Matthew Davidson (Escape Philosphy) has announced that he’s offering high-quality uncompressed versions of his two latest albums as downloads via Bandcamp for $5 a pop: A Towering Achievement of Indescribable Beauty Brood XIV They are both albums we’ve featured here before. They should appeal to fans of ambient music, especially the work of Harold… Read More Chill Out, Get Some Great Music, **** The RIAA
Matthew Davidson has published a great new album of ambient piano pieces, Brood XIV. It’s a lovely album, in the tradition of Harold Budd and Brian Eno’s classic ambient works The Pearl and The Plateaux of Mirror. It features spare piano improvisations, with various piano effects treatments and other ambient effects. The video above, Miraflores Locks,… Read More Download A Free Album Of Ambient Music
You can’t have a sexy day without some music that gives you space to let your mind wander a bit. Behind This Soft Eclipse is the latest track from Matthew Davidson‘s ambient piano collection Brood XIV. If you’re familiar with the work of Budd & Eno, you’ll find that Davidson is exploring similar territory. Davidson… Read More Sexy Day: How About Some Sexy Free Music?
Matthew Davidson is a musician, sound designer, blogger and graphic designer. He’s released a series of free albums of electronic music, including the all Monome Grids and an album of ambient piano works, A Towering Achievement of Indescribable Beauty. The Hand That Paused to Gather, below, is an ambient piece recorded yesterday morning before Davidson… Read More Free Ambient Music From Matthew Davidson
This is a quick demo of Polygomé, an interesting patch that Matthew Davidson (stretta) made for the Monome. It’s a free download.
I’ve been skeptical about the Monome & Tenori-On as musical instruments, since they are basically a collection of on-off switches. This video, though, by Edison, challenges my preconceptions and offers a tempting preview of his upcoming album. Should be very cool! via Matthew Davidson
Stretta’s Matthew Davidson pointed out Cosmo‘s latest tip for saving money: wholesale music piracy: Cosmopolitan’s Bethany Heitman shares a ‘shameless money-saving trick’, presumably after penning another fabulous hand-job how-to article: “Having new tunes is ideal, but shelling out the cash to buy said music hurts. Call up friends, and ask them to burn you a… Read More Cosmo’s Secret To Saving Money: Ripping Off Music
Ready to chill out for the weekend with a bit of ambient music? Then check out Matthew Davidson’s gorgeous new release, A Towering Achievement of Indescribable Beauty. It’s a collection of piano improvisations, recorded May 27th – June 11th 2008, between 8:20 and 8:50am each day. Here’s what Davidson has to say about the album:… Read More Free Album Download: A Towering Achievement Of Indescribable Beauty
