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Back catalogue: Ambient/Drone
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Pulse (12")
Cat: TTT 057. Rel: 13 Mar 17
Review: The partnership of Kassem Mosse and Beatrice Dillon; Dillon Wendel is a place for the two respected artists to explore soundscapes, aesthetics and synthesis in pastures aeons away from the dancefloors they're most familiar with. Both compositions weighing in over 15 minutes, they're experiences which challenge form and convention; "Pulse" ripples with its namesake, a texture that buzzes and drones in endless waves while "High" mutates a warmer, grainer tone with dizzying effect.
… Read moreGespielt von: Medlar
out of stock $15.57
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Review: The very first live stream on 9128.live broadcast from the studio of Rafael Anton Irisarri, as he and Thomas Meluch (Benoit Pioulard) pieced together a completely live improvisation, christening the newly created 9128 airwaves and setting the bar for many more live takeovers. With one album between them as Gailes, and profound work individually (also together as Orcas), Rafael and Thomas are masters of the ambient craft, combining intricate field recordings, guitar, pedals, vocals and heady reverb across a 40-minute non-stop immersive listen, split into two 20-minute sides for the inaugural 9128 vinyl release. The 9128 label aims to document significant live performances by artists that previously performed on the 9128.live platform. With recordings initially created for a singular collective listening moment, and often as part of a festival or takeover weekend, label recordings will re-present this music for further listening across various formats that best suit each release. Gailes - Session Two, will be available as a digital download and 12", printed in a reverse-board die-cut sleeve, black vinyl.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Leftfield, Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
in stock $20.94
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Cat: RFOR 005. Rel: 17 Jul 13
Review: For the uninitiated, Galax was formed in 2005 by Hiroshi Hasegawa and Mandog's Keiichi Miyashita as an outlet to explore the trippiest reaches of extended and improvised electronics and were later joined by Acid Mothers Temple's Hiroyuki Higashi - sort of a Japanese precursor to Magic Mountain High if you will. Galax only ever put out one release, a limited CDr in 2006 called Never Ending Space Trackin' which featured three extended excursions into delay laden noise. One of it's highlights was the 26 minute "Mysterious Smile of a Buddhist Image" which has been licensed by Japanese label Room Full Of Records for this limited 12" reissue that also features a pared down remix from Tokyo based producer Numb which sinks the track into murky, nervous techno territory.
… Read moreGespielt von: Max Essa
out of stock $14.44
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FABRICLG4 EP (clear vinyl 12" in spot-varnished sleeve)
Cat: FABRICLG 4. Rel: 12 Dec 24
Review: French electronic icon Laurent Garnier returns with the FABRICLG4 EP to celebrate the 25th anniversary of London's legendary club. This release showcases Garnier's signature range and opens with 'Playing with the Low-End,' a fierce 2-step track that nods to the heritage of UK club sounds. The journey then shifts to techno with 'Resonances from the D' barrelling along with great force and then on the flip side, 'Odyssee Maison' features deep house grooves with Dan Diamond and last but not least 'On the Way Home' rounds out the experience with ambient sounds. This one comes with "augmented reality artwork" by Atelier 14 and is another doozy from the already untouchable Garnier.
… Read moreGespielt von: Carlos Nilmmns
in stock $20.66
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Review: Ghost Dubs aka. Michael Fiedler returns to pile on the Pressure. Following recent acclaim-gatherer Damaged, this extension of the LP further serves to distend the dub, surveying and excavating fossil-rich terrains of soiled bass and coarse texture. Six reconstructed dub reformations, only two tracks, ';Chemical Version' and 'Wired Version', were previously available digitally; both introduce the record as warped yet unassuming undercuts, ripe for the meditating-to. 'Thin Dub' dissolves the mood into an echo-drenched texture; the track is marked by an up-down, contradistinct set of tuned impacts. 'Dub Craft', meanwhile, snatches the crown for most subby tune of the year.
… Read moreout of stock $18.96
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Review: Trip-hop meets modern digital ambience on Gi Gi's latest for INDEX:Records. Nothing but the music meets the ear here, plunging us into ricochety sonic hotwirings from the jump. Allusions to dancehall ('Maiolica'), dub ('Palm Slick') and illbient ('Lilted Song') ring true here, while a vocal feature on the track 'Sinews' - from fellow mic-caresser and expert moniker-coiner Hysterical Love Project - yields a sound that recalls something like the combined sonics of HTRK and 3XL. A not-to-miss EP for anyone who loves it textural.
… Read moreGespielt von: Alexis Le-Tan
in stock $18.11
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Review: Gidge has been at the heart of the Atomnation sound for a while and now the duo reinforces that status with a new EP that again explores the bratty of bittersweet musical landscapes. 'Gausta' kicks off with some plaintive, heartbreaking chords and heavy rhythms and organic touches, while 'Grit' has acoustic strings and moody chords. 'The Fells' picks up the mood a little with a subtle sense of hope in the drums and sensitivity in the strings. 'Bleak' has another brilliantly forlorn vibe with indie and electronica meeting somewhere in the middle and last of all is the painterly synth mastery of 'Whiteout'.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
out of stock $20.66
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Colours Of The Earth EP (transparent green vinyl 12")
Cat: SRM PRO 002. Rel: 16 Oct 17
Review: Much to the surprise of many house enthusiasts, Joe Claussel's Sacred Rhythm imprint delves into plenty of different genres and styles, all of them bound together by a recurring thread of percussive delight. Paul David Gillman debuts here, coming through with three gloriously loose slices of kinetic ambient fuzz, with the terms 'new age' and 'balearic' coming through vividly. The opening "Red Earth" is a supremely jazzy whirlpool of sonics and harmonic delight, which evaporates neatly into the much vaster planes of "Installation III". "Winter's Moon (excerpt)" washes away all the fury and energy of the previous two tracks to end up somewhere desolate and calming, offering a beautiful piece of soundscaping for the ambient fans. Recommended.
… Read moreout of stock $13.57
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Review: Golden Ivy's new transcendent single marks a celebrated return to the label after time spent with other imprints. Rooted in a sample from Sinnenas Dans by Scanian folk legend Ale Moller, the track evolves into a fourth-world masterpiece that layers in flute melodies with synthesised explorations and rather industrial leaning motorik rhythms. With Moller's blessing, the result is both meditative and grand and on the flip, you will find Philipp Otterbach's post-punk dub reinterpretation. it's rich in deep, sculptural and contrasting soundscapes and invites mindful, low-tempo dances that will resonate on all manner of diverse 'floors.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Records Staff Picks
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Review: Gonno is one of the artists right at the heart of the current Japanese house and techno scene. He now lands on the Taiwanese label Jin with the sort of stylish sounds that have earned him that reputation. He opens ups with sophisticated house of 'Energy Flash' with its drum loops gently rocking you back and forth with diffuse pads bring the soul. The Voiski remix is a more melancholic cut with bittersweet synths riding ups and down the scale and warped bass propping it up from below. Things take a turn towards twisted and textural techno on 'Final Hate' (original mix) then into a world of ambient beauty on 'Arabica' to send you home feeling soothed.
… Read moreGespielt von: Marcelo Tavares(Deep Space Podcast)
out of stock $18.11
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Rushing EP (12" limited to 200 copies)
Cat: PITPWLS 01. Rel: 23 Mar 20
Review: Based in Bristol, UK, experimental musician and vocalist Lucy Gooch is certainly a name to keep an eye on right now. While boasting little by way of discography, this being her debut EP which follows the self released 2018 record, 'Sun', she has all the hallmarks of an established synth-y siren. You heard it here first (possibly). Compris-ing five sumptuous tracks that are pared back but, upon closer inspection, incredibly deep and immersive, elements of Bjork and Imogen Heap are audible in the songs here. Warm notes, sensitive, ethereal vocals and a sense of real passion behind the work itself. The likes of 'Rushing' comes close to a sombre choral mood at times, 'There Is A Space In Between' could stand with the best ambient work, while 'Stalag-mites & Helictites' is a hypnotic journey into the inner mind. Or somewhere near.
… Read moreout of stock $22.63
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Rushing (Expanded Edition) (12" + insert + MP3 download code)
Cat: FIRELP 634. Rel: 21 Jan 22
Review: It takes about a minute to fall head over heels for 'My Lights Kiss Your Thoughts Every Moment', the first track on Rushing, a collection of compelling and utterly spellbinding work by Bristol-based singer, sonic artist, and general visionary Lucy Gooch. A sublime concoction of ambient refrains, deep, moody, muffled keys, and perhaps the most spectacular voice we have heard this decade, creating something serene but powerfully emotive.
It sets a real precedent, but what follows proves every bit the match. The title track looks to focus more on production trickery, taking those sweet vocal tones and developing them into loops and layers while still ensuring the original words take centre stage, a backdrop of strings adding the sense of build and expectation. Throw in the almost church-like feeling of 'Sun', cosmic rays of melody that make up 'There Is A Space In Between' and we're sold. Well, we already were.
… Read moreIt sets a real precedent, but what follows proves every bit the match. The title track looks to focus more on production trickery, taking those sweet vocal tones and developing them into loops and layers while still ensuring the original words take centre stage, a backdrop of strings adding the sense of build and expectation. Throw in the almost church-like feeling of 'Sun', cosmic rays of melody that make up 'There Is A Space In Between' and we're sold. Well, we already were.
Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
out of stock $13.57
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Irreell (hand-numbered white vinyl 12" in spray-painted sleeve limited to 200 copies (comes in different coloured sleeve we cannot guarantee which one you will receive))
Cat: KIMOCHI 39. Rel: 09 Sep 19
Review: There's much to enjoy about the output of the Kimochi label, not least the bespoke, spray-painted sleeves and their habit of releasing only the deepest, most hypnotic electronic music. Their latest must-have release is another super-limited affair that drifts lazily between ultra-deep cuts shot through with dub-wise rhythms, atmospheric shoegaze motifs, echoing ambient chords and beats straight out of the early '90s ambient techno playbook. It's utterly gorgeous and deliciously hazy, with slow-burn melodies and undulating electronics slowly rising above reverb-laden chords, warm basslines and occasionally skittish rhythms. There's something particularly special about the locked-in drums and hypnotic bassline of "Elljus", but the ambient soundscapes "Heden" and "Inland" are also superb.
… Read moreout of stock $16.14
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Review: Markus Guentner takes a deep dive into experimental soundscapes on this wonderful seven-track album for Affin. They find him venturing into new sonic territories while preserving his signature ambient textures on top of sleek rhythms and intertwined with haunting melodies and an eerie ethereal edge. These pieces show his knack for layering intricate electronic sound designs into slowly transformative worlds of widescreen and cinematic musical storytelling. It all adds up to a great place to get lost - sometimes in deep and dark introspection, sometimes with a more optimistic vibe.
… Read moreout of stock $12.74
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Review: Robin Guthrie's Atlas is a four-track EP showcasing new instrumentals that gently reintroduce listeners to his distinctive world. Known for shaping genres with his production and signature guitar sounds, Guthrie famously co-founded and produced for Cocteau Twins. With over four decades of musical influence, he's produced, remixed, and collaborated across various projects, from instrumental albums to movie soundtracks and Atlas serves as a tantalising preview of what's to follow later this year, namely more of Guthrie's evocative sounds that will no doubt continue his legacy of pushing boundaries.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
in stock $10.76
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Review: Cocteau Twins' musical mastermind Robin Guthrie has produced some terrific solo records over the course of his career, frequently delivering material that joins the dots between ambient, ethereal soundscapes, shoegaze and the more immersive end of the soundtrack spectrum. 'Astoria' is the latest volume in the Scottish multi-instrumentalist and producer's ongoing EP series (its predecessor, 'Mountain', dropped in September). It's another typically gorgeous and enveloping affair in which effects-laden guitar motifs, gaseous ambient chords, gentle rhythms, ghostly aural textures and slowly shifting melodies combine to create instrumental sound worlds of rare beauty (if not sonic clarity - Guthrie's use of reverb and delay is liberal, which adds to its atmospheric nature but adds extra layers of attractively wide-eyed haziness).
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
in stock $10.76
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The Golden Triangle Part 1 (orange marbled vinyl 12")
Cat: ST 011. Rel: 27 Mar 25
Review: A record that explores deep, hypnotic rhythms with a strong tribal and mystical undercurrent, the latest Siamese Twins records pushes the boundaries of what is possibly in eastern influences underground techno. Side-1 opens with 'The Golden Triangle', an atmospheric introduction that feels cinematic, setting the stage with ambient textures before giving way to movement. 'Lens of Time' follows, locking into a deep, primal groove where rolling percussion and rich low-end create an entrancing effect. On Side-2 'Mekong' leans into tribal mysticism, blending ancient rhythmic patterns with a modern pulse. The production is detailed yet raw, drawing from rich percussive layers. 'Ruak' closes the EP with pulsating bass and deep, rolling rhythms, channeling Eastern influences into a hypnotic techno flow. A powerful release from Siamese Twins Records, driven by Sunju Hargun's distinct vision.
… Read moreGespielt von: Alexis Le-Tan, Tom Drew
out of stock $18.39
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Time Capsule Extensions (limited 12")
Cat: SRWAX 21. Rel: 05 Dec 23
Review: Sanderson Dear's Stasis Recordings released the original Time Capsule compilation in 2020 - a 20-track exploration of ten different ambient techno artists exploring two ideas each in compact form for a box set of 7"s. Now the label has revisited some of the project's standout moments and offered a chance to enjoy extended versions gathered on a single 12". From Maps Of Hyperspace shaping out atmospheric halls of synth work on 'Beta' to Glo Phase offering some gorgeous, sparkling grooves on 'Fire Flies', there's plenty of ground covered on this release. Of course the mighty John Beltran is a big drawer too, and his typically stellar 'The Descendent' doesn't disappoint in its full extended version.
… Read moreGespielt von: Vincent Inc
in stock $21.79
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EM 037V1 (silver vinyl 12" + MP3 download code with obi-strip)
Cat: EM 037V1. Rel: 10 Aug 22
Review: Outlier experimental label Eating Music brings back more for us to chew on here in the form of a varied four tracker from various artists. It is Mindexxx that opens with 'Track 1' which layers up snaking synths and deeply buried dark bass that grows in intensity and washes over you like a Tsunami. Laughing Ears then cuts back to a tender mood with soft piano chords and slowly unfolding rhythms that are warm and lithe. Gooooose's 'The Dusk Of Digital Age' is a churchy affair with textured drones shot through with beams of synth light and Knopha's 'Off-Peak Season Tourists' layers up choral vocals and jumbled drum sounds into something hypnotic and escapist.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Experimental
out of stock $29.15
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Review: Elia Perrone is the man behind Unclear Records while fellow Italian Gigi Masin is known for his ambient work since 1986, namely that reissue on Music From Memory (Talk To The Sea) and his involvement in Gaussian Curve. Starting out with the gloomy modern /ambient vibes of "Stella" things gets a bit more optimistic on "Garden Blues" with its captivating groove situated somewhere between trip-hop and shoegaze, whatever it is: it's quite stunning. On the flip Israeli deep house power duo Juju & Jordash deliver a pumping remix of "Stella" which adds some needed dancefloor dynamic on such a version, while Noro Love Mum's remix of "Garden Blues" injects a party starting deep house vibe into it while still retaining the mesmerising and dreamy elements of the original intact quite superbly.
… Read moreout of stock $10.47
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Review: In the new year things are only getting freakier for the Gravity Graffiti camp as label core member Riccardo Schiro takes the reins once again. "Sine Phase," as the title might well imply, is a focused trip into rhythmic synth modulation with a techno pulse and drippy effects processing guaranteed to soak into your cerebellum. "Islands" charges further into experimental terrain, ditching any semblance of a beat in favour of free-wheeling texture and tone that sounds as though it was wrenched from a particularly fruitful experimental session. As the plot thickens for this ever-intriguing label, our advice is to strap in for the long haul experience.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Leftfield, Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
out of stock $7.65
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Review: Both "Corner Song" and "The Flying Man" were first featured on Tempelhof and Gigi Masin's second collaborative album, 2016's arguably overlooked album Tsuki. Both are naturally worthy of a single release, though, as they deserve wider recognition. Both are quietly beautiful, drowsy and hazily picturesque, with gently percussive opener "Corner Song" just edging out the beat-less brilliance of "The Flying Man" - in which Masin delivers a weary and heart-aching vocal - in the "best track" stakes. On the flip you'll find a radical re-interpretation of "Corner Song" by New York producer Jex Opolis, who wraps Tempelhof and Masin's glistening guitars around a wonderfully colourful and tactile Balearic boogie groove.
… Read moreout of stock $15.28
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Review: Alister Fawnwoda is one of ambient's greatest practitioners, and a true artist. Spending his time either painting, producing in the studio, or DJing, this myriad of outlets has given him a wide lens with which to view what he does, and what others do or could achieve. Nowhere is this more evident than in his choice of collaborators, ranging from emerging refrain specialists to dance music titans like Omar S.
Milan is both his latest extended play outing, and more compelling evidence to back that point up. Enlisting the mighty and legendary Suzanne Ciani, another ruler of ambient and the avant garde, alongside pedal steel maestro Greg Liesz, the result is something that's peaceful but purposeful, the crooning harmonies creating a sense of melancholy and reflection, while background notes and noises life us into a place of hope. It's really quite beautiful.
… Read moreMilan is both his latest extended play outing, and more compelling evidence to back that point up. Enlisting the mighty and legendary Suzanne Ciani, another ruler of ambient and the avant garde, alongside pedal steel maestro Greg Liesz, the result is something that's peaceful but purposeful, the crooning harmonies creating a sense of melancholy and reflection, while background notes and noises life us into a place of hope. It's really quite beautiful.
Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
out of stock $22.36
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Contact (limited transparent amber vinyl LP)
Cat: PITPV 028. Rel: 09 Dec 20
Review: Past Inside The Present is an American ambient label based in Indianapolis, with a focus on ambient, ethereal and minimal music by prominent artists from across the globe. Their next one comes courtesy of prolific Spanish producer Pepo Galan from Malaga (El Muelle Records) with Berlin-based choreographer Sita Ostheimer. The pair have collaborated in one way or another since 2015; Galan having composed music for her dance creations, and Ostheimer recording her delicate vocals for several of his solo albums. Ostheimer's evocative vocal delivery is perfectly accompanied by Galan's mellowed neo-classical tones and restrained flourishes of electronics, for an altogether seductive and poignant listening experience.
… Read moreGespielt von: Joachim Spieth
out of stock $27.74
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Saint Of The Pit (LP + poster)
Cat: ISO 008LP. Rel: 23 Oct 24
Review: The 1986 sonic pentad by Diamanda Galas, Saint Of The Pit, is the second of two records forming the devised, pestilent occult rite - in her terms, the "plague mass" - known as the Masque Of The Red Death. In clairvoyant dialogue with the first part (The Divine Punishment), both records, in symbiosis, are said to possess an innate correctitude, with saintly playback "possible at maximum volume only." When we oblige by Galas' command, we find ourselves thickly immersed in the kind of sonic esoterics that only the most adept of oneiromancers might be able to swallow and integrate into their mantic: waspish whispers, dulotic dirges, heathen hums. Galas' episcope is a dissenting, idolatrous projection in sound and vision, with 'Artemis' and 'Deliver Me' spanning red-robed, sectarian vocal operatics, not to mention their backing, low-noted, open piano chord strikes. The *eschaton* of the record is, of course, is its quintessential fifth star-point: 'Cris D'aveugle (Blind Man's Cry)', on which Galas, the occult visionary, profanes the lyrical votive candle wax with blasphemous talk of nailed eyes and desecrated caskets.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Experimental
in stock $29.15
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Dissolve (hand-numbered CD limited to 60 copies)
Cat: LONTANOSCD 06. Rel: 13 Jul 20
Review: The latest missive from ROHS! offshoot Lontano Series is a first label appearance, and second album in total, from Roberto Galati and Federico Mosconi's collaborative Galatimosconi project. According to the label, Dissolve's six-track suite was recorded as a "stream of consciousness" during a few productive days in the studio. Musically, it's impressively hazy, spaced-out and blissful, with the Italian duo adding a range of attractive, echoing sounds - think gentle guitar passages, slow-burning electronic melodies, picturesque harp sounds and becalmed ambient chords - to densely layered audio collage of droning tones, heavily processed electronics, field recordings and effects-laden noises. It's undoubtedly beautiful, but also surprisingly loud and intense thanks to the copious amounts of delay and reverb involved.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
out of stock $7.36
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Review: Lee Gamble is an artist who excels in delivering post-modern music with a strong sense of sentiment and history. Just look at his breakthrough Diversions 1994-1996, in which the ambient threads in first wave jungle were blown out into grandiose chasms of sound. On this latest album, he's taking a similar approach to source material, but this time the focus is on pop earworms in which all kinds of emotive, catchy sonics get dissolved and reformed into vast, unpredictable shapes. Vitally, the emotional dimension is maintained no matter how unrecognisable the original samples are, as Gamble continues his fascinating path forwards and backwards through time.
… Read moreout of stock $17.83
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Review: ** PAN reissue of this essential Gamble slab in all new artwork edition ** In his younger days Lee Gamble was a jungle DJ, and it's hard not to see Diversions as an example of what the record's press release describes as an example of "cued recall", aiming to trigger latent memories in those familiar with the source material. But for those unfamiliar with the genre or the mid-90s culture surrounding it, it's the palpable sense of immersion that makes Diversions so engaging. Gamble's extensive experience in software-based composition for Entr'acte is used to draw every nuance out of the physical source material; the ecstatic stillness and oddly pitched drones of "M25 Echo" for instance recall Oneohtrix Point Never's sense of the otherworldly, but soaked in tape crackle that places you right between the spools. In a sense, Diversions feels like an album about a lost and oft-mythologised element of British culture; as Ghost Box's releases tend to present a Wicker Man-inspired take on English village life, Diversions is an album that takes mid-90s dance music nostalgia and places it the context of a damp, foggy corner of the English countryside, providing an elegy not just for jungle, but for an era of dance music largely ended by the Criminal Justice Act of 1994.
… Read moreGespielt von: Felix Bergleiter (Nonetheless)
out of stock $12.17
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Review: After winning hearts from critics and listeners alike with his two 2012 albums, Lee Gamble delivers a hotly anticipated follow-up for his spiritual home, Pan. The tone of Koch is similarly concerned with plush ambient tones and murky atmospherics, while the beats meander from techno thrust (as on "Motor System") via fractious weirdo house shuffle (see "Nueme") through to intricate broken beat minimalism (courtesy of "Voxel City Spirals"). These differences are bound together by the immersive tones that linger consistently over the album, giving rise to a release that should satisfy anyone craving more of the goodness that populated Diversion 1994-1996.
… Read moreout of stock $18.96
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Review: After winning hearts from critics and listeners alike with his two 2012 albums, Lee Gamble delivers a hotly anticipated follow-up for his spiritual home, Pan. The tone of Koch is similarly concerned with plush ambient tones and murky atmospherics, while the beats meander from techno thrust (as on "Motor System") via fractious weirdo house shuffle (see "Nueme") through to intricate broken beat minimalism (courtesy of "Voxel City Spirals"). These differences are bound together by the immersive tones that linger consistently over the album, giving rise to a release that should satisfy anyone craving more of the goodness that populated Diversion 1994-1996.
… Read moreGespielt von: Bantam Lions, Juno Recommends CD Albums
out of stock $11.74
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Review: In his younger days Lee Gamble was a jungle DJ, and it's hard not to see Diversions as an example of what the record's press release describes as an example of "cued recall", aiming to trigger latent memories in those familiar with the source material. But for those unfamiliar with the genre or the mid-90s culture surrounding it, it's the palpable sense of immersion that makes Diversions so engaging. Gamble's extensive experience in software-based composition for Entr'acte is used to draw every nuance out of the physical source material; the ecstatic stillness and oddly pitched drones of "M25 Echo" for instance recall Oneohtrix Point Never's sense of the otherworldly, but soaked in tape crackle that places you right between the spools. In a sense, Diversions feels like an album about a lost and oft-mythologised element of British culture; as Ghost Box's releases tend to present a Wicker Man-inspired take on English village life, Diversions is an album that takes mid-90s dance music nostalgia and places it the context of a damp, foggy corner of the English countryside, providing an elegy not just for jungle, but for an era of dance music largely ended by the Criminal Justice Act of 1994.
… Read moreout of stock $12.17
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Review: Recorded in collaboration with Nils Frahm at Berlin's Leiter Studio, Ganavya's fourth album is destined to carve its own path to recognition due to its unique quality. A follow-up to last year's acclaimed Daughter of a Temple, which drew praise from many music outlets, Nilam - probably best known her for her appearance alongside Sault at their recent live show - continues her journey into music as devotion, meditation and memory. Born in New York and raised in Tamil Nadu, she moves fluidly between traditions, channeling pilgrimage trails, harikatha storytelling and jazz improvisation into something uniquely her own. Her voice is unhurried, intimate and full of clarity, conjuring stillness even in motion. It's a sound that invites stillness but never feels static, where every breath carries the weight of generations and each silence says as much as her lyrics. The songs on Nilam feel distilled from years of lived experience, shaped by years of live performance as tracks like 'Sees Fire' blend Eastern tonalities with meditative jazz, fusing introspection with emotional firepower. The album traces the patterns of gratitude, loss and rootedness meanwhile anchoring the listener in a place beyond the physical. Rather than chase genre, ganavya reaches toward essence. Nilam isn't just an album, it's a moment held in reverence. A sonic altar where memory, spirit and sound meet. In her hands, song becomes a ritual of listening.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends International
in stock $31.97
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Review: Not a lot is known about Garrett besides Music From Memory's description of him/her as a 'mysterious producer out of Los Angeles'. Background information is superfluous when the compositions sparkle and shine as much as this, though... The swooning G-funk subversion of "Sweet Dreams", the hazy jazz sequence of "Angel Reflections", the slo-mo ebb and flow of "Right Noe". Even without Abel, Tiller and Reyenga's spotless seal of approval, this one's a guaranteed keeper.
… Read moreout of stock $21.50
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Review: Kompakt continues to reissue the early, in-demand works of hypnotic ambient techno pioneer Wolfgang Voigt AKA Gas. This time it's "Konigsforst", an album that has been unavailable on vinyl since its' initial pressing on Mille Plateaux in 1998. Built around locked-in, soft-focus techno rhythms, drowsy neo-classical movements, densely layered samples and hazy, hard-to-define melodic elements, the album's eight tracks remain as potent now as they did 21 years ago. Voigt has made a lot of inspired music in his thickset "sound soup" style, but there's something extra-special about this "Konigsforst", which we'd describe as the audio equivalent of a sunrise stumble through an ancient German forest.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Leftfield, Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
in stock $42.45
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Zauberberg (reissue) (heavyweight vinyl 3xLP + MP3 download code)
Cat: KOMPAKT 370 1. Rel: 16 Jan 19
Review: Originally released back in 1997 on the seminal (now defunct) imprint Mille Plateaux, Zauberberg was the second album by Wolfgang Voit under his Gas moniker and considered as his most foreboding piece of work since. This reissue on his own revered Kompakt comes on 180 gram vinyl featuring all seven tracks. Breathtaking drone excerpts and cavernous, all consuming dub techno journeys merge with awe-inspiring orchestral arrangements (samples from legendary composers such as Richard Wagner, Alban Berg, and Arnold Schoenberg) on this tremendous opus that remains an essential listening after all these years.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Leftfield, Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
out of stock $42.16
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Box (9xLP + 12" box + 4xCD in hard-back art-print book)
Cat: KOMPAKT 370. Rel: 31 Oct 16
Review: It would be fair to say that Box is something of an epic. A lusciously packaged celebration of Wolfgang Voigt's acclaimed late 90s work under the Gas alias, it contains all four of the producer's iconic albums stretched across ten slabs of wax, and a quartet of CDs. The package also includes a couple of other obscurities - "Tal '90", originally included on an old compilation, and 1999 single 'Oktember' - to make it a near-complete collection of the artist's impeccable output. If you have any interest at all in ambient techno, dub techno or the development of the Cologne sound, it should be an essential purchase.
… Read moreGespielt von: Joachim Spieth, Franco Cinelli
out of stock $153.38
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Review: Hard to come by on vinyl since its initial release in 2000, "Pop" is arguably the warmest and most alluring of all of Wolfgang Voigt's albums as Gas. On this fresh vinyl reissue it sounds better than ever, thanks in part to Kompakt's decicion to stretch it over three slabs of wax rather than two. Rich in opaque, slowly shifting pieces that combine toasty ambient electronics with subtle neo-classical movement and looped field recordings, "Pop" feels like an imagined soundtrack to a Sunday morning stumble through sun-soaked forests, undulating coastal paths and a picturesque German village whose residents are yet to wake up. Which, in our eyes at least, makes it particularly alluring.
… Read moreGespielt von: Joachim Spieth
out of stock $42.73
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Der Lange Marsch (gatefold 2xLP + MP3 download code)
Cat: KOMPAKT 466. Rel: 19 Jul 24
Review: With the mid-1990s release of his 'Zauberberg' and 'Konigsforst' works, GAS aka Wolfgang Voigt's unique fusion of romanticism and the forest as artistic fantasy became synonymous with the blurred boundaries of post-ambient and abstract atonality. Iconic distant bass drums marched through condensed and abstract classical sounds to make for a hypnotic forest vision. His album Der Lange Marsch furthered that as it invited listeners to follow the deep bass drum into a psychedelic world of endless promises. The album plays out as a continuous loop with no beginning and no end and is as immersive as ambient gets.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
out of stock $35.66
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Review: Wolfgang Voigt's groundbreaking project Gas returns with a definitive reissue of its self-titled debut album, originally released in 1996 on Mille Plateaux and now reintroduced by Kompakt on CD format. This release marks a long-awaited return to the foundational essence of Gas, as initially envisioned by Voigt. Gas unfolds across six expansive, untitled tracks that drift seamlessly, each a captivating journey of ethereal loops and rhythmic undercurrents. Distant echoes of classical motifs add to the album's enigmatic allure. This debut stands out for its airy, evocative atmosphere and its exploratory nature. Gas not only revisits a pivotal moment in electronic music history but also underscores Voigt's enduring influence and avant-garde spirit, setting the stage for the techno and ambient genres to unfold from his influence. There is quite nothing like the first four Gas albums.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Leftfield, Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
in stock $15.57
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Review: Wolfgang Voigt's seminal project Gas returns with a definitive reissue of its eponymous debut album, originally released in 1996 on Mille Plateaux and now presented anew by Kompakt on a lavish 3x12 vinyl set. This release marks a long-awaited return to the pure essence of Gas, as initially envisioned by Voigt. Before this full-length debut, hints of Gas's distinctive sound surfaced through early EPs and compilation tracks, showcasing Voigt's knack for ambient electronic landscapes. Gas unfolds across six expansive, untitled tracks that drift seamlessly, each a mesmerising journey of ethereal loops and rhythmic undercurrents. Voices from distant classical motifs echo faintly, adding to the album's enigmatic allure. While later albums like Zauberberg and Konigsforst would refine and deepen the Gas aesthetic, this debut stands out for its airy, evocative mood and its more fluid, exploratory nature. It captures Gas at a moment of artistic genesis, where Voigt's sonic vision begins to crystallise amidst dreamlike textures and subtle rhythmic structures. Gas, in its reissued form, not only revisits a pivotal moment in electronic music history but also serves as a testament to Voigt's enduring influence and avant-garde spirit, setting the stage for its legendary successors.
… Read more in stock $48.67
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Review: Since the release of 2016's epic Gas retrospective, Box, the pioneering drone ambient producer (real name Wolfgang Voigt) has been surprisingly productive. Rausch is the lauded electronic musician's speedy follow-up to last year's Narkopop, which happened to be his first full-length for over 15 years. As you'd expect, Rausch is superb, with Voigt variously turning cinematic orchestral tracks into hybrid electro-acoustic epics. While some are beat-less and fluid, others are loopy, hypnotic and otherworldly, with the German building tension via subtle rhythm tracks that draw on techno and IDM. The results are near faultless, as Voight once again proves that he's a true master of his ambient art.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Leftfield, Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
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Review: On the back of Kompakt's expansive retrospective of his work under the Gas alias, the essential Box, Wolfgang Voigt has decided to deliver a new album - his first for 17 years. Predictably, Narkopop is as cinematic, widescreen and densely layered as anything the German ambient producer has done to date. Over 11 spellbinding tracks, Voigt blends field recordings and droning electronics with sweeping, almost orchestral movements, swirling melodic cycles, and occasional forays into rhythmic hypnotism. The result is a collection of "wall of sound" ambient compositions that does a terrific job tiptoeing the fine lines between both grandiosity and intimacy, and joy and pain. In a word: essential.
… Read moreout of stock $58.30
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Cat: APATHY XXXLP. Rel: 16 Jun 16
Review: Invocations II (The Obelisk Of TJ // Age Of Apathy Tape) finds the curious John T Gast follow in the footsteps of Galcher Lustwerk in having his mix for cult online platform Blowing Up The Workshop make the transition to vinyl. Any one that indulged in Gast's wonderful Planet Mu album last year or has picked up on the random assortment of cross-format releases the sometime Inga Copeland collaborator should definitely investigate this nine-track collection. Self-released by Gast himself, it further casts him as one of the UK's most unique talents, channelling a murky haze close to Gunnar Wendel, or toying with pitch-shifted pop vocals and melodies ripped from toy-like instruments. You won't find another slab of vinyl that sounds quite like Invocations II this month.
… Read moreGespielt von: Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
out of stock $21.23
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Review: Having distinguished themselves with a series of superb retrospective releases highlighting the work of Leon Lowman, Gigi Masin and Joan Biblioni, Amsterdam label Music From Memory deviate from the path somewhat with his long overdue Gaussian Curve album. Ask yourself what would happen when a elderly Venetian who specialises in sublime ambient music spends a weekend holed up in a Redlight district studio with two of his biggest, most musically gifted fans. The superb Clouds is the answer, with 'Young' Marco Sterk and Jonny Nash following Masin's lead on an eight track exercise in sumptuous, calming composition. The wait has truly been worth it.
… Read moreGespielt von: Marco Gallerani, Jane Fitz, Joe's Bakery, Alexis Le-Tan, Lexx, Sito / / Mischio Dischi Disco, Justin Van Der Volgen, Manu Archeo, Cedric Woo, Mallorquin, Chris Coco, Riccio, Juno Recommends Leftfield, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Juno Recommends Experimental, KevinTsuba, Mellophonia, Ray Mang, Steve Lee, Giorgio Luceri, Moonboots, Admir Korjenic, Daniel T. (Cosmic Kids/Heat-Wave), Trujillo, Fantastic Man, Young Adults, COYOTE is it balearic?, Ptaki, Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
… Read moreout of stock $25.18
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Deep England (gatefold translucent green vinyl LP + MP3 download code)
Cat: NYX 003LPG. Rel: 19 Mar 21
Review: Best let your friends and family know, things are about to get pretty Wicker Man, for want of a better comparison. An expansion of Gazelle Twin's 2018 album, Pastoral (Anti-Ghost Moon Ray), we step into the kind of territory that reminds you Britain wasn't always a nation of shopkeepers and an island full of bankers - a record made for 21st Century solstice lovers and neolithic ceremonies. A synth folk pagan workout that's beautiful but ominous.
"Here lies our ancient future, Deep England: our hope and compassion in the chokehold of power and glory. Hand in hand, here we cry our rage: summoning a lament into the ether, a divine androgynous force, a transcendental purge of the dizzying chaos of post-truth Britain," say the artists involved. Unnerving, eternal, pared back, atmospheric, choral and serene, it's a trip in all senses of the word.
… Read more"Here lies our ancient future, Deep England: our hope and compassion in the chokehold of power and glory. Hand in hand, here we cry our rage: summoning a lament into the ether, a divine androgynous force, a transcendental purge of the dizzying chaos of post-truth Britain," say the artists involved. Unnerving, eternal, pared back, atmospheric, choral and serene, it's a trip in all senses of the word.
Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Leftfield, Juno Recommends Experimental
out of stock $19.23
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Review: Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard created a landmark of ambient music when they released 76:14 back in the 90s. Their Global Communication project was never just about ambient though, and it also coursed through deep house and more besides. In the spirit of progress, Middleton has returned to thinking about the project from a contemporary perspective, stepping forth as GCOM with the epic scope of E2 XO. From stirring orchestral suites to high octane DSP, it's an expansive listening experience that shows Middleton pushing himself into new terrain in the studio. Whether you tie it back to the prior material or not, it's a towering piece of work from an elder statesman of UK electronica.
… Read more in stock $13.57
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The Encyclopedia Of Civilizations Vol 4: Zoroaster (LP + 8 page booklet in embossed sleeve)
Cat: ABST 025. Rel: 01 Sep 22
Review: Never heard of Zoroastrianism? Nothing to do with Zorro, this ancient religion is still practiced by a comparatively small number of people today, and has its roots on the Iranian plateau. Hugely overlooked in the modern world, not least given its incredible influence over may of the tropes we associate with recognisable creeds - heaven, hell, good, evil - here M Geddes Gengras and Psychic Reality pay homage to the history of what might be Western Asia's most mythologised and yet misunderstood nation, while also introducing modern sonic elements and effects.
The result is something that's unarguably original. Ambient work that is vivid and transportive, it's highly rhythmic stuff from start to finish, with tracks like 'The Incremental Spirit' taking that format to the nth degree, while the likes of 'Wilde Pastures' break with a more abstract idea of what these sounds can be.
… Read moreThe result is something that's unarguably original. Ambient work that is vivid and transportive, it's highly rhythmic stuff from start to finish, with tracks like 'The Incremental Spirit' taking that format to the nth degree, while the likes of 'Wilde Pastures' break with a more abstract idea of what these sounds can be.
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Make Dogs Sing (2xLP + MP3 download code)
Cat: OFFENMUSIC 009. Rel: 13 Jun 18
Review: The Geins't Nait trio continue to wreak havoc on our charts and disorder in our minds, coming through with a new LP for the excellent Offen Music, home to the likes of Rex Ilusivii, Toresch and Ivan Smagghe's collaboration with Rupert Cross. Make Dogs Sing is an album of euphoria and mystique, offering 13 tracks of ethereal beauty, ranging from the very moody to the unscrupulously wide-eyed. There is a gentle movement amid the drones, however, with scrappy analogue beats weaving their way into a cauldron of cavernous dread, such as "Ciseaux Daddy", a fine piece of electronic tweaking that flows beautifully into the likes of "China" and "Discord", all equally mesmerizing pools of beats and sonic performed with nothing but heart and soul. This is a stand-out for us, and it will surely be an album that stands the test of time. TIP!
… Read moreGespielt von: Alexis Le-Tan, Dj soFa, Juno Recommends Leftfield, Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone, Malka Tuti
out of stock $22.63
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Review: Vladimir Ivkovic's Offen remains one of Europe's finest, broadest and least predictable electronic imprints, with the only real guarantee being that output will be interesting, weird and unarguably innovative. The latest from Gains't Nait, made with electronic near-deity Robin Rimbaud under his Scanner moniker (see also Githead), is another case in point.
Depth is the crucial factor - tracks feel dense enough to get lost in, catching listeners in a time-space warp, where there's as much to make us consider the future, and the great unknown, as the past. The familiarity of distant, building, looped brass stabs on 'OB'. The melancholic, cinematic cut scene pianos of '63'. All share their space with distortions, processing sounds, white noise and discordant ambience, to dazzling effect. Like the loose, intermittent breaks of 'Slo', and its spirals of barely-audible space age speech.
… Read moreDepth is the crucial factor - tracks feel dense enough to get lost in, catching listeners in a time-space warp, where there's as much to make us consider the future, and the great unknown, as the past. The familiarity of distant, building, looped brass stabs on 'OB'. The melancholic, cinematic cut scene pianos of '63'. All share their space with distortions, processing sounds, white noise and discordant ambience, to dazzling effect. Like the loose, intermittent breaks of 'Slo', and its spirals of barely-audible space age speech.
Gespielt von: Alexis Le-Tan, Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone
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Review: Experimental saxophonist Sam Gendel has been gifting us with reams of golden material in the past few years, from collaborative wonders to solo reflections, but this Fresh Bread will keep us chewing for days. Clearly Gendel can't help but make incredible music, and this collection is pulled from his personal archives of skits, sketches, unreleased pieces and more in between. It sounds shockingly complete for what is meant to be a gathering of offcuts, but the diaristic quality does feel like getting closer to the inner workings of the artist. If you appreciate beats, loops and experimental vignettes with an organic quality, you'll find a lot to enjoy in here.
… Read moreout of stock $36.51
