Tag Archives: instrumental

KEPA HÄRKÖNEN – Spicy Tales & Spacey Tones

August 10, 2019

Ramasound 2018 Sturm und Drang or surf and twang: Suomi guitar-slinger lets his tune loose and gets away with it. After almost four decades of laying down incendiary rhythm-and-blues with WRISTSHAKERS, Kepa Härkönen decided to strike on his own and … Continue reading →

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PAUL K – The Fermi Paradox

July 30, 2019

BasilicaMusic 2019 Don’t you ever wonder where everybody is? British maven of minimal ambience might have the answer to the secret of universal loneliness. For reasons unknown to man, Paul Kirkpatrick doesn’t mention the “Soul Connection” suite from 2007 on … Continue reading →

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JON DURANT – Alternate Landscapes

July 15, 2019

Alchemy 2019 Taking tunes up the cloud, innovative American axeman lets the texture do the talking. Ambience is Jon Durant’s natural habitat, be it in a solo mode or on joint efforts such as BURNT BELIEF whose can be seen … Continue reading →

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THIRD EAR BAND – Alchemy

July 10, 2019

Harvest 1969 / Esoteric 2019 Tribal brewing from British combo with alien tones were rooted in traditional tunes – refined and expanded for further focus. They may have played in Hyde Park on the same bill as THE STONES and … Continue reading →

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AKKU QUINTET – Depart

May 27, 2019

7D Media 2019 Swiss ensemble take their leave but linger on long enough to caress the listener’s ear and promise to return. From the onset, SONAR’s musical template has been minimal yet often intense, so the band’s drummer Manuel Pasquinelli … Continue reading →

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