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marsen jules - Nostalgia
Marsen Jules returns with an astonishing suite that combines a stirring orchestral grandeur with chilly, cinematic ambience. An obvious reference point is the stately creations of Wolfgang Voigt's GAS, but Jules' compositions have a crystal-clear quality that Voigt's tracks lack, and are also completely beatless - they feel more exposed, more vulnerable. His sixth full-length to date, following releases on Autoplate, City Centre Offices and Genesungswerk, and appearances on no less than four Kompakt Pop Ambient compilations, Nostalgia is billed as a continuation of his 2005 classic Herbstlaub, and as a meditation on "desire, rebellion and immortality", and sure enough it's a similarly oriented work of sober minimalism that privileges unflinching emotional enquiry over touchy-feely reassurance, splendidly evoking both the pleasure and the pain of dwelling on the past. The first half of the album is beautiful but a little bit harrowing, like having a bird's eye view down on yourself as you trudge hopelessly across the loneliest Arctic tundra, but the later tracks let some light in: 'Sweet Sweet Longing' stretches out low piano notes and bowed cello into widescreen drones, and 'Kundera's Dream - a reference to the august Czech writer? - flecks finger-picked guitar notes over the most sweepingly romantic string overture imaginable. Jules is that rare thing, an ambient composer whose command of atmosphere is equalled by a strong sense of narrative and melodic progression. Fans of Biosphere, William Basinski, Klimek, GAS, Lawrence English, Thomas Koner and other isolationist maestros will instantly grasp how special this record is.
Rocket Girl
CD // £13.99
Blending the peerless haze of his patented Cocteau Twins sound with a more modern, cinematic bent.
Samadhisound
2CD BOX // £15.99
Outtakes and alternate versions of tracks from David Sylvian's Manofon album, released last year.
CHRIS WATSON & MARCUS DAVIDSON
Touch
CD // £13.99
Surprising collaboration between the much lauded BBC sound recordist Chris Watson and Marcus Davidson.
Wintermusik (Erased Tapes Edition)
ERASED TAPES
CD // £10.99
New edition of this Incredible piano-led album from burgeoning modern classical talent Nils Frahm.
Dandelion (Expanded CD Edition)
DIGITALIS
CD // £7.99
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*Expanded CD Edition - includes over 35 minutes of material not featured on the vinyl edition of this album*
Constellation
CD // £13.99
Godspeed's Bruce Cawdron and Beckie Foon indulging their sweetest, most melodic impulses.
12K
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64 minutes of advanced electro-acoustic vibrations - new on Taylor Deupree's esteemed 12k imprint.
Oktaf
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An expanded, remastered edition of this early work by the neo-classical/ambient composer
Oktaf
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First class neo-classical/ambient compositions - the debut Marsen Jules album gets remastered and reissued
Oktaf
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If ever there were music for quiet meditation, this would be it. Highly recommended.
Oktaf
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Marsen Jules returns, combining stirring orchestral grandeur with chilly, cinematic ambience.
MARSEN JULES / DEAF CENTER / JULIEN NETO / RYAN TEAGUE / VARIOUS
MIASMAH
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DEAF CENTER / BIOSPHERE / VARIOUS
Lost In The Humming Air (Music Inspired By Harold Budd)
Oktaf
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Deaf Center, Biosphere, Mokira, Xela, Porn Sword Tobacco, Loscil and more pay tribute to Harold Budd.
DEAF CENTER / BIOSPHERE / VARIOUS
Lost In The Humming Air (Music inspired by Harold Budd)
Oktaf
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Deaf Center, Biosphere, Mokira, Xela, Porn Sword Tobacco, Loscil and more pay tribute to Harold Budd.
Glacial Movements
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Latest slice of glacial ambience from Loscil.
DESIRE PATH RECORDINGS
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Beautiful suite of neo-classical choral ambience from Brooklyn-based Kyle Bobby Dunn.
A White Rainbow Spanning The Dark
Serein
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Guitar and field recordings mapping out strange and solemn topographies...
ROOM 40
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John Chantler offers his most substantial solo recordings in over seven years.
SOMEONE GOOD
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Collection of delightful instrumental pop, electronica and solo piano from this Room40 offshoot label.
Ahornfelder
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...The nail-biting terror of a Miasmah release juxtaposed with the intensity of classic Mego work.
Flau
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31 different artist contribute to this charity album on the Flau label.
Preservation
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Alex Gray of Sun Araw with a beautiful set of shimmering half-remembered songs.
Preservation
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Electroacoustic ambience and finely crafted electronic beats from this debuting San Franciscan artist
Thrill Jockey
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A formidable return for a consistently classy outfit, and a must for all the synth-drift junkies among you.
