The great polish ambient music blog Ashoka published a nice interview with Vincent Villuis, owner of Ultimae Rec and the mastermind behind one of the greatest psychedelic ambient project of all time: Aes Dana
My friends from Felguk, the amazing Electro House project from Brazil, just released a new remixes EP and it’s with great happiness that I contributed with a chilled-melodic-dub version to Side by Side! Have a listen:
You can download the EP (or the track only) exclusively on Beatport.
After reading on The Echoes Blog that the guys from Future Sound of London won the Mojo Award for “best Compilation” I got curious about what they are doing nowadays. I already knew about their modern day 60′s psychedelic band Amourphous Androgynous but didn’t knew that the FSOL went on this road to.
So armed with a lot of curiosity I started listening to The Isness and was hit with a bang. This is great music! First thing: Forget “Lifeforms” or “Dead cities”. Forget eletronic music. Instead, think of Syd Barret, King Crimson and all the big progressive rock names. This is psychedelic prog rock made on 2000′s! If you like the style check this album, you will not regreat it. It was released on 2002, how I have missed this is a mystery to me.
And if you are wondering “who the hell is Future Sound of London” do yourself a favour and listen to “Lifeforms” album, a milestone of the ambient genre (released on 1994!) that still works like a charm. Prepare to be transported…
Once in a while comes an ambient / chill album that is so likable that even my non-ambient friends feel the urge to ask ”what is playing?”. It happened with the first Omnimotion (“Dream Wide Awake”) and lastly with the Gaudi vs Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan album (“Dub Qawwali”). In both cases they were not the type of album that I would spin when playing out (choose something deeper) but the quality was so high that I couldn’t remove it from my cd player.
When I heard that there was a new Bluetech album and the it was going to be released by Interchill records my first thought was: already?! Last year Evan released a great album on Aleph Zero (“The Divine Invasion“) followed by some singles and EPs. He is incredibly prolific! Not complaining here…
As expected this new gem is different from his previous releases and it has the Interchill brand written all over it. Loads of real instruments, vocals and participations. Much more commercial and dub oriented but never loosing the great melodic and nostalgic Bluetech vibe that is his trademark. You even receive one of the best songs Evan has ever composed in my opinion: Seed to Soil.
Bottom line: Go get this fast! It will certainly warm your days with bass juice… Buy it here.
The dream of creating music using mobile phones is coming true. Yesterday I used the NanoStudio on a friends iPhone (I don’t have one) and thought it was amazing! The user interface is very attractive and functional but the the best thing is the sound. Incredible for an mobile app!
Now I want a iPhone only to use this!
Came across this project last week on thesixtyone and immediately downloaded their new free release: Raja. Ambient music with a lot of instigating emotional melodies passing by and a oriental vibe. Reminded me of the first Koan album, “Two Moon Butterflies”. High quality production!
How cool is that?
Morpheus music published a nice interview with Eitan Reiter. Read it here.
Do you like music? Do you like video games? Just found out the perfect game for us! It’s a puzzle game called Auditorium and is very cool and intuitive.
..oh, and very addictive! Play it online here. Who can reach the highest level?
Following Magnus Birgersson (aka Solar Fields) musical recommendations, I purchased the new Hammock album in flac format… and it is amazing!!
The first thing that came to mind when listening to “Chasing After Shadows… Living With the Ghosts” was Godspeed You Black Emperor. Like the Canadian band, Hammock uses a lot of guitar feedback drowned in reverb. But sounds here are a lot more gentle and melodic than the former. It is also a very visual album, reminding me of childhood memories and places that I miss.
I can tell this is one of the albums that will grow on me. A lot of depth and atmosphere here. Can be quite transcendental at times… Recommended, especially for fans of Post-rock!