Omri Cohen is someone I heard of through his amazing Youtube channel in which he demonstrates, reviews and explains a lot of principles around modular synthesis. He also posts the occasional performance and completed work. It got me curious – had he released any albums? The obvious answer, because you’re reading this – is yes. Are they any good? Also yes. Cosmic Foundry is the first full-length album of his…
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Mount Shrine – Lost Loops Collection
Well then – here is the epic lost loops from the late Cesar Alexandre. I absolutely loved his take on ambient, that warm, fuzzy and distinctly organic tone that I’ve not really heard from any other artist. He drenched his music in this lush, vibrant…
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Martin Stürtzer – Ambient Nights, Vol. 1
A somewhat strange release from the legendary synth master this one. It features 4 tracks of wildly varying length, from a relatively short 16 minutes to just nudging over an hour. There are some musical differences between them too, as well as some similarities which…
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Sphäre Sechs – Extradimension
Martin Stürtzer and Christian Stritzel return once more with their ambient project Sphäre Sechs. I first heard these guys performing Tiefschlaf, and I was hooked with the massive, brooding sound design of that album. It’s been too long, and barely had the new year rung…
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State Azure – Memory Drift
Listening to State Azure is always a pleasure. Whether it’s the improvised live performances, the epic generative ambient soundscapes or a studio album, there seems to be something for everyone. And for me, with my tastes in electronic music, nearly all of his output has…
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Best Albums In 2022
As the year draws to a close, I’d like to post an article about the best albums of 2022 I listened to, with the following criteria: The album must have been released within the 2022 period. I have listened to the album in full at…
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Martin Stürtzer – Spirits of Rhea
Martin Stürzter has a lot to answer for. Not only is his musical output prolific, having amassed a massive back library of releases – he’s also dabbled in a number of genres. From downtempo dub techno to almost pure drone music he has mastered each…
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Archean Nights – Pulsar
Archean Nights is a phenomenal drone project from France. With 23 albums released to date, they’ve carved a niche in some excellent long-form atonal drone music and also done collaborations with other artists as well. I first discovered them purely by accident when searching through…