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Casino Versus Japan - Casino Versus Japan - 01-Nov-09 11:34 PM
Casino vs. Japan`s first full-length is addictive. I want to listen to it more and more without being able to explain myself what is so addictive about it. Yes, the music layers sound hazy, it has looped melodies with crunchy, distorted rhythms, but I don`t know what creates that euphoric experience. It is sheer beauty from beginning to end, different from later albums of Mr. Kowalski, hypnotic and evocative. These sounds are enveloping and stay in mind long after listening. Unforgettable and really cool. I wish the album was more accessible to listeners than now.

Steve Roach / Roger King - Dust To Dust - 16-Jun-09 12:07 AM
I am quite amazed to see such low ratings on this treasure. It is a unique sonic experiment bringing two creative masters of ambient together. And believe me, the result is beyond your imagination. Steve Roach transfers the listener to new magnificently deep territories and Roger King provides surprisingly fresh sound of western-style guitar accompanied by various percussions and natural sounds. "Dust to Dust" is literally breathing with hot desert air and you better listen to it without paying much attention to overall ratings. A strong conceptual standout in Roachs discography. 5/5

G.O.L. (2) - Sensations Of Tone - 21-May-08 06:26 AM
After having listened to pretty much of deep electronic music I thought that little could amaze me at that moment. But when I stumbled upon "Sensations of Tone" I was simply put in awe. The music on this album is powerful and calm, rich and minimal, electronic and live-sounding. It is also melodic, deep, beautiful, emotional, hypnotizing... Simply put every positive adjective describing music and it would easily fit to "Sensations of Tone". Therefore I dont want to put it into narrow definitions like "new-agy" or "mid-tempoish". It is far beyond them. I also believe that this is a once-in-a-lifetime record for the musicians. They put so much of their creative power into the project that the result came out unsurpassable. It is even difficult for me to pickup standouts or favorite tracks. They all form Music with a capital letter. A timeless piece of art.

Super Secret Symphony, The - The Super Secret Symphony - 15-Mar-08 07:54 AM
In my opinion, The Super Secret Symphony stands out from ordinary minimal / experimental releases. Here everything is special: the samples, their sounding and appearing in time. These two 30-minute works do not invite listener to another ambient journey. They just offer an exquisite interplay of sounds with occasional beats and synths. Processed voice samples add an "alien" feeling to overall abstract atmosphere, and I really like how complete they sound. It is also interesting to think out the meaning of these bleeps, droppings, hisses, tingles and their combinations. In this way it does remind me of some robotic symphony. I wish Carlos Abe Duque produced more works with such level of creativity and quality.

Spyra - Etherlands - 01-Jan-08 08:14 PM
"Etherlands" is more polished in sound than previous Spyras albums and thus makes an ear-pleasing listen. The music is basically old-school melodic spacey ambient with fresh nuances, live-sounding beats (sometimes being innovative) and speech samples. My favourites are "The Synthesizer Experience", "Monotonous Stereo Part I" and "Birds on the Wire". One would not expect something really new here, especially if you are familiar with other Spyras works. But if you are lucky to grab this one, you will most likely not be disappointed. A fine example of new Berlin Electronic School.

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