July, 2005 archive
302 Acid - 0005 Even Calls
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The latest em:t release, 302 Acid’s 0005 Even Calls, is a very cool voyage into a new territory of improvisational ambient jazz.
Doug Kallmeyer, Justin Mader and Andrew Reichel make up 302 Acid. Some may recognize Reichel’s name from em:t’s earlier release gel-sol1104. There some similarities with the earlier album, but 302 Acid’s CD has more [...]
Hal Leonard has introduced a line of TrackPaks, Apple Loops versions of classic songs.
These loop collections are very different than any others that we’ve seen previously. Instead of being royalty-free collections, like most loop libraries, these are faithfully recorded loop-based versions of classic tunes. That means that you can’t take these loops and use them [...]
Free Experimental Ambient MP3s
HealthyFire.com features the free MP3 downloads of the music of M.D. McKnight, an experimental ambient artist.
As McNight puts it, “You will find a sampling of strange, unique and truly original songs that spark the imagination and puzzle the soul.”
Tracks range from ambient to aggressive industrial in style. Check out My Liquid Life.
While you enjoy the [...]
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Rhythm Science, by Paul D. Miller, AKA DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid, is a fascinating and challenging book. It explores Miller’s ideas about Rhythm Science - the creation of art from the flow of patterns in culture.
The book focuses on the role of the DJ as a metaphor for the artists in today’s culture. DJ’s [...]
The Dark Winter label, out of Minneapolis, MN, sends word that they have 14 releases of dark ambient music available for free download as MP3 files.
Fans of ambient and dark ambient will find a treasure trove of great music.
For a taste of what you’ll find, check out Samsa’s Unyou from Return of the Sofa King.
Alpha Wave Movement’s latest CD, A Distant Signal, is a great collection of tracks in the tradition of classic space music.
Alpha Wave Movement is one of the recording guises of Gregory Kyryluk, who also records as ambient/world music as Open Canvas, and as part of the synth group Thought Guild. Alpha Wave Movement represents his [...]
