Sonomu Reviews

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Celer, Close Proximity and the Unhindered Care-All (SRA)
Another in the long, long (but sadly finite) string of pearls that is the discography of Celer. Close Proximity and the Unhindered Care-All is the hermetic title of this suite divided into three twenty-minute sections, each a living, breathing amalgamation of treated acoustic instruments…
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 04:13, 12 Apr 2010

Jon Hassell, Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street (ECM)
If music boasts its own ”magic realist” then it is surely Jon Hassell. He has taken the base metal of the humble trumpet and through years of study, experimentation and reflection alchemically converted it into a wellspring of most precious gold. Though he has many acolytes (Nils Petter…
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 03:18, 11 Apr 2010

Various Artists, Duskscape Not Seen (Nothings66)
After the first quarter of 2010, I proclaim Duskscape Not Seen my favourite electronica compilation of the year so far, and certainly one of the strongest debuts for a new label in many a day. Sepia-toned ambient shorts seen through a stereopticon with a dusty grammophone churning out the…
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 03:06, 10 Apr 2010

Machinefabriek, The Breathing Bridge (3” CDR Machinefabriek)
Two brief field recordings released with little real time in between, yet spanning centuries. “Slovensko” would seem to catalogue a visit to Slovakia. It is a documentary, a travel journal featuring many sounds conjuring up many familiar sights. Men and women and their vehicles on the move,…
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 00:49, 09 Apr 2010

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