Report: "Tanmatra" by Arjen Schat out on Bandcamp

Arjen Schat, better known as Ohrwert in dub techno circles, also works in other genres such as EM and ambient. The recently released album "Tanmatra" is a crisp ambient dream with mystic flavour and brilliant drones and percussive elements.The five tracks on the album are each named after the five subtle elements through which we perceive the physical world around us. A strongly recommended musical companion for night and day. The album is out now on the artist's Bandcamp page.

Report: Undara to perform live on StillStream

Here is a chance to catch our shamanistic Portuguese friends live on StillStream online radio. Expect to hear live takes on the "Traveller" album as well as new themes. The show will be aired on the 3rd of June. See below for further more information.

Report: Tegelbacken Nightlights out on astrangelyisolatedplace

gterma friend and mastering wizard A.P - appearing here under his moniker relapxych.0 - has just seen "Tegelbacken Nightlights" released on the astrangelyisolatedplace blog. Third in a series of environmental soundscapes it is a new take on the beautiful album "City Nightlights", a condensed and reinterpreted mix which also inludes some brand new material. Dedicated to the exploration of a decaying urban environment and perfect for late night listening. Available as a free download via bandcamp.
  relapxych.0 - Tegelbacken Nightlights by astrangelyisolatedplace

Celebrating those long summer nights

We have some new material from Mathias in the works. As we prepare to enter the short but intense summer season where the massive darkness gives way to those humid twilight nights with their smells of summer flowers and distant calls of intoxicated blackbirds or nostalgic seagulls, we've been putting together a set of albums that will complement the season well. If all goes as planned the albums will start going into production shortly and hopefully make their way to distribution come early June.

First out would be "Dämmerung", this album is based on drones recorded in 2010 and is a celebration of the summer season.
[gterma008] : Mathias Grassow - Dämmerung by the lost gterma


"Uttarakuru" brings to life again two long drone pieces recorded in April 1999 which appeared on the then klauswiese.com CDr label.
[gterma013] : Mathias Grassow - Uttarakuru by the lost gterma

Continuing the Alchemy series, "Wisdom of Fate" sees selected pieces from the first months of 2012.
[gterma016] : Mathias Grassow - Wisdom Of Fate by the lost gterma

Typhoon Roke abates

In September 2011 the powerful cyclone Roke made it to the Japanese east coast where it proceeded to pound the people with angry winds and greedy waves. While passing overhead a sleepy little seaside town and shaking the house of Ian Handsley, also known as enh, it inspired him to compose a marvellous entry into the ambient places series on the fine A Strangely Isolated Place-label. More info about the release is found here.

ASIP002: enh - Roke by astrangelyisolatedplace

Report: Indo featured on OAN compilation "Vapor & Polvo Vol I"

Our Hungarian friend Indo makes an appearance on the compilation "Vapor & Polvo Vol I" from Organic Acoustic Netlabel, a minimalistic experimental ambient collection of tracks from this promising Chilean netlabel. All releases of the label are currently available digitally on Bandcamp free of charge and are worth to investigate. Find it here.

Report: Collaboration between Solar Ocean and Somnium announced

We've learnt that Solar Ocean has teamed up with drone/ambient artist Somnium for a collaborative effort. A first preview titled "Naked Cold" is now available on the artist's soundcloud page. At first glance it appears ambient lovers with a love of minimalistic dronescapes will be in for a wonderful treat.


Naked Cold (from forthcoming Solar Ocean\Somnium collaboration) by Solar Ocean