Showing posts with label Wise Owl Records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wise Owl Records. Show all posts

Taiga Blues - Ausklang (2009) & A Minor Shunt Of Common Sense (2009)

Today, I'm going to present to you two fantastic little EPs recorded by Taiga Blues from Glasgow, Scotland. What began as a side project is now a thriving project, that helps making ideas and songs come to life that would not be able to be concieved in recording sessions with Carstens other project. A very experimental mix of electronica, jazz and post-rock, that's just what I need for these first summer days. Carsten Mandt, Tim Craig and Michael Gallagher just know how to compose and play smooth, relaxed songs that lighten your mood and make you smile.

I don't want to tell you too much about the music, because that might spoil the surprise. I can only urge you guys to listen to that stuff, it is definitely Grade A material. Two thumbs up for these guys from Glasgow!
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Genre:
Jazz, Post Rock, Experimental, Electronic

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Ben Woods - Moments (2009)

Wächter der Erinnerung

Kenner seiner erstaunlichen Entwicklung als Ambient Künstler, von den Piano-basierten Alben A Collection of Thoughts und Liaise in Silence, über das dronige Nymh: Realms of Detachment werden dieses Album schätzen, lieben und nie wieder loslassen wollen.

Ben Woods' viertes und neuestes Werk - gewissenhaft moments betitelt - folgt einem, dem Vorgänger ähnlichen Aufbau. Drones, die vom zerbrechlichen Piano überlagert werden, legen einen Schleier über die Kompositionen, der das Fenster in die Vergangenheit milchig trübt. Diese, an frühe Stars of the Lid erinnernden Klangwolken, sind die Wächter der Erinnerung, die Hüter der Geschichte. Sie geben Einblick in die einstmaligen Momente der Einsamkeit, in die Momente des Glücks, in die Momente der Friedlichkeit und der Verwundbarkeit.

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Watchmen of the memory

Connoisseurs of his astonishing evolution as an ambient artist, from the piano-based albums A Collection of Thoughts and Liaise in Silence, to the drony Nymh: Realms of Detachment will appreciate, love and won't want to let this album go ever again.

Ben Woods' fourth and latest effort - conscientiously titled moments - follows an approach similar to its predecessor. Drones, overlain by fragile piano, put a haze across the compositions, that blurs the window to the past. These clouds of sound, reminding of the early Stars of the Lid, are the watchmen of the memory, the guardians of history. They give insight into the past moments of solitude, into the moments of happiness, into the moments of peacefulness and vulnerability.

Genre: Ambient
(52:32)
320 kBit/s

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Toma - As We Fall Into Static Our Hearts Sing (2009)

Dichte Wolken sammeln sich am Nachhimmel und trüben die Sicht auf die Sterne. Der Mond scheint blass durch den grau-schwarzen Vorhang und spiegelt sich in einem kleinen See in Zentral-England. Dort stehen Toma und singen ihre düsteren und dennoch herzhaft schönen Lieder.

Der Soundvorhang bestimmt, wie die Wolken den Nachthimmel, den Klang von Tomas Liedern. Der Brite baut in seinen Liedern eine dröhnende Mauer auf, die auf reinen und wundervoll sphärischen Shoegaze trifft. Toma sind episch, atmosphärisch, schön und traurig, balladesk und dennoch verloren in ihr Innerstes.

Das Album As We Fall Into Static Our Hearts Sing ist ein in sich stimmiges Album, das eine wunderschöne Atmosphäre mit sich bringt. Der Hörer wird in seine Gedankenwelt transportiert und kann für 40 Minuten alles um sich herum vergessen.

Herausragend ist der Song Fallback Lighthorsemen, der all diese Gefühle zusammenfasst und wirklich tief vordringt. Er erinnert hie und da sogar ein bisschen an Yndi Halda. Verbessert werden könnte noch die Aufnahmequalität und vielleicht die Abwechslung zwischen den Stücken. Man kann jedoch von einem sehr eigenen Stil reden und von einem wirklich wundervollen Album!

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Thick clouds gatter in the nightsky and blear the sight to the stars. The moon shines paly through the grey-black curtain and mirrors in a small lake right in the middle of England. There are Toma and sing their bleak yet hearty, beautiful songs.

The curtain of sound dominates the sound of Toma’s songs, just like the clouds dominate the nightsky. The Brit builds a drony wall in his songs, which constitute clear and wonderful spherical shoegaze. Toma are epic, atmospheric, beautiful and sad, melancholic yet lost into their marrow.

The album As We Fall Into Static Our Hearts Sing is a harmonious album with a wonderful atmosphere. The listener drowns into his thoughts and is able to forget everything that revolves around him for 40 minutes.

The song Fallback Lighthorsemen is outrageous. It sums up all the feelings and is really deep. Sometimes he even reminded me of Yndi Halda. The only thing that leaves room for improvement is the sound quality and the variety of the tracks in the album. Still, I am glad to say, this is a very awesome album with a very unique style!

Genre: Shoegaze
(40:14)
256 kBit/s

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Jacob Harris - Diskographie (2008-2009)

"Jacob Harris is a musician who hails from the tiny village of Titusville on the east coast of Florida. Jacob's music aims to put you in a relaxed state and uses softer melodies and robust harmonies to transfer you there. Turning guitar and orchestrated backgrounds into layered drones, Jacob is able to create stunning soundscapes and an overall beautiful listening experience." - LastFM

Recommended if you like: Eluvium, Stars of the Lid, Hammock.

Safe Haven Harbours Multitudes (2009)

Tracklist:
01 - Memorial of an Era
02 - Moya
03 - Peace at Last
04 - I - Alone in the Rain
05 - II - Sound Forming Lights
06 - III - Safe Haven
07 - VI - Peace at Last
08 - 108 Seconds of Silence
09 - Sacred Hill Signal


Genre: Ambient
(42:03)
320 kBit/s

Who Weaves Bright Dreams (2008)

Tracklist:
01 - Sonoluminescence
02 - Clairaudience
03 - A MidWinters Refrain
04 - Blue Nocturne
05 - Blue Nocturne II
06 - A MidWinters Refrain II
07 - Clairaudience II
08 - Sonoluminescence II


Genre: Ambient
(1:45:42)
320 kBit/s

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