Aug 17, 2010 | Reviews, Salli Lunn Reviews
Exceprt: “Salli Lunn has generated some formidable buzz in the blogosphere… Heresy & Rite is a damn good listen. What Salli Lunn attempt on this record is to redefine the entire meaning of post-rock. Instead of a well-rehearsed, concise and cohesive...
Aug 17, 2010 | Markus Mehr Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “German-based technician Markus Mehr does allow his compositions to move, but ever so slightly – incorporating deep, monolithic washes of gurgling synthesizer that move across the listener like tectonic plates… Like a lot of ambient artists,...
Aug 17, 2010 | Markus Mehr Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Brian Eno once said of his aesthetic for composing ambient music, ‘that it should be as ignorable as it is interesting’. While not necessarily adhering to this doctrine, Markus Mehr does succeed in one of these categories, which is...
Aug 17, 2010 | Markus Mehr Reviews, Reviews
Except “Great cover with the sky bubbling like magma. Markus Mehr was originally a rock guitarist who now makes more ambient and electronic music, but the inner guitar hero isn’t entirely absent. Lava is quite an eclectic album, and a little oddly paced. There’s...
Aug 17, 2010 | Elisa Luu Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Another beautiful instrumental from the Roman electro-ambient artist, from her upcoming new album. Warm harpsichord and vibes tones wrap around slow droning guitar sustains, with space-static swells arriving from the wings. A gorgeous journey, laden...
Aug 17, 2010 | Hotels Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “New single from Seattle band on the excellent Perth-based label, taken from last year’s wonderful Where Hearts Go Broke album. Shades of ’70’s-era Pink Floyd, but as fed through a Stereolab filter – ends up sounding like a noir-ish lounge...
