soundscapes

#86 – Dreamy electronic music + ambient soundscapes from Can. Mojib, Seaworthy, Pole, Color Cassette etc.

Five song selection feat. Mark McGuire – Sun Araw – Dead Luke – Neokarma Jookla Trio – Aidan Baker. Drony, Ritualistic, lo-fi soundscape material.

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.

Without doubt the most heart-rending noise & drone album since Burning Star Core’s Blood Lightning 2007, a testimony to the fall of an Empire, the desolation after an apocalypse, or the soundtrack to nuclear meltdown, blink and the LPs are gone.

Not to be mixed with Bibio from Warp, Biblo (trinket) is Istanbul’s own wonderwoman Pinar Süt, member of Proudpilot, best upcoming band from Istanbul.

Experimental soundscape / electronic netlabel Frozen Elephant has their 13th release out, this time by Stretchandrelax a project of Elise Ladoué and Félicia Atkinson. Not unlike AGF’s experiments with vocal and soundscapes, Stretchandrelax explores micro spaces via “field recordings, beats, spoken words and instrumentation”.

#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.