Anastasia Minster creates piano-driven chamber pop which fuses elements of classical, folk and jazz. She returns with her second album Father, a gorgeous tapestry of sound, lyrically inspired by the works of Carl Jung, Hermann Hesse and Andrei Tarkovsky. Highly Recommended. As well, stunning new works from Hannah Cameron, Finn Bennet (Tulalah) and we open with a song inspired by self-isolation from Loner Deluxe.
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Slow Reels combines Ian Hawgood’s love of reel-to-reel tape machines and vintage synthesizers with James Murray’s melodicism and richly textured digital sound design. Their Morr Music debut, ‘Farewell Islands’, is an arresting, fluorescing album that blends full-frequency dronescaping with a slow-burning ambient minimalism.
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zakè is an ambient artist and founder of the Past Inside the Present label/imprint & Healing Sound Propagandist. We focus on the latest offering on Polar Seas Recordings, Carolina, suffused with manipulated field recordings, each piece reenacts a moment in its composer’s journey, Carolina is a solemn yet joyful paean to seclusion, and the awe beyond our doors. Perfect calm listening, the antidote to fear in these troubled times.
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In our annual look at the best ambient works of 2019, we reveal our Top 50 releases. This is Part...
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Ben Marston is a trumpeter, composer and teacher from Canberra who is currently working on improvised music that uses samples to create soundscapes. The 2019/20 Australian bushfires prompted Ben to undertake The Pyrocene Etudes project. Initially these were intended simply for himself however soon a collaboration formed to create a video and the realisation that this music could serve the wider community. We also explore some exciting recent jazz releases from Freya Garbett, Ryan Keberle & Catharsis and Ethnic Heritage Ensemble.
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