cinematic

One of the remaining masterpieces from 2009 on the list is La Barca by the master of aural alchemy Thomas Köner. La Barca his first offering in five years, is a matchless soundscapes album; an inimitable blend of field recordings, subtle synths and restless moods. Out on Fario, sister label to Fear Drop, limited to 600 copies.

#85 is a solo work by yours truly. It’s darker than our usual sets thanks to my turbulent mood. It’ll work good as soundtrack to an urban night drive. Motorik by Beak>, doom jazz by Mini Pops Junior, moody indie rock and even some dubstep at the final. A dark cinematic ride to nowhere. Enjoy!

We overlooked the debut of Julian Lynch, the joint ruler of the New Jersey hazeadelics scene (with Matt Mondanile of Ducktails & Real Estate fame) in 2009. Not unlike the previous “Garden is Adventure EP”, “Orange you Glad” is a unique mixture of hazy memories, childhood nostalgia and dreamy cinematics.

Jonny Trunk is the man behind Trunk Records, home to the amazing Moon Wiring Club and in the general direction of the Ghost Box clique. He has also been the broadcaster of Resonance.fm’s OST for the past 6 years, which is a heaven for all diggers of soundtracks and library music.

Moteer boss and The Boats/The Sea & The Remote Viewer main man, Craig Tattersall’s new alter ego The Archivist gathers his unreleased stuff for UK’s Lacie’s Records. Essential no filler disc if you are into early Jan Jelinek, Napoli is not Nepal, Porn Sword Tobacco, Origamibiro, Xploding Plastix and of course Tattersall himself.

Another release from the mysterious Clutchy Hopkins this year, it seems the guy can’t be stopped. Once again a collaboration with British producer Shawn Lee another artist who can do no wrong.

L’Attirail takes Balkan folk & klezmer into new & cinematic territories with their 2007 album Kara Deniz, and continues to do so on their recently released “Wilderness”. And it’s exactly their progressive tone and soundtrackist mentality that sets them apart from traditional Eastern European folklore/ klezmer bands.

This one is from last year’s Anthèmes pour les regrets by Muhr. I was randomly listening to this when I heard Turkish sounds. Clingy soundscapes and tinkering synths swirl into field recordings from a Turkish bazaar. I know because the last man screams ‘free shirts’, listen close!