Ambient Music Links, June 17th
Posted on | June 17, 2007 | No Comments
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Standing on a Hummingbird, Mark Templeton
Posted on | June 16, 2007 | No Comments
I’m usually not a big fan of glitchy type stuff. I find it a bit distracting, and for me a big part of good ambient music is that I sometimes don’t even know it’s playing. Mark Templeton’s Standing on a Hummingbird has a fair amount of glitch in it, but strangely I find it to be comfortable. There are melodies and textures weaving around, and just as one is fragmented, the tension is relieved with something altogether different, like found sounds or new instrumentation. It’s nice stuff, so please have a listen.
Here’s a few mp3 downloads from previous work:
Continue Later, Frail as Breath
Drama Section, Frail as Breath
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Video: Amiina - Madison - 3.21.07
Posted on | June 15, 2007 | No Comments
Ambient Music Links, June 14th
Posted on | June 14, 2007 | No Comments
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Amiina
Posted on | June 14, 2007 | No Comments
If you know Amiina, you probably know them as the quirky and whimsical Icelandic band that opened for Sigur Ros. The female quartet mixes bells, harps, even wine glasses and saws, together with electronic and more traditional instruments to create really just lovely sounding stuff.
I don’t yet have their latest release, their official debut album Kurr, but I do have both of their previous EP’s Seoul and AnimaminA, and I think they’re definitely worth your time. It looks like a few of the tracks from the EP’s made their way onto the new full length album. I grabbed AnimaminA from eMusic, but unfortunately I had to resort to iTunes and DRM to get my hands on Seoul.
Kurr is set for a June 19th US release, and I’m looking forward to hearing the full thing.
Their record label Ever Records has set up a charming little site to promote the record, where you can stream a few tracks and get a free download of the track Rugla if you provide them with an email address. There’s an interesting video to watch as well. Sadly, they’ve trapped all this content in Flash, so I can’t give you any direct links.
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The Silent Ballet’s Top 50 Instrumental Releases of 2006
Posted on | June 13, 2007 | No Comments
I talk a lot about the bands and records mentioned in it, but a good place for more great recent instrumental rock record recommendations and reviews is The Silent Ballet’s Top 50 Instrumental Releases of 2006.
The Silent Ballet is a fine site all around, and certainly deserves a spot in your feed reader.
Ambient Music Links, June 12th
Posted on | June 12, 2007 | No Comments
- SoundtrackNet : Interview - Mark Isham
“…one of the reasons that I really love film music, and writing it, is because it offers me an opportunity to explore and create a new sound, even if it’s subtly new, or a slight variation, or really if the film warrants, a completely fresh approach.” - Mark Isham’s Discography
- Mark Isham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Mark Isham (born September 7, 1951 in New York City) is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film.”"
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must you smash your ears before you learn to listen with your eyes, Joy Wants Eternity
Posted on | June 12, 2007 | No Comments
I learned about Joy Wants Eternity from Now Like Photographs, and I’ve been enjoying their debut EP must you smash your ears before you learn to listen with your eyes for the last week or so. It’s intstrumental rock type stuff, and if you like Six Parts Seven or Grace Park Cathedral, you should have a listen to their work.
I don’t yet have their latest release, but you can stream complete tracks from their new album You Who Pretend to Sleep at their official site.
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Ambient Music Links, June 11th
Posted on | June 11, 2007 | No Comments
- Brainwashed - Mogwai, “Zidane”
“It is not a prerequisite to appreciate soccer or French star Zinedine Zidane’s role in the modern game to enjoy Mogwai’s work on this film’s soundtrack, but Zidane the man and Zidane the film give the music context that will mean something more to fans”
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In The Evenings of Regret, Grace Cathedral Park
Posted on | June 11, 2007 | No Comments
A reader turned me on to Grace Cathedral Park recently, and I’ve got to say they’re well worth a listen, if you’re into instrumental rock music. Not quite as bombastic and dynamic as Explosions in the Sky, and perhaps a bit more introspective and brooding than Six Parts Seven, Grace Cathedral Park plays nice, long, mid-tempo songs mostly built around winding guitar leads.
And when I say long, I mean there are tracks on their debut record In The Evenings of Regret that clock-in at 15 to 20 minutes.
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