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Hidden Landscapes – Various Artists
Hidden Landscapes is the first full-length compilation from netlabel Audio Gourmet and is a collaboration with Hibernate Recordings and Felt Collective. Across its 14 tracks, it gives an excellent overview of the state of ambient music now, small jewel-like pieces … Continue reading
Tim Smith tribute album
As anyone who really likes music knows, Cardiacs have made some of the most beautiful, baffling, frightening pop music ever. That’s an indisputable fact, and it’s a tragedy that the genius behind the band, Tim Smith, suffered a stroke a … Continue reading
Sublamp – In Our Hiding Voice
Another excellent new release from Hibernate Recordings. Sublamp is Ryan Connor, a sound and video artist, who’s released some excellent work through Ahora Eterno, SEM, Dragon’s Eye, Friendly Virus, Pehr and Serac. According to Hibernate, ‘In Our Hiding Voice’ is … Continue reading
Shaping the new work
I’m in the process of carving raw musical material into a set of pieces loosely themed around the feelings I get from the landscape of the Penwith area of Cornwall. I’m working with a set of guitar improvisations and field … Continue reading
Lou Harrison’s Gamelan
The first time I heard Lou Harrison’s piece for gamelan and french horn, Main Bersama-Sama I was struck by its beauty and the wonderful melody, but I didn’t find out what it was for many years afterwards. Now I’ve found … Continue reading
Hakobune – Away from the Lunar Waters
I listened to this album while painting a rather weathered brick wall white; as I worked I became fascinated with the way obscuring the surface of the wall with paint allowed me to study details of texture and pattern in … Continue reading
Richard Skelton – Landings
Walking on Anglezarke Moor the other day, I was once again reminded of Richard Skelton’s music which, for several years, was informed by, and often recorded in, this wild and beautiful landscape. His album Landings is something of a culmination … Continue reading
What’s all this then?
With the new year, I thought it was about time I started a blog, in which I could reflect on the process of music making and talk about some of the music I’ve been listening to. Hopefully it will be … Continue reading
infolding 