Tag: CCBYNCSA40

Welcome Home Morning Star – [2018] Nimrod

Cold as steel cinematic post rock from Portugal; calm sound yet strong atmosphere.

Wed, 14th Oct 2020
Gridline – [2014] Videogame

Pure synths (no samples) and drums lead to an instrumental or melodic techno album. Made not for dancing, but for attentive walking.

Wed, 12th Feb 2020
Wacky Southern Current – [2011] In a Realm of Uncertain Summer

Cinematic instrumental post rock. Like an alternative soundtrack to Magnolia, this slow-paced exercise in wackyness.

Wed, 21st Mar 2018
In Vitro – [2017] Deep Hope

Minimal house. Repetitive beats and only subtle changes in harmonics introduce an element of trance (pun intended).

Wed, 7th Mar 2018
Still Pluto – [2014] Songs To Mend The Heart Once Been Torn Apart

Solid soft hard rock. Very well recorded and produced vocal rock music; hard to place on the spectrum between soft and hard rock.

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
Lorenzo’s Music – [2017] Cool ships and heat exchangers

(Un)conventional alternative rock. With netlabel blocSonic, it’s hard to not be impressed. I adore how they keep publishing consistently solid to exceptional albums and compilations year after year. The word conventional is meant as a compliment. Although it is not strictly correct: the use of brass instruments and synth sounds clearly is an exception to […]

Wed, 5th Jul 2017
Rho – [2010] Cedarleaf

Unambient ambient. This release raised the bar for me when it comes to “memorizing” what it sounds like. Should I put it into the ambient category? Or eclectic electronica? Cinematic orchestrations, based on solo guitar melodies, served on a bed of electronic sounds. Not easy to classify. Listen for yourself…

Wed, 24th Sep 2014

Tag: CCBYNCSA40

Welcome Home Morning Star – [2018] Nimrod

Gridline – [2014] Videogame

Wacky Southern Current – [2011] In a Realm of Uncertain Summer

In Vitro – [2017] Deep Hope

Still Pluto – [2014] Songs To Mend The Heart Once Been Torn Apart

Lorenzo’s Music – [2017] Cool ships and heat exchangers

Rho – [2010] Cedarleaf