Area C - SEA of RAINS
The WIRE 294: "There's an inherent affinity between the inky sparkle of interstellar space and the looming sonorities of synthesized sound. Sea of Rains is Rhode Island native [sic] Erik Carlson's contribution to this field; the music was commissioned by the Museum of Natural History in Providence to accompany an exhibition called "Mission Moon." Read the whole review
Richard Chartier - Further Materials
"This collection is a wide range of sound works from the ultra-minimal whispers of "composition09.01" to the subtle harmonics and musicality of "how things change" to the loud violent distortion of "tempt"
connect-icut
connect_icut is the recording alias of Sam Macklin, an English abstract electronica artist living in Vancouver Canada.
The Wire: "Always involving - and easily rewarding enough to make getting up and turning the record over an anticipatory pleasure." Why we Cry
Leighton Craig
The Wire: "Craig revels in deliberate, simple patterns and the warm, spongy tones of his vintage keyboard collection are invitingly sensual throughout"
Smile Down Upon Us - Smile Down Upon Us
moomLooo sings, tell stories, makes electronics, collects sounds and breaks things. Keiron and David play musical instruments - lots of them. moomLooo lives in Tokyo. Keiron and David live in London." More
Alexander+Wendt
"composing audio visually for performance space, gallery and screen, running 12x50 Recordings London, presenting FREQUENZEN radio programme on Resonance104.4FM, working as Lecturer Sound & Media"
THE WIRE: "Taking brute force and seismic impact of Metal and using it as a foundation for exploring the noisier end of drone and the darker side of Ambient...while sacrificing none of Metal's sheer impact. This music is both atmospheric and enormously powerful [and] redefines 'big' music as something vast and comfortless, but by applying an irresistible dynamic and executing it with elegant brutality, it's a darkness that irresistibly beckons"
