Electronic
News: The Orb release COW / Chill Out, World!
The Orb (Alex Paterson & Thomas Fehlmann) are back, hot on the heels of their last release Moonbuilding 2703 AD, a project which took six years due to the circumstances behind its production*, COW has taken just a measly six months** Described as their most ambient album yet it features only the occasional presence of buoyant, …
Track: Romare – Je ‘Taime
Previous single ‘Who Loves You?’ Was the first glimpse of the new album from London based producer Romare, and he’s now dropped another insight in the shape of Je’taime ahead of the release of Love songs: Part two via Ninja Tune on November 11th. Je’taime opens with this insistent, bubbling guitar line, accompanied by fizzing …
Tracks: Jóhann Jóhannsson – Orphée
Jóhann Jóhannsson first album for Deutsche Grammophon is inspired by the various re-tellings of the old story of the poet Orpheus, a story of death, rebirth, change and the ephemeral nature of memory, the myth can also be read as a metaphor for artistic creation – about the elusive nature of beauty and its relation to the …
Album Review: Yello – Toy
Electronic pioneers Yello release their thirteenth album ‘Toy‘ Recorded at Yello Studios (Zurich). Toy features guests Fifi Rong (vocals on Kiss the Cloud, Dark Side) Malia (vocals on Cold Flame, Starlight Scene, Give You The World) Heidi Happy (vocals on Dialectical Kid), Jeremy Baer (all guitars). Yello are a Swiss electronic band formed in 1979, who (minus a …
Album review: Collected Works – John Foxx – Cathedral Oceans I – II – III: 5 vinyl LPs in album-style deluxe 12 X 12 book set
Edsel records have released The Complete Cathedral Oceans – all three editions of John Foxx’s ambient classic.This marks the first ever vinyl release for the trilogy of Cathedral Oceans (1997), Cathedral Oceans II (2003) and Cathedral Oceans III (2005). The music is spread over five 12”s and is accompanied by 12 X 12” art print …
Meet: Hannah Peel on her new album ‘Awake But Always Dreaming’, plus new show details
Hannah Peel, 2/3rds of Magnetic North and acclaimed singer songwriter, has released one of the years most lovely, intimate, emotional and beautiful records of the year in Awake but always dreaming, which came out late last month. Busy recording and performing in her own right and collaborating with an array of artists, she’s just announced …
Track: Murcof x Vanessa Wagner – Statea
InFiné records have released Statea by Murcof & Vanessa Wagner. TRAINSPOTTER ALERT: The title of the album is a reference (in old Italian) to scales and also the perfect balance between two units of measurement (now you know) Here we see the Mexican ambient figurehead Fernando Corona (known as Murcof) and French classical pianist Vanessa Wagner team …
Atticus Ross/Leopold Ross/Bobby Krlic : Almost Holy S/T
Almost Holy is a documentary directed by Steve Hoover, and it’s about Pastor Gennadiy Mokhnenko, a rogue man of the cloth that works and lives out of Mariupol, Ukraine. In his city there was a massive influx of homeless, drug-addicted children and “Pastor Crocodile”, as Mokhnenko likes to call himself, felt it was his duty to help …
Meet: HONNE talk about babymaking music and true love
Some bands are just meant to be. HONNE would be one of them. Intimate, profound, romantic – it’s hard not to fall in love with HONNE’s music. Their sensual melodies and sincere lyrics have warmed hearts of music fans all around the world. I met the British electro-soul duo consisting of long time friends Andy …
Meet: Stillhound on the release of their debut album ‘Bury Everything’
Technically we’ve met Stillhound before, but the last time we caught up with the Edinburgh-based trio was back in July 2015. A lot has happened since then – their stunning debut album,’ Bury Everything’ (read our full review), is due to be released on 23 September and they are playing a handful of shows across …