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LYRELYRELYRE, Laura Cannell

Published May 30, 2025 by Warren Ellis

LYRELYRELYRE is the 11th solo album from Laura Cannell, the UK based Composer, Performer and Improviser. Cannell calls upon an ancient Lyre that was buried in the epic landscape of the Suffolk Coastline to sound once more. She wakes it from its 14 centurylong slumber and coaxes it’s shrouded sounds onto her new offering.

Cannell delves deep into the history of the lyre, finding a way to bring this ancient instrument back into the landscape it once lived in and into her fold of feral chamber music. The Lyre lives again alongside haunting bass recorders and double reeded battle cries of the crumhorn.


Takes me right back to the Laura Cannell gig at the Cafe Oto last month.

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Ambient Daily

Published April 21, 2025 by Warren Ellis

Not actually daily, but I discovered this while tending my podcast list last night.

Ambient Daily is a podcast series dedicated to ambient music: discover the latest ambient and new-age releases through weekly mixes, curated by Le Code. These mixes are commercial-free, so you can relax and listen to calm music, inviting you to meditate.

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morning computer brutalists

Published April 15, 2025 by Warren Ellis

Here’s some THE BRUTALIST vibes: Arkpro Studio designs concrete church in Albania as “new village centre.”

As I noted here, the soundtrack for THE BRUTALIST was excellent. The soundtrack by Daniel Blumberg is being released on CD next month (UK) (US+). The cover, of course, is the still that’s going to become one of the defining filmic images of the first half of the 21st Century.

It’s even floating around as a phone wallpaper now.

Personally, I’ve gone with something else this season:

Blumberg has his own bandcamp page that I want to dig through soon.

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Kahvi 493: Bohdan Stupak / Microvariations

Published April 8, 2025 by Warren Ellis

Dark, icy blues and purples dominate the sonic landscape, punctuated by bursts of neon green and pink. Smooth, clean synths evoke the vastness of space, while a steady, pulsing simulates the rhythmic hum of celestial machinery. Faint, whispered textures evoke the mysteries of time, and distant, ethereal choirs whisper secrets of the cosmos. A perfect combination of electronic and electric acoustic.

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The Imperial Valley Collection

Published March 31, 2025 by Warren Ellis

I was so taken with Imperial Valley’s record AMERICAN MEMORY that, when I learned there was an opportunity to be put on a waitlist for a six-piece handmade CDr collection of the entire Imperial Valley project, I reallocated a non-trivial sum of money and sent the email. A week later, a sizeable package arrived from Ireland. And look at them all. Lovely A5 folders, and a note to handle the CDs by their edges only.

This IG post is where I heard about the waitlist for these physical editions. This Bandcamp page is where the entire catalogue can be streamed and purchased as digital albums. I am very happy to have them as real objects to play and preserve.

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A Care Package From Paavoharju And Friends

Published March 27, 2025 by Warren Ellis

I’m acquainted with the wonderful Finnish band Paavoharju. I’m woefully behind on all logging, but a couple of weeks ago I took delivery of a care package they and their friends put together for me. I’ll try to break down each piece individually here over the next few weeks.

In the meantime, here’s Paavoharju’s most recent, and the last time I bought a bunch from the fine Finnish label Fonal. I discovered the Finnish scene back in the 00’s, I think, and I have been buying music and art from there ever since.

Unexpected gifts like this leave me lost for words. Thank you.

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MNMT 462 : Aerae

Published March 25, 2025 by Warren Ellis

This is a monster, from the MONUMENT podcast, and I wanted to save it.

Fresh off the release of her excellent debut album ‘Percussive reverie’, we welcome Aerae for MNMT 462. Aerae’s music is shaped by the organic and unpredictable forces of the natural world. In the hands of the rising French artist, techno, downtempo and drum & bass are molded into unrecognizable forms, where evolving textures lock into enveloping and ritualistic grooves.

Tune in now for a deep trip diving into the psychedelic pulse of Aerae’s sound. As the mix descends into the abyss of sonic sorcery and tribalistic hypnotism, you just might lose yourself, or your grip on reality – but for a mix this good it’s a price worth paying.

CONNECTED:

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A COMPENDIUM OF BEASTS Vol 2, Laura Cannell

Published March 17, 2025 by Warren Ellis

“Humans have always looked to animals to understand ourselves better, and though the bones may be the same, our needs and meanings have changed. This is like a modern day Medieval Bestiary in sound, but instead of collecting the real and imagined animals and beasts of the past to teach morals, I am trying to capture the feral essence of the beasts for a few minutes before setting them free again.

It feels like a catch and release of emotion, of sound and of understanding. The animals serve as inspiration for my playing, the instruments I play feel like creatures to me, they breathe and fly and spin off in unexpected directions.”

I remain in awe of the beauty of her work and her insane production speed. I love that she can generate a year of EPs as well as full albums scattered through each year. Absolutely inspirational.

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morning computer mirrored

Published March 4, 2025 by Warren Ellis

Boldizar Senteski.

Mirrored Daughters:

‘Mirror Ascend’ brings the record full circle. This time, however, the ominous drones have been replaced with a simple guitar melody and distant peals of saxophone. It’s a moment of unabashed beauty that feels like clouds parting after a storm. By the end of this evocatively autumnal album, Mirrored Daughters have wandered deep into the forest, but are finally out of the woods.

Mirrored atrium:

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