Lately:
Steve Roach - Now [1982], Traveler [1983], Empetus [1986], and Landmass [2008]
Those first three releases of his I'm honestly pretty new too. I am so used the sound he worked with on albums like Landmass (which is fascinating in its own right) but it's very interesting to hear where it all began. Such a different feeling to all of those early albums but I quite love it, the repetition and the dreamlike quality is incredibly inspiring. "Cloud Motion" is especially resonant, I find myself listening to that one over and over. A true master of his craft.
Grouper - ATP NYC 08:05:09 [2009], Violet Replacement [2012]
"Rolling Gate" is incredibly haunting, I once read somewhere of it being described as "the sound of the beach at night", I can very much agree with that. The ominous and endless churning of the waves against the shore, the pitch blackness of the horizon punctuated by the hazy lights of distant high rises. The washed out, noisy ending is particularly arresting. I've been a fan of her A I A albums for many years now but only found this ATP performance just last year. The version of "She Loves Me That Way" is just sublime... how could she make such a great song sound even better?
Biosphere - Cirque (2016 Version) [2016], Patashnik II [1994]
Another master of his craft, whether that be expressed in nocturnal wanderings like "A Circular Path" or heartbreaking daydreams like "Too Fragile to Walk On". Jenssen just truly achieves something otherworldly with his music, his minimalism is so sharp and poignant.
Richard H. Kirk - Virtual State [1994]
A brilliant record by a brilliant artist. Just a record you can get completely lost in, absolutely perfect from start to finish. It's difficult to pick favorites but "Come" and "The Feeling (of Warmth and Beauty)" are really transformative.
And that is all for now.
