In my experience local label Lighten Up Sounds creates music on the more dark and ominous side of the spectrum, but their latest release couldn’t be more sunny and joyous. The tape, Kurpark by...
I assume many people had a similar experience when seeing the name and title of the cassette invoked in this review, namely wondering whether it was all a put-on or some sort of ironic...
If you only associate pedal steel guitar with cowboy hats and country western songs, you’re really missing out. The instrument has been a longtime touchstone in many ambient/experimental tracks, with what seems like an...
Velvet Davenport, the project of Parker Sprout, was one of my favorites of the early era of Moon Glyph records. The trippy, pastoral psychedelica had a warm, early Pink Floyd vibe that seemed to...
Julianna Barwick is one of my favorite ambient artists, someone who creates soundscapes that shift and flow in a way that allows her music to always seem ahead of the curve. I can listen...
For their latest compilation, “V/A Sunset Silk,” the good people at the 100% Silk record label dive deep into the sensual underbelly of the kind of chilled-out house music that is their calling card....
