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Circa Survive

JAMEZ — Sun, 09 May 2010 23:55:47 +0000

Circa Survive – Blue Sky Noise
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Loscil

JAMEZ — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:19:48 +0000

Best ambients I’ve heard in a while. The last track alone stands on its own even without the rest of the album. Grab this immediately. Check out the other Loscil releases as well, dude’s an amazing artist.

Loscil – Endless Fall

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The Parasails

JAMEZ — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:57:57 +0000

No name band?

Maybe so, but some seriously really good stuff,

highly recommended to anyone who likes lo-fi electronic stuff. Limited run of this was a 100 cassete.

No MySpace and no Buy links *shrug*

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The American Dollar

JAMEZ — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:18:44 +0000

Typical American Dollar greatness, first album of 2010 and here we’re starting it off with some post-rock/ambient.

Check it out, 13 fantastic songs;

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Custom

JAMEZ — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:55:30 +0000

MAJOR PARTY FOUL:

FUCK THE 90′s

DOWNLOAD: CUSTOM – “HEY MISTER”

Endless Endless Endless

JAMEZ — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:59:21 +0000

No one could review this, and even come close to describing it.

Artist: Endless Endless Endless
Album: Sprawl
Genre: Ambient / Electronic / Noise / Psychedelic
Website: http://www.endlessendlessendless.com/?p=43

-Track List-

1 Hum [8:26]
2 Ghosts I: Static [6:03]
3 Washes [14:30]
4 Ghosts II: Breaths [7:40]
5 Sprawl [15:32]

Try Album [Mediafire] | Endless Endless Endless – Sprawl

Library Tapes

JAMEZ — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:38:51 +0000

Certain people find comfort in sadness and I admit I’m one of those people, at least where my music tastes are concerned. However, there must be melody somewhere amidst the melancholy, otherwise it’s hard to derive satisfaction from it. Sweden’s David Wenngren’s has proved to be a master of this particular art, recording under his Library Tapes identity. Pleasingly, after 2007’s ‘Höstluft’ he’s produced another fine record of minimalist beauty.

The mood for ‘A Summer Beneath The Trees’ is bleak from the outset as the mournful strings of the opening track dominate. The fact that this track is named ‘The Sound Of Emptiness Part 1′ tells you all you need to know. Perhaps continuing the theme of train journeys from ‘Höstluft’, ‘Pieces Of Us Were Left On The Track’ offers little reprieve from the despair but its chilling melody is tastefully understated. Raising a smile slightly, ‘Above The Flood’ is cute and multi-layered; not unlike Icelandic group Múm in the way in which crosses between classical and folk music. Then from out of nowhere, ‘The Modest Triumph’ gladdens the heart with its stirring mix of guitars and stringed instruments whilst the glorious finale ‘…And Then Rain Did Fall’ ends events on a positive note.

It can be sometimes difficult writing about music which begins in such a sad and morose fashion as ‘A Summer Beneath The Trees’, yet when it’s presented in such a subtle and haunting style, it can be poignant and quite beautiful. Furthermore, there’s enough shades of light on offer to shift the balance.

Artist: Library Tapes
Album: A Summer Beneath The Trees
Genre: Classical / Ambient / Experimental
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/librarytapes

- Tracklist -

1.- The Sound Of Emptiness Part 1
2.- Pieces Of Us Were Left On The Tracks…
3.- Above The Flood
4.- A Summer Beneath The Trees
5.- The Fragile Tide
6.- The Modest Triumph
7.- The Sound Of Emptiness Part 2
8.- The Rivers Turned To Cobblestone
9.- … And The Rain Did Fall

Try Album [Mediafire] | Library Tapes – A Summer Beneath The Trees