Outfolding by Saul Stokes
This is my favorite Saul Stokes album, one I keep coming back to (though Metacollage is good too). He builds his own synthesizers, helping to create his own sound world. This one has a gentle, soothing quality throughout, even in the occasional percussive sounds. Nice late evening music, but (unlike one or two of his others) not quite toppling into muzak. The All Music Guide review keeps saying that it "breathes" and I know what they mean.
Jon Boden (of Spiers & Boden and Bellowhead) has been releasing an album each month for over a year called "Folk Song a Day." Each one consists of about 30 English folks songs that he sings with a simple accompaniment, often a capella. Until recently, I didn't realize that these were based on daily podcasts. The quality is only 128 kps, but it doesn't really need to be much better. The songs are all performed directly and thoughtfully, making for good listening. As a resource for musicians, the podcast is indispensable.
@thom, Love it but bear in mind I'm a backpacker at heart so her work drops comfortably in that space. @amclark2 +++ on the Ran Blake, I got it free from Amie Street.
"This is an album full of zoned-out drones that smolder and sink deep down into the mud. Synths wallow in the sun-dried ruins while guitar & bass write new epochs with shards of sonic debris. Fried whispers drift in the analog breeze slipping in and fading out before you even realize they're there. Late night whirrs and gentle skeletal purrs make a home in these aural prisms, never quite letting the blood boil. But Super Minerals will guide you as you meander through the rain-soaked city streets, never quite leading you back home."
"These two brooding shamans conjure up lush drones, nature-evoking field recordings, subtle guitar passages and menacing tones, blending all of these elements into an esoteric brew that brings on a mystical ambience."
- Bryon Hayes
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Outfolding by Saul Stokes
This is my favorite Saul Stokes album, one I keep coming back to (though Metacollage is good too). He builds his own synthesizers, helping to create his own sound world. This one has a gentle, soothing quality throughout, even in the occasional percussive sounds. Nice late evening music, but (unlike one or two of his others) not quite toppling into muzak. The All Music Guide review keeps saying that it "breathes" and I know what they mean.
Richard Chartier - Transparency (Performance)
- Info.
Somewhere Between the Sun and the Moon by wixel
Nice background music for working.
The second, live disc. I'm always delighted when it comes up in a playlist. Still available by track on eMu.
Yeah.
Daniel, if you're out there, do you have this? It has an awful lot in common with Hisato Higuchi's Henzai.
Yeah.
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- For the noise/experimental inclined. . . Brilliant !
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Still $3.99 at amazon.
@amclark2 - Beat me to the punch...
Wow, "Nothing But Heart" is stunning. Classic Low.
I think I got this free from Amie Street.
Jon Boden (of Spiers & Boden and Bellowhead) has been releasing an album each month for over a year called "Folk Song a Day." Each one consists of about 30 English folks songs that he sings with a simple accompaniment, often a capella. Until recently, I didn't realize that these were based on daily podcasts. The quality is only 128 kps, but it doesn't really need to be much better. The songs are all performed directly and thoughtfully, making for good listening. As a resource for musicians, the podcast is indispensable.
@amclark2 +++ on the Ran Blake, I got it free from Amie Street.
(url=>amz)
Love. Love. Love.
When the Flowers were Singing by Kwoon
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Crate digging is an enjoyable way to pass the afternoon.
cosined.
Stax SR-3 Electrostatic Ear Speakers. These sound amazing despite the fact that they are over 30 years old.
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Terrible cover, fine album. RIYL Boards of Canada.
Super Minerals - Multitudes - (2009)
"This is an album full of zoned-out drones that smolder and sink deep down into the mud. Synths wallow in the sun-dried ruins while guitar & bass write new epochs with shards of sonic debris. Fried whispers drift in the analog breeze slipping in and fading out before you even realize they're there. Late night whirrs and gentle skeletal purrs make a home in these aural prisms, never quite letting the blood boil. But Super Minerals will guide you as you meander through the rain-soaked city streets, never quite leading you back home."
"These two brooding shamans conjure up lush drones, nature-evoking field recordings, subtle guitar passages and menacing tones, blending all of these elements into an esoteric brew that brings on a mystical ambience."
- Bryon Hayes
"Hidden Orchestra" - What a lovely bandname.
- I found this EP on Bandcamp with 4 tracks from the album (1 free, 3 stream):
- Lovely music too - Thank you very many !
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Good ["morning"|"afternoon"|"evening"|"night"], emusers!
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Damn. I miss Amie Street so much.
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The closest I am going to come to enjoying a cup of coffee in Paris right now.