Hammock & Taylor Deupree, Live in NYC

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A couple of Ambient Music Blog favorites, Hammock and Taylor Deupree are teaming up to play a live show November 22nd in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at Monkeytown.

From the Monkeytown site:

"In a special north/south collaboration, Nashville, Tennessee’s melodic ambient duo Hammock and New York sound artist/photographer Taylor Deupree conjure up a stargazing soundtrack with captivating visuals."

The Lanthanide Series, Kalte

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A nice set of tracks from Canadian duo Kalte available for free download. From the label's site:

"The harsh Canadian winter served as the backdrop for the creation of these tracks, and while there may be a certain oppressiveness to its roots, the resulting sounds progress from darkness to light."

Stream the tracks below or grap a .zip of everything.

[audio:http://www.ambientmusicblog.com/misc/media/music/The-Lanthanide-Series/SF-6010-lanthanide-01.mp3|titles=Shallow Approach|artists=Kalte] [audio:http://www.ambientmusicblog.com/misc/media/music/The-Lanthanide-Series/SF-6010-lanthanide-02.mp3|titles=Spagyric|artists=Kalte] [audio:http://www.ambientmusicblog.com/misc/media/music/The-Lanthanide-Series/SF-6010-lanthanide-03.mp3|titles=Mariana Arc|artists=Kalte] [audio:http://www.ambientmusicblog.com/misc/media/music/The-Lanthanide-Series/SF-6010-lanthanide-04.mp3|titles=Bremsstrahlung|artists=Kalte] [audio:http://www.ambientmusicblog.com/misc/media/music/The-Lanthanide-Series/SF-6010-lanthanide-05.mp3|titles=Alfvenwave|artists=Kalte]

New Fennesz Track "Saffron Revolution" at Pitchfork

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Fennesz has a new track available from his upcoming album Black Sea available for streaming and free download at Pitchfork. In other news, stuff like this is why I don't write about music, I just point to it:

Beginning with some of Fennesz' trademark neo-industrial gurgles, it folds in bits of guitar and strings rather beautifully, creating a cluster of sound that trembles, seeming to wait for something. And that something moves in gradually in the form of a massive cloud of distortion, a fine white mist of harmonics mixed with a dark undercurrent of rumbling bass. The tension between these elements is so well balanced, each individual element remaining in the mix even as the sound field becomes impossibly dense, that it's no surprise that it takes a while to get it just right.

Yow.

Some Cliff Martinez Soundtracks

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A while back, I wrote a post about the Solaris soundtrack by Cliff Martinez. It's good stuff, and I've gone back to it a bit recently, so I thought I'd point to some more of his work. The records below all "sound" like Martinez. Lots of tension and subtle rising. Stretchy strings that drone on and bouncy vibraphone type stuff. Some of the tracks are clunkers, or, more likely, just don't make a lot of sense as either ambient music or outside the context of the film. Nevertheless, have a listen to the stuff below and maybe pick up a track or two. Traffic Soundtrack by Cliff Martinez on Amazon.com MP3 Downloads

Narc Soundtrack by Cliff Martinez on Amazon.com MP3 Downloads

Wicker Park Soundrack by Cliff Martinez on Amazon.com MP3 Downloads