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Bill Ryder-Jones Offers a Piano-Based Take on 2018 Album with ‘Yawny Yawn’
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Bill Ryder-Jones Offers a Piano-Based Take on 2018 Album with ‘Yawny Yawn’

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 / 1 August 2019

New, minimalistic takes from his successful 2018 album Yawn bring you far closer to Bill Ryder-Jones' songwriting and performance. Yawny Yawn re-creates a dynamic sonic landscape with a unique instrumental consistency.

Yann Tiersen Releases “Erc’h”, His Latest Stunning Video (premiere)
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Yann Tiersen Releases “Erc’h”, His Latest Stunning Video (premiere)

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 / 1 May 2019

French composer Yann Tiersen's latest album ALL connects the natural world with music, and his latest visualizer for "Erc'h" is as gorgeous as the music is.

Yann Tiersen and the Project of a Lifetime
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Yann Tiersen and the Project of a Lifetime

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 / 1 April 2019

For an album that is so geographically and linguistically focused, Yann Tiersen's ALL is strangely beautiful when robbed of all its context.

Penguin Cafe: The Imperfect Sea
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Penguin Cafe: The Imperfect Sea

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 / 11 May 2017
The Imperfect Sea is the third release of Penguin Café, and it sees the band crawling from out of the shadow of its namesake, Penguin Café Orchestra.
Various Artists: Microcosm: Visionary Music of Continental Europe, 1970-1986
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Various Artists: Microcosm: Visionary Music of Continental Europe, 1970-1986

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 / 12 December 2016
Light in the Attic's lovingly curated collection is an excellent introduction to such a massive influence on modern music.
Low: The Exit Papers
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Low: The Exit Papers

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 / 28 September 2016
In 2000, in between the career-defining albums Secret Name and The Things We Lost in the Fire, Low created the EP The Exit Papers, a stab at making film music.
Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphee
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Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphee

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 / 22 September 2016
Orphée is the first album by Jóhann Jóhannsson not associated with a film since 2009’s Fordlandia, and from the opening track, it shows itself as a work to be heard on its own terms.
Alex Cameron: Jumping the Shark
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Alex Cameron: Jumping the Shark

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 / 21 September 2016
Alex Cameron’s album, Jumping the Shark, is unnerving. Basically, you’re stuck in a David Lynch fever dream.
Kangding Ray: Cory Arcane
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Kangding Ray: Cory Arcane

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 / 30 November 2015
Forget the minimal techno you have known so far, because Kangding Ray has managed to manipulate the very essence of the genre to combine the raw (the glitch) with the refined (the melody).
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The Field: Cupid’s Head

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 / 4 November 2013
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Thomas Brinkmann & Oren Ambarchi: The Mortimer Trap

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 / 27 February 2012
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Arthur Oskan: A Little More Than Everything

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 / 23 May 2011