soundscapes

For fans of Hannu Karjalainan, 2009 has been an aural bliss. First his giant EP “Harhailua” which clocks 31 minutes, then Hintergarten his second full-length, and what can we say, they’re both special releases. Hannu conjures intricate landscapes, not unlike the geographical landscapes of Finland, and fills them with sonic representations of human memories.

Marc Doudin’s Post Urban Moments is Wise Owl’s 47th release. Gee, 47 releases and we’ve just heard about you, isn’t internet vast?. Anyways we’ll surely be checking their 100% free back catalogue, in the mean time enjoy these Ambient soundscapes.

Got the news to this one a week or so ago from Tim/Faux Pas but forgot to break it because of time concerns. Anyways Bibio’s getting a new album out on Warp Records next monday, and they have the nicest embeddable widget for you to stream it. No need to tell we are big admirers of his nostalgic psychedelic folk whatever stuff.

Witnesses of his rare but legendary live performances will atest to Mosca’s immense power. Foundations have been shaken, plaster has been cracked , light fixtures have been broken, and minds have been well and truly melted. There has even been rumours of outer-body experiences and other unnatural psychological states.

Back home after a short trip, here’s the folky selection we promised but couldn’t deliver on Friday. New stuff from Akron/Family’s Set ‘em Wild, Set ‘em Free, Boduf Songs new EP on Under the Spire, Fire on Fire’s The Orchard (Young God) and DM Stith introduced to us by Simone of Discoballbreaker. Kind of a male Joanna Newsom.

Bela belongs to this new creed of daring musicians like Fennesz & Aidan Baker who take their instruments further by processing it with an array of loops and effects. On Hespera she succeeds in creating experimental yet organic soundscapes with her cello and multiple pedals.

Dwelling on a similar aesthetic as his colleagues on Ghost Box, Ian Hodgson has produced an abundance of strange tales and eerie soundscapes on his two efforts both mystically featuring 22 tracks and wonderful artwork.

The prolific ambient composer Ian D. Hawgood has a new 4 track EP out on the newly discovered Luvsound netlabel. The title “Tents and Hills” sums it all up perfectly, peacefuly bright sounds, the smell of woods and the sunshine in your eyes. I’ve never been a camper or a forest & lake guy BUT this one almost makes me teleport to one. Free download!