Tag Archives: ambient

Gig review: NORDIC GIANTS – Contemporary, Nottingham, 8 May 2015

Posted on June 3, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
NORDIC GIANTS - Contemporary, Nottingham, 8 May 2015

It’s not often nowadays that you go to a gig and witness something so strikingly powerful that you are drawn into, and feel like part of, the performance, The Nordic Giants have done that tonight as they blend the visuals … Continue reading →

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Album review: OTIS TAYLOR – Hey Joe Opus Red Meat

Posted on March 2, 2015 by petefeenstra

Inakustik[Released 02.03.15] Otis Taylor sets himself a tall order by choosing two versions of ‘Hey Joe’ with which to convey a theme and set a high musical standard.  He fashions the song to his own end, taking Hendrix’s reading of … Continue reading →

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Album review : DODSON AND FOGG – In A Strange Slumber

Posted on November 8, 2014 by petefeenstra
Dodson And Fogg - In A Strange Slumber

Wisdom Twins [Release date 26.09.14] Despite sounding like a dodgy estate agent Dodson And Fogg is actually the ambient musical brain child of singer-song writer Chris Wade. ‘In A Strange slumber’ is an evocative title as befits an album with … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHN LUTTRELL – The Dream Exchange

Posted on July 20, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
John Luttrell - The Dream Exchange

www.johnluttrell.com [Release date 15.05.14] In the mid-late 1980s there was a fad for what was termed ‘new age’ music which produced ambient albums in their abundance and presaged the “chill-out” genre a decade later.  Some nasty critics likened the genre … Continue reading →

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Album review: TONY LOWE & ALISON FLEMING – Human Sleeping

Posted on June 5, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Tony Lowe & Alison Fleming - Human Sleeping

Sunn Creative [Release date 01.07.14] Tony Lowe came to our attention for his contribution to the latest Bram Stoker album.  He wasn’t on that band’s debut in 1972 but has worked with Julian Lennon, Roger Daltrey and many others as … Continue reading →

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Album review: PHWG – The Observer

Posted on January 8, 2014 by petefeenstra
PHWG – The Observer

Pontus H.W. Gunve [Release date 07.05.13] PHWG is an innovative band led by New York based guitarist, synth programmer, composer and producer Pontus H.W. Gunve, with an original take on prog rock, world, ambient and fusion music. He frames it all … Continue reading →

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Album review: SHHH…APES! – The Shape of Apes to Come

Posted on October 26, 2013 by petefeenstra

  Matchbox Records   [Release date 14.10.13] Shhh…Apes!  is a welsh combo steered by their effervescent founder member Mark Foley, who don’t so much compose songs, as paint aural landscape and populate them with a subtly crafted mix of harmonies, percussion … Continue reading →

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