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Tag Archives: Ambient
“This is a mix I made after many months of listening to this genre. Organic sounds mixed with electronic beats. Textures, sounds, extractions and sample manipulations. As I say, it’s digital folk on steroids. Tracks from Germany, Brazil, Switzerland, Denmark, and more.” (Iñaki Martinez) Track list: Moglebaum – Synthie & Roma...
GoGo Penguin, one of Rhythm Passport’s favourite piano trios, will be playing in London’s most iconic venue – Royal Albert Hall on 12th of November. Their sound has been labelled as acoustic-electronica, and they draw heavy influences from jazz, glitch and minimalism to deliver their truly inimitable and mesmerising performances....
Identity and spirituality in the digital age are the themes of the two multi-media performances that artists Aïsha Devi and Pan Daijing will present at the Barbican Centre on Sunday 7th October. ‘Aetherave’ sees the Asian Dope Boys dancers interpret Aisha Devi’s electronic sounds, influenced by her Nepalese-Tibetan heritage and...
For his latest album Konoyo, due for release on 28th September on American independent label Kranky, sound artist Tim Hecker has collaborated with members of the Tokyo Gakuso ensemble, a group of gagaku musicians founded in 1978. Gagaku, i.e. the traditional classical music of Japan performed for centuries at the...
View Uji bio here Uji (Luis Maurette) is a nomadic electronic producer and multi-instrumentalist born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and raised throughout Latin America. Half of the pioneering duo Lulacruza since its inception in 2005, with whom he has released 5 albums, a feature film and multiple world tours. His music is dance...
![Preview: William Basinski with Fennesz by Candlelight @ Union Chapel [London, Thursday 31st May 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/krankbrother-335x188.jpg)
Krankbrother returns to the Union Chapel in Islington on Thursday 31st May, this time bringing experimental ambient musicians William Basinski and Fennesz for a special performance by candlelight. American avant-garde musician William Basinski has been composing and playing since the ’80s and he is best known for his experimentations with...
![Album Review: GoGo Penguin – A Humdrum Star [Blue Note Records; February 2018]](http://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gogo-penguin__1517483127_128.65.101.130-335x335.jpg)
GoGo Penguin is one of those bands that are impossible to define within a genre or a scene. Yet, since their debut in the UK scene with their first album Fanfares, they have come out with their very own signature sound: hearts rooted in jazz and classical training exploring the...
Since the reissue of her spectacular 1982 solo album Through The Looking Glass, Japanese composer and percussionist Midori Takada has been experiencing a new wave of success which has brought her touring the world again. After two sold-out gigs in London last year, Takada returns to the British capital on...
Zach Saginaw, better known by his middle name Shigeto, is a producer, drummer, label founder, and DJ from Michigan. Having been on the scene for almost ten years, his music blends electronic with hip-hop, ambient with jazz, and drums with sweet melodies. In the past year, Shigeto has launched a...
