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-7 posts tagged "ambient"
Adrian Mark Lore | Monday, October 9, 2017
We stand on the shoulders of giants, but refuse to question their infallibility. This noxious rigidity is the metastasis of blind faith: who are our “forefathers” and why do we care? What do they know that we know not better now? This anti-dogmatic thesis saturates Ben Frost’s latest studio record, “The Centre Cannot Hold,” with
Adrian Mark Lore | Friday, October 6, 2017
It’s difficult to find one unifying thematic focus point among the various ideas Yves Tumor (Sean Bowie) transmutes into vibrant soundscapes on his free, self-released record, “Experiencing the Deposit of Faith.” The record was announced by surprise, just as Tumor signed to trendsetting electronic and experimental music powerhouse Warp Records — a sign of great
Adrian Mark Lore | Thursday, September 7, 2017
Be skeptical of ambient music; that’s rule number one. As a devout fan of the genre, it’s easy for me to spot the posers — and the heavens know they come a dime a dozen — but the untrained reader should be careful. Anyone can slap a synth onto a drone — disregarding harmony, atmosphere
Adrian Mark Lore | Thursday, April 20, 2017
Admittedly, I had a lingering bad feeling about Will Wiesenfeld’s new record as Geotic. More widely known for his angsty synth-pop project Baths, Wiesenfeld occasionally retreats to his Geotic alter-ego as a form of escape. And it’s a retreat indeed: As Wiesenfeld himself describes it, while his music as Baths is composed for “active listening,”
Adrian Mark Lore | Wednesday, February 1, 2017
A memory is an echo. Powerful events and acutely felt emotions are burned into our minds; people and places trigger them and they repeat. Sometimes the recollections haunt us, like tragedies we cannot get out of mind. When this happens, the repetition is slow and torturous. We relive the experience in all of its intense
Adrian Mark Lore | Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Released in 1978, Brian Eno’s groundbreaking ambient record, “Ambient 1: Music for Airports” — the first of a four-part atmospheric composition series — must have felt like a betrayal of sorts, to some. A founding and then-former member of Roxy Music, Eno had launched his solo career only a handful of albums prior, most of
Christian Bunker | Tuesday, October 25, 2016
There are points in life that deserve a soundtrack. You probably imagined the sound of a triumphant fanfare the last time you got an ‘A’ on a test, or a high energy rock anthem while you were getting ready to go out last Friday. However, it’s undeniable that American popular music is applicable only to