order.  <a href=“http://thesevenfieldsofaphelion.bandcamp.com/album/keep-the-ocean-inside”>Keep the Ocean Inside by the seven fields of aphelion</a><a href=“http://thesevenfieldsofaphelion.bandcamp.com/album/keep-the-ocean-inside”>Keep the Ocean Inside by the seven fields of aphelion</a> Continue reading

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sngalbums: Abandon the idea of discomfort. Minais B, also known as Villads Klint, is a Copenhagen-based artist whose new release will not allow you space for such a concept. As The River At Its Source is a sixteen minute long ambient drone manifesto, narrated by a woman with an alarmingly steady tone despite the chaos surrounding her. This record is confrontational, not unlike the musings of … Continue reading

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As the River At Its Source by Minais B

Abandon the idea of discomfort. Minais B, also known as Villads Klint, is a Copenhagen-based artist whose new release will not allow you space for such a concept. As The River At Its Source is a sixteen minute long ambient drone manifesto, narrated by a woman with an alarmingly steady tone despite the chaos surrounding her. This record is confrontational, not unlike the musings of Jenny … Continue reading As the River At Its Source by Minais B

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