The Catch Up Pt. 4.

"This album was recorded during the autumn-days of 2017 when the outlines of all things dissolved. So did the sounds here somehow." Alexander Holtz records under the name Oberlin and has had a handful of releases on the Thirsty Leaves label. "Grey Mornings Hazy Pictures" is the English translation of the title for the second …

June 4 / 5 – Attilio Novellino / Danny Clay / Swartz Et / Machinefabriek & Anne Bakker / Adriaan de Roover / Mathieu Karsenti / Lauge .

This post is a snapshot of releases that came out on the fourth and fifth of June. It shows the diversity of material received and also the amount of submissions which may indicate why some releases take a while to be covered.   "The somewhat blunt and remote title ‘Strängar’ (meaning Strings) was an intentional …

A Bunch of Labels Pt2.

  At this point in time supporting small labels is important. With what is going on in the world including lock down, isolating and in some places institutions like the post office closing their doors, music is one of the things can provide an escape from ‘the real world’. So, I have done this post, …

Dylan Henner – Flues Of Disappearing Sand / Ambient Fields – Ólafsfjörður.

This time around I cast my eyes and ears over two distinctly different surrounding releases, but ones which both soothe the ears and mind in these uncertain times. ""The music is based on the environmental & ecological despair happening in front of us, particularly in reference to South India. As with most of my work, …

The Humble Bee & Benoît Pioulard – I Suppose I’m Future / I Suppose I’m Your Past / Jogging House – When.

Dauw from Belgium are the kind of label to base yourselves off of if you were thinking of starting your own. They are also the type to get very envious of because of the quality of their releases, the artists they work with and their almost instant selling out of their releases. Here are two …

r beny – Echo’s Verse.

The Dauw label return once more after the successful Stijn Hüwels release with an album that vanished in the blink of an eye,  r beny's "Echo's Verse". The initial pressing of 300 clear vinyl are long gone, but a 300 repress on black is due to start shipping in June. r beny aka Bay Area, …

Stijn Hüwels – Tomodachi.

There are certain days that pop up as popular release dates for labels and artists. March 22 was one such day that saw the release of the following albums via the ever reliable n5MD, Dauw and flau imprints. There was also the latest album by Lullatone "Music For Museum Gift Shops" which landed in my …

The Best of 2018.

As the new year starts like every other blog I do my best of list for the previous year's releases.  What this list is is a celebration of the artists and labels that made some fine music that I heard and want to share with you. This is a relatively simple list, just 21 (I …

Josh Mason – L+.

Dauw finishes off the year with a release from an artist that has been on their radar for some time. That artist is Florida based Josh Mason who has been releasing works since 2010 on labels such as Digitalis Limited, Eilean Rec and Own Records. "While in the beginning Mason his work was mainly based …

Benoît Pioulard – Slow Spark. Soft Spoke.

Ghent based label Dauw is almost a victim of their success. I say this because of their fast rate at selling out releases. The latest of which is the re-issue and extended version on vinyl of the cassette they originally released back in November of 2017. Much like their label buddy in Eilean Rec that …