quiet – The Sound Projector

28/08/2021 nausika

Music for Acoustic Instruments and Feedback: a graceful and enchanting album of heavenly ambience

Vanessa Amara, Music for Acoustic Instruments and Feedback, Denmark, Posh Isolation, PI 249 vinyl LP (2021) In case we need

19/08/2021 nausika

Fiori Chiari, Fiori Oscuri: a mix of sunny worlds of children’s dreams and an introspective solo piano melody

Alvin Curran, Fiori Chiari, Fiori Oscuri, Australia, Black Truffle, BT078 vinyl LP (reissue) (2021) First issued in 1978 on the

23/07/2021 nausika

Dog Mountain: a sparse, minimalist album commenting on borders, boundaries and divisions

Laurin Huber, Dog Mountain, Switzerland, Hallow Ground, vinyl LP (2021) With a name like “Dog Mountain” and a photo of

15/07/2021 nausika

A Necessary Softness: paying respect to places, experiences and memories in a low-key way that generates surprise results

Alexandra Spence, A Necessary Softness, Australia, Room40, RM4133 cassette / CDR (2021) Inspired by her travels, performances and residencies in

08/05/2021 Ed Pinsent

The Shadow Queen

Got a couple of new cassette tapes from Anne-F Jacques in Montreal. She is the creative mind behind the label

06/05/2021 nausika

Seance: seven perfect songs with just tender voice and murmuring acoustic guitar

Maxine Funke, Seance, Australia, A Colourful Storm, ACOLOUR035 vinyl LP (2021) Quietly carving out her own distinct niche as a

12/03/2021 nausika

I Remember You (Original Sound Track): a funereal set of dark ambient mood pieces

I Remember You (Original Sound Track), United Kingdom, Cold Spring Records, CSR287CD digipak (2020) The official soundtrack to the 2017

11/02/2021 nausika

Vandemonian Verplaatsing: Hobart and Tasmania as sites of displacement, historically and temporally

Philip Sulidae, Vandemonian Verplaatsing, Belgium, Unfathomless, U66 CD (2020) A long-time stalwart with Belgian label Unfathomless, Australian artist Philip Sulidae,

05/02/2021 nausika

To Find a Memory in Traffic: a small work of melancholia and loneliness, set in a depressive city environment

Grotta Veterano, To Find a Memory in Traffic, Russia, Perfect Aesthetics, AEST-060 limited edition cassette (2021) Based in Monrupino, a

20/01/2021 Ed Pinsent

Sail Away from the Safe Harbour

Pleasing string-based record from Ellen Fullman and Theresa Wong called Harbors (ROOM 40 RM 4123). Fullman is a significant American