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koen holtkamp - Field Rituals
This long awaited debut album comes to us from Koen Holtkamp, one half of revered New York recording duo Mountains. Having had a brief taster for his work as part of the 'A Room Forever' record label / art project earlier this year, we already had some idea of the luxuriously warm drones and field recordings that would make up his full-length, but 'Field Rituals' really has turned out to be an album of quite exceptional scope and beauty. We've always been engrossed and charmed by field recordings, whether on the purist level perfected by the likes of Chris Watson, or via the atmospheric backdrop splicing utilised by so many contemporary composers, but it's a subtle art that very quickly turns to cliché in the wrong hands. Holtkamp definitively falls into the latter of these two camps and avoids those traps, feeding in narrative and found sounds into his emotionally pregnant arrangements and placing emphasis on the approachability of his music, always balancing out experimentation with familiar sounds, technique with compositional simplicity. Sure we've heard field recordings, synthesizers and guitars before, but rarely have these instruments been injected with a lightness of touch and such a delicate ear. 'Field Rituals' takes cues from the classic ambience of Brian Eno coupled and the intimate grandeur more usually exploited by Arvo Part, but it's the slow-burning pace of the album that's its single most important facet, revealing an artist confident enough to let us into his soundworld without hesitation or compromise, one step at a time. Sublime music, a massive recommendation.
12K
CD // £8.99
Leftfield guitar works from the most exciting new signing to 12k for some time. An exceptional debut.
The Leaf Label
CD // £9.49
SIx brand new compositions for the Palace Of Versailles by the brilliant Fernando Corona, aka Murcof.
TAYLOR DEUPREE & KENNETH KIRSCHNER
ROOM 40
CD // £8.99
Brilliant live album from post_piano duo Taylor Deupree and Kenneth Kirschner
12K
CD // £8.99
Amazing album from 12k, full of melancholy guitar-pieces and delicate arrangements. Highly Recommended!
Dandelion (Expanded CD Edition)
DIGITALIS
CD // £7.99
NOW: £4.99
*Expanded CD Edition - includes over 35 minutes of material not featured on the vinyl edition of this album*
Kompakt
CD // £10.99
The latest in the series includes contributions from Tim Hecker, Sylvain Chauveau and The Fun Years
Thrill Jockey
MP3 Download // £3.99
FLAC Download // £4.99
Analogue drones and evolving instrumental soundscapes from one half of Mountains
Thrill Jockey
MP3 Download // £5.99FLAC Download // £6.99
A formidable return for a consistently classy outfit, and a must for all the synth-drift junkies among you.
Type Recordings
CD // £7.99
Finally available on CD - fabulously dense and harrowing drone variations from John Twells, aka Xela.
Type Recordings
CD // £7.99
The rare debut album from Sylvain Chauveau available on limited new issue.
Type Recordings
CD // £7.99
An amazing album poised between outright aural punishment and an impenetrably black chasm. Immense.
Type Recordings
CD // £8.99
Now available for the first time in over 15 years and featuring brand new artwork.
Type Recordings
CD // £7.99
Full-Length CD edition of this harrowing album for fans of David Lynch, Philip Jeck and Leyland Kirby...
Nunatak / Teimo / Permafrost (Special Triple Cd Edition)
Type Recordings
3CD // £15.99
Very Special triple gatefold/digifile CD edition featuring Thomas Köner’s seminal first three albums.
Type Recordings
CD // £7.99
Beautifully melancholy arrangement of frayed, ambient sounds and dusty pulses - highly recommended.
12K
CD // £7.99
The new project from David Wenngren, aka Library Tapes, and Yiva Wiklund. New on 12k.
Wireless - Live At The Arnolfini, Bristol
Touch
CD // £13.99
Deep and immersive live material from Biosphere on the Touch label.
Sadly, The Future Is No Longer What It Was (Deluxe Triple CD Edition)
History Always Favours The Winners
3CD // £15.99
Incredible triple CD set, over 4 hours of music housed in a custom outer card slipcase - ESSENTIAL PURCHASE.
12K
CD // £7.99
Immersive and melodic electroacoustic soundscapes on this great new soundtrack collaboration
ROOM 40
CD // £8.99
The Polish composer's sophomore helping of microsound delights on Room40
Kranky
CD // £13.99
Following up the sublime Quiet City, Mark Nelson returns with another simply beautiful album.
