my week-end ambient pick #22 : Schindling

Christoph Schindling's work is not exclusively ambient, but that track " Wave-Breaking" has something hypnotizing. the thing is when it stops, you put it on again.
German guy has a myspace : http://www.myspace.com/christophschindling
Happy sunday morning you nuts !

my week-end ambient pick #21 : mikrokristal

Really peaceful moment with that Lithuanian artist, a mix of field and ponctual sample use. perfect for a sunny saturday morning.
check out whole album on : http://coldtearrecords.bandcamp.com/album/reflections-from-imagination

Ombilicum V. Dreamlands available

You can now peacefully listen to Dreamlands on www.ombilicum.com
4 tracks, 30 minutes, free streaming.
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Soniccouture : ondes martenot

 

Soniccouture is a London based company that releases amazing virtual instruments and samples. Their latest work was quite a challenge as they decided to capture the intriguing unique sound of Ondes Martenot.

You'll get all details on what that extraterrestrial instrument is all about here : http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/g27-ondes/  and listen to no less than 15 demo tracks to see the extent of its capacities. Spooky.

There's a nice video too i'll share here where you get a live performance of the beast with specialist Jean Laurendeau :



Funny thing i remember when Radiohead came over to France for a special private concert on TV : they couln't find enough Ondes players around to perform for the show. I guess it takes some kind of eccentricity to deal with the alien ! that's what Soniccouture is about also.

http://www.soniccouture.com/

my week-end ambient pick #20 : naono

rellay cool textures and field treatments, reminds me of my Ombilicum works, just relax.
Guy is from Greece, Athens, where they fight for respect and human dignity at the moment, against the oppression of bankers and their international mathematics of greed.

other quiet beautiful tunes on : http://soundcloud.com/naono/tracks
album to download (free) here : http://www.archaichorizon.com/releases/AH038

my week-end ambient pick #19 : Klontart

"slomo"
Klontart is Robert Van Der Kamp, photographer and sound scientist who seems to be looking for light into darkness.
haunting photographs here : http://www.klontart.com/klontart/vision/vision.html
and amazing sound here : http://www.klontart.com/klontart/sound-monolyth.html ("slomo" is part of this project)

my week-end ambient pick #18 : arms & sleepers

I know it's a bit late for a sunday morning musical pick so i'll lull you to slumber with that very quiet work by Arms & Sleepers, a duo from the US.
Whole album is a wonder, check this whenever : http://wearearmsandsleepers.bandcamp.com/album/nostalgia-for-the-absolute

my week-end ambient pick #17 : Sphingida

A very quiet smooth moment, like running in a sea of cotton.
The guys are from Kiev, Ukraine. label is here : http://sentimony.com/

my week-end ambient pick #16 : myself

This is one by myself, Arrakis, from Ombilicum V. Dreamlands.
I worked on a basis of layered guitars, with a simple rhythm, then added on some bits of recordings i had done outside in the garden (there's a railway nearby...). The chamber orchestra bit in the middle was played live to see where it would go. I then added an old phonograph treatment cos' i was thinking of Blade Runner when Rachel plays the piano and 2 lines of music are mixed together. enjoy.

whole project is here : http://ombilicum.bandcamp.com/album/ombilicum-v-dreamlands
site is www.ombilicum.com

my week-end ambient pick #15 : David Peck

Sorry, I was away for some time and skipped a pick;
There's one that will easily replace your radio station news groaning in the kitchen on sunday morning. A rather spooky futurist track (there's a gothic choir in the background at some time).
Guy is David Peck, from Indianapolis, US :  http://dvdpck.tumblr.com/