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Trinelise Vaering - I've Outgrown Kandinsky (Word for Word)
On its own the lyrical content and vocal depths might have been enough, but fortuitously it's also the most psychedelic track on the LP.
The Slow Music Movement
Feb 52 min read
Nyron Higor - Nyron Higo (Far Out)
Oh Brazil I love your music and your land. In 2006 I needed to decompress after nine years of London life and headed over to Colombia for...
The Slow Music Movement
Feb 52 min read
Waldo’s Gift - Malcolm's Law (Severn Songs)
The LP is nothing less than sonic shock and awe, the tracks threaded with metal guitar
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Feb 41 min read
The Color Forty Nine - We Send Satellites
as sun baked ambling Americana meets unhurried country, classic vibes hang out with the outsiders
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Feb 42 min read
Big Bend - Last Circle in a Slowdown (Shimmy-Disc)
There’s a real folkiness to proceedings with Phillips falsetto urged higher by the acoustic guitar picking and post modern piano tinkling
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Feb 21 min read
The Natural Yogurt Band & The Oracle - Nebulous (BMM)
Their output has never strayed from the psychedelic funk arena
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Jan 312 min read
France, You're on Your Own - Focus on Me (Self Release)
Sounding like a Daily Mail headline or Faragian sound bite, the intriguingly named France, You're on Your Own are Liverpool based Mayan...
The Slow Music Movement
Jan 311 min read
Brueder Selke & Midori Hirano - Split Scale (Thrill Jockey)
impeccable ambient electronics that provide the synthetic thermals to elevate their acoustic colleagues
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Jan 302 min read
Sophye Soliveau - Initiation (Self Release)
the deep soulfulness and quality are very real
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Jan 291 min read
Sam Amidon - Salt River (River Lea)
The three singles suggested the LP would be some sort of cosmic acid-folk affair, so I wasn’t anticipating this wild ride
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Jan 281 min read
Will and James Ragar - The Acoustic Sessions (BBE)
join the dots between Americana, jazz, the softer side of AOR, blues and good natured singer songwriting
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Jan 281 min read
Yair Elazar Glotman & Mats Erlandsson - Glory Fades (XKATEDRAL)
The recording is a textural feat with notes appearing in glorious isolation, or exquisite refrains repeated to perfection
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Jan 272 min read
Antarctic Wastelands x marine eyes - Remaining (Echoes Blue)
both artists head intuitively into hazy, warm and blissful territory, their contributions melting into, then unhurriedly infusing
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Jan 271 min read
Roberta Gulisano - A' Surfara (Mhodi / Comusi)
But what really marks the LP out is her willingness to take those traditions and influences and give them a twist or ten
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Jan 252 min read
Various Artists - Sleeplaboratory5​.​0 (Whitelabrecs)
Whitelabrecs is a great ambient label. Run by Harry Towell, himself a respected ambient artist
The Slow Music Movement
Jan 242 min read
Cici Arthur - Cartwheels for Coins (Western Vinyl)
They're admirably focussed on bringing the golden age of twentieth century orchestra crooning & silky blue eyed soul into the 20th century
The Slow Music Movement
Jan 241 min read
Constant Follower x Andy Aquarius - Almost Time To Go (Last Night From Glasgow)
It's a multiple emotion tugging slice of forward looking folk noir not noir that deserves your attention
The Slow Music Movement
Jan 231 min read
Alexis Delozanne - Illusion d'optique (Whitelabrecs)
a fine slice of patiently building, gently hypnotic, dub tickled ambient downtempo that will sound good for after the after party
The Slow Music Movement
Jan 221 min read
Tomas Raae - Drømte Mig En Drøm I Nat (Kontentum)
It really is a stunning rendition of this centuries old song and a wonderful counterpoint to Raae's playing.
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Jan 212 min read
Markus Artved - Snefald (Self Release)
The track is a hypnotic minimal ambient treat; ideal for shining some light on the darker months and easing tired minds.
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Jan 201 min read
Jawhar - Khyoot (Self Release)
Khyoot seemingly takes its inspiration from the genteel, somewhat stoned folk sounds of 1960’s England.
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Jan 202 min read
Hana Stretton - Soon (Self Release)
This is not just any old ambient folk LP, this is one of those by which others are judged.
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Jan 192 min read
Samatha - Wings of the Setting Sun (MAITRI)
"Wings of the Setting Sun" eases its way into your consciousness with Stockman's usual patient approach to building composition.
The Slow Music Movement
Jan 181 min read
Remorae - Flourish in Green (Self Release)
Well Remorae, where once their fusion could occasionally feel a touch unbalanced, have absolutely nailed it this time around.
The Slow Music Movement
Jan 171 min read
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