Resonance of Light by Jermaine Germaine is an exclusive collection of solo classical guitar works — no accompaniment, no distraction, just the intimate voice of nylon strings. Across ten original compositions, the album explores the contrasts of brilliance and shadow: delicate tremolo studies (Moonlit Courtyard), counterpoint fugues (Fugue in Six Strings), Andalusian sketches (Granada Sketches), and meditative nocturnes (Nocturne for the Last String).

Every piece is written to let the guitar’s natural resonance linger, with sudden silences, flowing arpeggios, and luminous harmonics. The result is both timeless and personal: an album where light glimmers through wood and string, evoking reflection, solitude, and quiet beauty.

✨ For fans of: Andrés Segovia, John Williams, Heitor Villa-Lobos
🎸 Signature sound: nylon-string exclusivity, pure solo resonance

Fugue in Six Strings

one of my latest ones - accordion & electronics, all sounds are more or less processed accordion samples of my live recorded accordion

rise / sink

Sketch 4

Henrik has been an integral part of the Ambientologist family from the beginning, and it’s with great pride that his work be showcased as an early member of the label family, and more still in offering a rare full length album.

Själ ties everything the Stockholm based cellist has been doing into a consolidated, coherent and above all magnificent work, filled with rich emotion and, in keeping with its namesake, beguiling soul. As one of the most expressive instruments at a composer’s disposal, Henrik allows the cello to do the talking. Slow and deeply stirring arcs, married with sweeter taps of piano, cello plucks and subtle electronics.

You can support the man himself buy purchasing here: bit.ly/34mDmaE

The evocative capacity of television or film scores pervades the album, each track painting up vivid imagery of both the real and the transcendent. Sväva takes the listener on a journey above a rolling desert, while Ren Och Fin paints a pensive picture of medieval Europe that would give Ramin Djawardi a run for his money. Master of atmosphere, anthéne, provides the epilogue with his expansive deconstruction of Kraft.

Above all, Själ is as elegant as it is grounded in immersive feeling and deep, resonant imagery. And in his own words:

The soul communicating with the nervous system.
It gives you thoughts and images in your inner mind.
It can be memories or diffuse pictures. It takes you away from reality.
A musical-tonal floating away of the mind.

If you fancy keeping up with future releases, or even just dive into the mixes and musical meditations/talks, take a peek at the links below:

IG: @ambientologist_yt
Spotify: spoti.fi/2BadMtU
YouTube: bit.ly/2zaNfee
Facebook: bit.ly/2RrZZbA
Bandcamp: bit.ly/2m0t8fd

Släppt av:
Ambientologist
Releasedatum för album:
2019 December 4d.

Kraft (anthéne Remix)

Official demo for TIME micro by Lukas Kiedaisch.

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Retrospection (Lukas Kiedaisch)

For this weekly challenge:
The Assignment: Celebrate World Listening Day for the whole weekend. https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0446-wwwldd
This weekend it’s World Listening Day, which occurs every year on July 18, which is the birthday of R. Murray Schafer, the composer and acoustic ecologist. This year, the theme for World Listening Day is “The Collective Field,” as proposed by Katherine Krause.

I performed multiple stratocaster guitars, electric bass and synths.

This is a new version, re recording of a recent naviarhaiku track:
https://soundcloud.com/daniel-diaz/the-milky-way-sea

I really liked that one and wanted to give it a proper treatment for a release, but ended up re recording it and have two half baked tracks now. Will eventuality choose one and remix+release.
For those on a real "listening mood" this week end, I appreciate your take on both tracks and which one should I keep (if any)...
Cheers
DD July 17th 2020

Photo by Casey Horner

The Son Of The Milky Way Sea (disquiet0446)

Tompkins Square has released a new compilation by legendary guitarist Duck Baker !

Duck Baker is an internationally acclaimed American acoustic finger-style guitarist who plays in a variety of styles: jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk, and Irish and Scottish music. He has written many instruction books for guitar, famously released several albums on Stefan Grossman's Kicking Mule label in the 70's, and later recorded for Windham Hill and Shanachie among others. 

http://www.tompkinssquare.com/duck-baker.html

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Plymouth Rock : Unreleased & Rare Recordings, 1973-1979

Sheebeg And Sheemore

2x requintos (steel strings)
upright bass
Fender Rhodes
Flute

For this haiku:

urban chorus⠀
harmonious tones⠀
uncomposed⠀


haiku by Darran Bourne/halF unusuaL⠀
picture by Edward Xu

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@half-unusual

Urban Tones (naviarhaiku351)

Wednesday night, playing with loops, one seven beats long, the other eight, then layering occasional accent notes. Fade in and out just turning the knob on the amp once the loops were left to their looping. Recorded to phone put in front of the amp. Not sure why the eight-beat loop is more prominent than the seven-beat one, except perhaps that it's in 4/4 so the brain registers it more easily. Also not sure about that one hiccup at :46 seconds. Something suddenly went out of alignment and then came just as suddenly back into alignment. The bit at the very end isn't a tape cassette stopping. It just sounds like that.

Wednesday Loops

2020 was set to be a big year for Katherine Priddy, with whispers of a debut album on the horizon, as well as bookings for the Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, Wood Festival and plenty more. When Covid-19 emptied her diary, she began a series of live streams where as many as 400 people tuned in at one time. She was also asked to participate in prestigious online festivals including Philadelphia Folk Festival, whilst her online Nick Drake collaboration with Jon Wilks, Lukas Drinkwater and Jon Nice was featured on the BBC 2 Folk Show. Most recently, Katherine was awarded a place on the English Folk Expo Mentorship Programme, offering her industry advice and opportunities for the next 12 months.

Now, just as 2020 seemed set to pass by without any new music from Priddy, she has emerged with a surprise new single. “Still Winter, Still Waiting” is a warm and uplifting seasonal song about being apart from a loved one over Winter, a situation many will relate to this year. The track features gorgeous strings from Harry Fausing Smith, as well as the pure vocals and lush harmonies we’ve come to expect from Priddy’s music. The song exemplifies the familiar feelings of longing and loneliness, perfectly tempered by with those of patience and hope. Just what we need this year.

This is the third release for Priddy, who appeared on the scene in 2018 with her EP ‘Wolf’, a release Richard Thompson named as his 'Best Thing I've Heard All Year' in MOJO Magazine. This was followed by a limited edition vinyl single ‘Letters From a Travelling Man’ in 2019, accompanied by sold out shows in Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Durham and Kenilworth and packed out rooms in Brighton, Bristol and London. Having previously supported the likes of The Chieftains, Martin Carthy, Richard Thompson and Vashti Bunyan, Priddy has received plays and interviews from BBC 2 Folk Show, Lauren Laverne, Gideon Coe, Tom Robinson, BBC Wales, BBC London and a host of local radio stations. It is clear that, despite the delicate nuances of her sound, Katherine Priddy is not a fragile wallflower, but a woman who means business.

Still Winter, Still Waiting

Your Silence is an introspective and reflective song which stems from a scientifically proven fact that the brain responds to being ignored in the same way as it does to physical pain. Your Silence captures both the agony and ferocity one encounters in this situation, as well as the elements of undisputable beauty experienced alongside silence itself. 

Made in collaboration with hugely talented Alex Hall, praised by DJs, press and critics for his DIY approach to his 'British Pop' sound, and heavyweight mix engineer Jay Pocknell (whose past associates include Alt-J and Marika Hackman).

Sheebeg And Sheemore

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