ETHNIC JAZZ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQr0OViJFFI&t=52s Andreas Georgiou - Rainforest From Andreas Georgiou - Asate Released on Libra Music, 2003 There's something weird in extensively using the adjective "ethnic" (and we do use it a lot) to describe music we are posting about, as the definition of this word seems to be quite blur and ,in the end, the word…Lire la suite ETHNIC JAZZ

ANOTHER BAMBOO SONG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1MDMAS2N3A BILL - Glassbamboo From BILL - Spielwiese Zwei Released on Klangbad, 2010, Germany It's hard to quantify the importance of Jaki Liebezeit over contemporary electronic music or even over modern drumming but no one can deny the fact that his hypnotically regular and highly characteristic  drumming influenced - in one way or another - the…Lire la suite ANOTHER BAMBOO SONG

BARRERAS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzPHO_CKSk&feature=youtu.be Iury Lech - Here Comes Bellum Omnium Contra Omnes From Iury Lech - Victima Of Dunceing Released on Insolit, 2001, Spain   Many of you may have heard of Iury Lech's mind blowing computer-assisted second album, Musica Para El Fin de Los Cantos, featuring the ambient banger Barreras. However, the popularity of this record - which will…Lire la suite BARRERAS

SILENT TALKING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX8W1VriAo4&list=PLaLjSOz-rF-y7omcmnSuvGC6GOJzKQl3F&index=1 A.C. Marias - Just Talk From A.C. Marias - One Of Our Girls (Has Gone Missing) Released on Mute, 1989, UK Released in 1989, A.C. Marias' only album marked the end of a musical career (at least undr this name...) which had begun at the beginning of the decade with the release of a single,…Lire la suite SILENT TALKING

VAPOR FRAMES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyL5Td9EYlM Bebo Baldan featuring Steve James - Eb-0 (from "Guerilla") From Bebo Baldan featuring Steve James - Vapor Frames 86/91 Released on Divergo, 1991, Italy As a "new-age-ethereal-ambient" enthusiast, you must be aware that there is a thin line between the ambient side of music and its nemesis, the "lounge" side of music. In other…Lire la suite VAPOR FRAMES

CHAMBER MUSIC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jNlqjnOelo Markus Stockhausen & Zoro Babel ‎– Snow Falling From Markus Stockhausen & Zoro Babel ‎– Beings Released on Fonit Cetra, 1987, Italy Being the son of one the biggest heroes of many electronic music heroes (Holger Czukay, Miles Davis, Kraftwerk...) might not be easy when you're releasing avant-garde electronic music yourself. That's exactly the case of…Lire la suite CHAMBER MUSIC

BIGGER THAN LIFE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3chMvgda-8Y&feature=youtu.be Joe Hisaishi - シーラカンスの夢 From Joe Hisaishi - シンデレラ迷宮 Released on Columbia 1984, Japan How can we possibly introduce Joe Hisaishi, without doubt one of the mot influential composers for the cinema from the last 30 years? Let's begin with some facts... By the end of the 1960's, Hisaishi has already graduated from the prestigious…Lire la suite BIGGER THAN LIFE

MYSTERY FROM GHANA VIA BERLIN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOMgmsdomXw&t=19s Paa Solo - Obi Do From Paa Solo - Body And Soul Released on Tom Tom Music, Germany, 1994 It's been a long time but here is another one which fits our "total mystery" section : indeed, not a single tangible piece of information was found concerning Paa Solo... However, we can still deduce…Lire la suite MYSTERY FROM GHANA VIA BERLIN

A SCENE AT THE SEA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeefDaqWMG0 Hajime Mizoguchi - Gift From "La Mer" From Hajime Mizoguchi - Halfinch Dessert Released on CBS, 1986, Japan Hajime Mizoguchi studied the cello at the prestigious Tokyo University of Fine Art and Music, successfully graduating in 1985, one year before releasing his debut album, Halfinch Desert. Mainly working for the film industry since then, the…Lire la suite A SCENE AT THE SEA

SABIR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asequmtpyg4 Novalia - D'improvviso From Novalia - Sabir Released on Materiali Sonori, 1990, Italy Beginning like a RZA-friendly loop (you should watch Ghost Dog again if this doesn't ring a bell) and ending like an epic Pink Floyd-esque instrumental, Novalia's D'improvviso  incorporates many elements that make it sound lovable to our ears. In between, the tune is a heavily…Lire la suite SABIR