Articles tagged "ambient"

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VCV: 3753 Cruithne

by Mike Schiller

[4.Feb.08] :. On 3753 Cruithne, all of the components of the prototypically perfect ambient album are present.

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Tom Middleton: Lifetracks

by Mike Schiller

[23.Jan.08] :. On an album that surpasses 69 minutes, the one beautiful moment happens about 67 minutes too late.

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Shuta Hasunuma: OK Bamboo

by Deanne Sole

[7.Dec.07] :. OK Bamboo is a good album to have on while you're doing something else. You can dip in and out of it.

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Porn Sword Tobacco: New Exclusive Olympic Heights

by Mike Schiller

[23.Oct.07] :. New Exclusive Olympic Heights continues the Porn Sword Tobacco tradition of finding the beauty in found sounds amongst traditional electronic ambient compositions.

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Alog: Amateur

by Mike Schiller

[11.Oct.07] :. There is a prerequisite required to listen to Alog: patience.

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Stars of the Lid: And Their Refinement of the Decline

by Nate Dorr

[4.Apr.07] :. Repetition mesmerizes us, lulls us, and yes, bores us when misused. Fortunately, with the long-awaited new album from SotL, repetition rests in very capable hands.

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