Too many to mention so these are just a few from all the good stuff that has been coming out.
It’s sliced into sections that each work one with another.Here are the current favourites from last months. Everything gets wound to a pitch for a reason. The beats are there and firm but this retains a sense of detachment and perspective. Frustration put through the electronic blender to leave an intense stew of fizzing acid and squelchy electronics. So, what do we have? Techno and acid in equally large measures. He says, “Wrote it after getting rejected for the billionth time. The track is Abgelehnt (from the Cassini EP), which is German for ‘declined’. With its almost Biblical title, this is the sound of contemplation.Īfter a few days of Study Beats let’s get back to something a whole heap more intense with the acid filled Abgelehnt from Aut0c0rr3ct.Īut0c0rr3ct describes himself(?) as coming from, “The Acid Capitol of Oklahoma, United States”. Electronics buzz, beats have a dubbed nearly wood block experience. But it’s a delicious experience of suspended animation. It’s probably only dancy if you’re on downers. There’s a slow gentle ambient drone synth accompanied by more edgy almost IDM techno sounds.
It’s expansive, progresses slowly and plays with half-time and full time tempo at the same time.” I think this song really hits the nail on the head. As Alts says, “I started this EP with the intent to make music that was equally slow and uptempo, equally dancy and relaxing. It’s neither quite ambient not quite techno. This is all about that intermediate stage. A Swedish artist, the Förgänglighet part of the name seems to translate as ‘transience’ and that’s perfect because Speak Unto The Shadow Of Your Will is a track that offers a momentary experience of passing from Ambient to Techno. The artists are Alts Förgänglighet, Nymad and Fillup Waters.Īlts Förgänglighet is first. From deep house or techno, through downtempo to something a bit more IDM. This Ambient Sunday a range of sounds on offer. This track is just delicious and smooth like the Rwenzori Mountains. And they definitely didn’t produce simple but stunning tracks like these. In my day teachers had corduroy jackets with leather elbow patches. This is just delightfully enticing, soothing sounds – everything is clear and simple. But as Lemon Jelly showed that’s not a bad thing for a chill track. There’s a bit of 70s type guitar and that makes it a touch soft rock. The electric piano that opens the track and the accompanying bird song gives this an effortlessly laid-back opening. It’s part of his double single Temptations (clouds018). Might I suggest you check out Cricklewood Roasters’ Autumn Blend for a mellow yet invigorating cup? Or even better, take out a subscription, from only £7 a month. Simon Drago is from the UK and offers that alongside his music production (and teaching) he’s a “Painter, Editor, Coffee Lover.” And you know I love a cup of coffee. Here’s a lovely chilled track from Simon Drago. It may be a Tuesday but that doesn’t mean you don’t need soothing. It’s a mix of warming drone, hazy sunshine and analogue tones that connect the past to the present. Fluctuations in machine speed created an asynchronous conversation which results in a meditative soundscape.” Normally, that would mean a tune that had more experimentation than was good for it. Paul explains that, “ Afterimage was created using 2 reel-to-reel tape machines, with a 58 inch tape loop running between them. Like the falling of powdery snow through a misty window everything is tantalisingly out of focus. Paul Cousins is a Producer / Composer / Engineer from London, UK.
There’s been no snow where I am but I can try and imagine with two crystalline ambient tracks from Paul Cousins, and Beats In The Bank Her childlike pleasure was as sweet as it was unsettling. She not usually a ray of sunshine but she was surprisingly enthusing about how she’d had a little snow and had delighted in walking in it in her garden.