Periskop – Immerse (Kabalion Records)
A near eighty-minute epic working off and then abandoning the blueprint of classic dub ambient…
Author Stephen Fruitman
Stephen Fruitman
Born and raised in Toronto, Stephen Fruitman has been living in northern Sweden lo these past thirty years. Writing and lecturing about art and culture as an historian of ideas since the early nineties, his articles have appeared in an number of international publications. He is also a contributing editor at Igloo Magazine.
Murder Corporation – Nekro (Menstrual Recordings)
As a rule, circumstance, the authorities, and the media generally shield most of us from…
Sound Furniture – Tonerium (Sofa Records)
This is Sinsuke Fujieda´s third release as Sound Furniture. His first was the tiny, perfect…
Akira Kosemura, Megumi Shinozaki & Kimihiko Nitta – For (Schole)
A series of vignettes – a sun-drenched landscape, girl walking, cradling a bouquet of long-stemmed,…
Richard Garet – Meta (Line)
As a purely audio experience, Richard Garet´s installation Meta is an extended field recording masquerading…
Artefactum – Rosarium Hermeticum (Ur Muzik)
The Renaissance opened minds as well as long forbidden books, as the Church could no…
Pietro Riparbelli – Vacuum (Dirter Promotions)
What goes on in the mind of the hunchback of Notre-Dame, while he swings between…
Jan Ryhalsky – Iron Skeletons (LOM)
LOM, one of the many vital, young labels showcasing the eccentric talents of Eastern Europe…
MB & Dedali – Elektro Tones (Noctovision)
Born in 1955, Maurizio Bianchi (who regularly shifts between his given name and simply his…
Bruno Sanfilippo – Upon Contact Reworked (AD21)
A graceful, meditative piece, played on the piano by Bruno Sanfilippo, not a million miles…
Kita Kouhei – Endless Cycle of Rebirth (Lantern)
Kita Kouhei´s Endless Cycle of Rebirth elbows its way onto the Lantern label´s roster, one…
Various Artists – New German Ethnic Music: Immigrant’s Songs from Germany Electronically Reworked (Karoake Kalk)
Beneath its staid, ethnology textbook title, New German Ethnic Music: Immigrant´s Songs from Germany Electronically…
Sheriff Lindo & The Hammer – Ten Dubs That Shook the World (EM Records)
An essential oil greasing the gears of worldwide dub. Sheriff Lindo´s hammer is his studio…
Chihei Hatakeyama – Moon Light Reflecting Over Mountains (Room40)
Chihei Hatakeyama strolls along the beach, ´Prince of the Sea´, as the waves unfurl their…
Woob – Adaption (Bigamoebasounds)
It was always misleading to call Woob an “ambient” artist (even though he became the…