Finthelay

Formed in summerset during 1991, Global communications are responsible for what might just be my favourite ambient album of all time. 78:14 is a masterpiece and an absolute essential.

The genre of ambient techno is one I am not super familiar with, but hearing this record I will certainty be checking out more music within that label. 78:14 has become a staple of the sound and if you have heard it you can see why. This record is gorgeous, with these grand and spacious sound filling each track ... read more

London based post-punk band Dry Cleaning really surprised me with how good their debut studio album New Long Leg was. Going into this I knew nothing about this band, but I'm coming out with easily one of my favourite albums of the year.

The production on New Long Leg is excellent. A lot of the instrumentals here are quite repetitive and simplistic in structure, but this allows for each track to build in a really subtle way. This gives the album an almost introspective quality. The cut 'Her ... read more

This was my first experience with Nanoray's music and they certainty impressed, delivering an excellent collection of tracks with a great flow.

The sound of this album is very maximal, and I love it. A lot of the time I find this approach to production to be almost too much, but here it works. Not only does it sound good, but it gives the Record a pace that carry's throughout allowing for the more underwhelming moment to not detract as much as they normally would. The use of harsher sounds ... read more

Well this one came out of nowhere. Formed in Paris in 2011, feu! Chatterton (or as I will be referring to them, feu) are a band that I have only become familiar with this year. Palais d’argile is the groups third studio album and their first in three years. I think the wait was fully worth it though, as I am in love with this thing.

The sound of Palais d’argile is great. The production is subtle at points and emotional, with this feeling of a creeping sadness lingering over each ... read more