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S. - Sylvain Chauveau is well known by now for his pioneering modern classical compositions but S., his latest EP and first release for the Type label, explores altogether more experimental territory. S. presents itself as a meticulously "designed" release; a repeated alternation of slow-boiling ambient and minimal solo piano-phrase pieces that...

Max Richter -

riginally released in 2002, Max Richter's out-of-print debut, Memoryhouse, gets a long overdue re-release, shedding light on a blank spot in the composer's career. The album is a formative, somewhat derivative experience, one filled with half-formed ideas and moments of exquisite beauty, a clear omen of the better work to...

Library Tapes: Fragment -

Opinions can be expressed as simply as you like. A mere grunt can convey personal acceptability. So to write about an album involves fleshing out the grunt. Delving into the background and personalities of those who've shaped the art we are confronted with. Light-hearted comparisons to contemporaries to express the...

Hauschka Moves Beyond the Prepared Piano -

Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann), the German Prepared Piano guy who experiments with his instruments more than Pink Floyd or Sonic Youth did back in their respective days, is set to release a new album this fall with the arrival of Foreign Landscapes on October 12 and...

New Exclusive Olympic Heights - The ingredients aren't all that: obscure Swedish guy, weird name, third album, uneasy Boards Of Canada vibe, stifled yawns. Put them all together, whiz it up, and hey presto! Another captivating collection of evocative urban moodscapes from ambient maestro Henrik Jonsson....

And Their Refinement Of The Decline - Releasing their first full-length album in 1995, Stars of the Lid flew under the ambient-electronica radar for about six years. It wasnt until 2001 when the Texas Natives released The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid, a massive, epic double-disc album filled with soothing tones and rich, spacey keyboard...

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