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Nelson Devereaux - infinity (Youngbloods)
Devereaux runs absolute stylistic riot veering between bedroom pop, madcap synth abuse, weirdo outsiderism and jazz futurism
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Nov 29, 20241 min read


Civil Hall - the trembling line (Lost Tribe Sound)
"It’s listenable enough just as a ferric distressed electroacoustic instrumental LP, BUT just wait for McMeeken’s vocals."
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Nov 27, 20241 min read


The Mighty Tiny & The Many Few - Be The Good People (Ånd&)
If you liked Sault then you’ll like this crew, personally I prefer them.
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Nov 25, 20242 min read


Earthen Sea - Recollection (Kranky)
weaving its path through cosier and classic chill out nodding sounds, whilst not forgetting the more discerning, dub tickled density
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Nov 24, 20242 min read


mastroKristo - Passage (Lost Tribe)
It’s tender, epic, warm and dispassionate. It’s folk, classical, ambient and cinematic. It’s affecting.
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Nov 22, 20242 min read


Lynn Avery & Cole Pulice - Phantasy & Reality (Moon Glyph)
they’re unfailingly accompanied by otherworldly sonic detailing that make their familiarity fantastical.
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Nov 21, 20242 min read


Inge Weatherhead Breistein - Rust (Jazzland
The album is all sorts of ambient jazz shades and I highly recommend you beam aboard.
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Nov 20, 20242 min read
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Various Artists - Juyungo (Afro-Indigenous Music From The North-Western Andes) [Honest Jons]
It’s a mind blowing collection of animistic roots and culture colliding fusion - raw, ritualistic and revelatory.
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Nov 18, 20241 min read


野流 / Yaryu - Estuary (造園計画 / Zouenkeikaku)
replaced by more of a spiritual sound tapestry woven from improvisations
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Nov 16, 20241 min read


Tuomo & Markus with Verneri Pohjola - Division Street (Grandpop)
There's something in the water in Finland, or perhaps it's just the long dark winters that encourage indoor pursuits like practising your...
The Slow Music Movement
Nov 15, 20242 min read


Prince Enoki - How To Be a Fig Tree (Magic Messenger)
a trip down memory lane or maybe just a first time listen to classic twentieth century chamber folk and ensemble aided crooning
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Nov 13, 20242 min read


Broken Chip - A Distant Blur (Home Normal)
Loops come, go, repeat and retreat, but don’t be deterred by the word loop, the LP is a masterclass in the repetitive arts.
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Nov 12, 20241 min read


Amanda Whiting - Peace Piece (First Word)
Well ignore what I just said about her progressive tendencies, this is gloriously classic harp music - pure and simple.
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Nov 12, 20242 min read


Francis Gri - Svanire (Self Release)
The LP is a wonderfully calming/contemplative/palliative (delete as required) exercise in minimal ambient piano.
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Nov 11, 20242 min read


Lake Mary & Daniel Wyche - Deer's Breathe In Every Color (Laaps)
the soundscapes are rich in atmospheric guitar work, pedal steel swathes and elevating electronic support
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Nov 10, 20242 min read


Jessica Lauren - Film (BBE)
From ambient jazz soundscapes to spiritual swingers, modal meditation to library cinematic numbers it's all there rubbing shoulders.
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Nov 9, 20242 min read
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[Life goes on] Lone Mesa - Dirt Park (Worried Songs)
The LP is a walk on the ambient side of Americana, the first half being more recognisably structured acoustic folk musings
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Nov 8, 20241 min read
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Freya Arde - Riefenstahl (Soundtrack) [Self Release]
relying on her naturally minimal & more measured compositional approach, which gives the viewer time to reflect on the gravity of the times
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Nov 5, 20242 min read


SiS - Vibhuti (Native Cat)
I rarely have time to look back in the rear view mirror whilst swerving recklessly through the music release avalanche, lest I get buried...
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Nov 5, 20242 min read


Matt Scatchell - Lift (BDC)
out of the studio shadows and into the public spotlight, by way of some very pleasant sounding ambient recordings, and I'm all ears.
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Nov 5, 20241 min read


The Cosmic Tones Research Trio - All Is Sound (Mississippi Records)
enabled by the trio’s telepathy and considerate, minimal approach, culminating in as serene an LP as you’ll hear this year.
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Nov 4, 20242 min read


Erik Lankin - Aloft on Broken Wings (Self Release)
having assembled a crack team of Canadian classical musicians to realise this ambitious, deeply personal and hopefully cathartic new LP
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Nov 3, 20242 min read


Bad Flamingo - The Devil Knows (Self Release)
They have an enviably consistent line in swampy Americana, often with a toad licked edged that defies easy categorisation
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Nov 3, 20241 min read


Yaryu / 野流 - For Damage (Centripetal)
blissful spiritual jazz, anchored by a deeply soulful, almost horizontal grooviness and soaked in new age radiance for good measure.
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Nov 2, 20242 min read
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