news - 2015 - W23 - release of the week poll

[snowdrop 73]

Greetings, friends! Your friendly poll pixie here, delivering another selection of auditory delights compiled by timeisart and Gagarin for your consideration

 

I invite you to discuss and highlight the music releases that have been announced this week in psybient.org news.

 

You are very welcome to vote for your favourite, most 'interesting' album(s) and/or share your impressions and thoughts on the music.

 

Embedded players for each release are under the spoiler - click 'show' below to display them.

 

 

 

Adham Shaikh - Basswalla [ Black Swan Sounds ] Bass, Dub, Psychill, Psydub, Psystep, World Fusion

Anton Seim - Secret Dream [ Plusquam Chillout ] Chillout, Downtempo

Ashnaia Project - Languages From Space [ Nutek Chill ] Ambient, Chillout, Downtempo, Psychill

Chrisna Karast - 12 Strands [ Self Released ] Bass, Downtempo, Glitch, IDM, Psychill, Psystep, Trap

Chrisna Karast - Space Cat Trap [ Self Released ] Bass, Downtempo, Glitch, IDM, Psychill, Psystep, Trap

Condensspur - Internal Explorations EP [ Mindspring Music ] Ambient, Glitch, Psychill, Psydub

Cyan341 - Drone [ Touched ] Chillout, Downtempo, Dub Techno

Dailon & Esseks - Constant Contrast Volume 1 [ Foundations Recordings ] Bass, Downtempo, Glitch, Psystep, Trap

De Vega - Gate Of Universe EP [ Bloodsugar Records ] Chillout, Downtempo 

De Vega - Stolen Dreams [ Plusquam Chillout ] Chillout, Downtempo 

Everyday Dust - Combinatio Nova [ Sparkwood Records ] Ambient, Drone, Experimental

Forgotten Future - W1 [ Creative Shop Music ] Ambient, Psychill, Space Music

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Fortadelis - Cityscapes Revisited [ Modular Grid Records ] Chillout, Downtempo, Drum & Bass, Lounge, Nu Jazz no preview

Gabriel Le Mar - Stripped [ Carpe Sonum ] Ambient, Chillout, Downtempo, Dub Techno

Gallery Six - Drones [ Plusquam Chillout ] Ambient, Drone 

Giri Dvasios - Ratu [ Cold Tear Records ] Ambient, Dub Techno 

Jaja - Stellamare [ Cyan Music ] Ambient, Meditative, Space

Keziah - Angel [ Purple Fridge Records ] Bass, Breaks, Downtempo, IDM 

Lakay - Metis'sage Community [ Hadra Records ] Downtempo, Dub, Psychill, Psytrance, World Fusion

Lars Leonhard - Deep Venture [ Self Released ] Ambient, Deep House, Downtempo, Dub Techno

l'etranger - Taped Over [ Left Of Field Records ] Ambient

Luca Fioretti - Exclusive Lounge EP [ Bloodsugar Records ] Chillout, Downtempo, Lounge 

Matthias Springer - The Man Behind [ Plusquam Chillout ] Chillout, Downtempo, Psychill 

mcthfg - Movement (Materials, Part Four) [ Dubmission Records ] Downtempo, Dub, Glitch, IDM, Psychill 

Nanda - Celestial Ancestral [ Merkaba Music ] Bass, Downtempo, Glitch Hop, Psychill, Psystep, World Fusion 

Natural Life Essence - Seeds And Spores [ Cyan Music ] Ambient, Chillout, Downtempo, Meditative, Psychill 

Ovnimoon & Om - Answers With No Questions [ Self Released ] Progressive, Psychill

Planet4 - Devil Game EP [ Addictech Records ] Bass, Downtempo, Experimental, Glitch, IDM 

The Synthetic Dream Foundation - The Witch King (1st Movement) [ Mythical Records ] Ambient, Experimental, Gothic, Industrial, Neoclassical

Tsaik - Tea Enfoca EP [ Lost Tribe Records ] Bass, Downtempo, Experimental, IDM 

Various Artists - Locomotion [ Hado Records ] Ambient, Chillout, Downtempo, Psychill 

Woolookologie - Your Heart Still Beats With The Sky EP [ Self Released ] Ambient, Chillout, Downtempo, House, IDM

 

 

 

Last week's results (these are the results after one week of voting - you can still vote and comment on this selection - click here!):

 

1st: Kuba - Amber [ Self Released ]

 

2nd: Various Artists - Chilling Dragon Tales [ Forestdelic Records ]
        

3rd: Alaya Sounds - Mountains Flow EP [ Self Released ]

        Calma Dub - Mukande EP [ Self Released ]

        Lyserge - Daydreaming At Night [ Self Released ]

        MultiColor - From The Outside [ Tympanik Audio ]

        Profresher - Valence Vol. 3 [ Self Released ]

        Various Artists - The Nepalese Relief Benefit Compilation [ Be Green Records, Street Ritual ]
        
        

Big love _/\_

 

Edit: this week's results are available here

[Gagarin Project 400]

make sure to listen to Adham Shaikh and Jaja. They usually deliver good stuff.

[timeisart 170]

Natural Life Essence is some beautiful ambient, reminds me a lot of Ishq.

 

Chrisna Karast, Nanda, Adham Shaikh.. all great bass/psystep tunes.

 

Forgotten Future.. Vincent Villuis (Aes Dana) and Robert Rich had a hand in producing this album. some nice spacey psychill

[snowdrop 73]

Aha, the poll discussion proves its value once again - I would have totally missed Adham Shaikh - great release, thanks guys

 

I'd also like to recommend Keziah for any bass and distortion fans out there - this is a seriously inventive EP and surprisingly coherent structurally and pleasing musically, given its weirdness!

[Gagarin Project 400]

To encourage more participants in the weekly forum we decided to gift participants music from our label partners !

 

to participate  in the "giveaway": 

- make a vote.

- write a small comment about your choice.

 

We start this week, so both snowdrop and timeisart have 50% chance to get a release to their collection

 

p.s. any idea how to replace word competition in my post?

[schofield 52]

A lot of releases there, and most artists I have never heard of.  The only one I have bought over the last week is the Nanda release on Merkaba.  Really like it.  I assume this is the same Nanda that released on Muti Music a few years back.

 

I will have to listen further to Adham Shaikh's album.  I haven't heard of Chrisna Karast before, so will listen to his too.

[psy_blue 4]

I've listened to the entire Forgotten Future album (actually just purchased the 24-bit flac) - to me this music is on a whole other level. Yes you can hear the Ultimae influence and the production quality is superb but what gets me is the extreme uncategorizableness (is that a word?) of this release. It feels psybient in general but has pure ambient tracks and also lots of acid sounds but no trance. Gets epic in 4-5 tracks but again, no trance. Vangelis comes to mind but there is no new age. Spacey psy, yes, but what about track #9 that to me is closer to some Rone tracks than anything psy. Even John Carpenter's minimalism seems to show up here and there.

My point: listen IN FULL to get an accurate picture of this album.

 

I was debating between it and Keziah's Angel, but when it comes to the "new" in "best new release of the week" imho forgotten future passes with flying colors and leaves me wanting more (luckily 3 more parts are coming, this one is the first of a 4-part series, according to their website). Gets my vote for awesome feel, production quality, and especially, character/originality.

[angelaweiss 8]

I couldn't have it said better. I'm always in the lookout for a new sound, experimental, but without the loss of emotional content. Forgotten future is fresh, unique - and happens to be a new project of one of my all-time favorite composers:) Another long-time favorite of mine, Lars Leonhard's release didn't surprise me, but it features great textures and lots of gentle percussion. The type of album that I stop critically listening to after 5 minutes, but the gentle sounds surround me even when I'm not only exclusively paying attention to it. Although not as intricate as forgotten future, it's a great mood-generator.

 

The two releases are very different yet I would put them next to one another on my shelf... which is organized by sub-sub-genres, rather than feel. I gave my vote to both.

[snowdrop 73]

 

To encourage more participants in the weekly forum we decided to gift participants music from our label partners !

 

p.s. any idea how to replace word competition in my post?

 

 

Hehe cool

 

How about 'giveaway' instead of 'competition'? Is that more what you mean?

[Gagarin Project 400]

Congratulations to schofield he gets the "giveaway". Check your forum private message inbox for the download code.