Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of Each Paradise is a Lost Paradise , the new EP by English ambient drone architect Stray Ghost . On his latest EP, Anthony Saggers works his magic in reverse. Rather than begin at the bottom, exploring the depths of melancholy, Each Paradise is a Lost Paradise is dominated by waves of rich, major-key chords, which seem to be simultaneously advancing and receding, suspending the listener. It is perhaps one of the most light-filled and hopeful of the Stray Ghost releases thus far. [...]
being in darkness and confusion is interesting to me. but behind it you can rise out of that and see things the way the really are. that there is some sort of truth to the whole thing, if you could just get to that point where you could see it, and live it, and feel it. in the meantime there's suffering and darkness and confusion and absurdities, and it's people kind of going in circles. it's fantastic. it's like a strange carnival: it's a lot of fun, but it's a lot of pain. so said [...]
Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the signing of English ambient drone architect Stray Ghost to its roster of artists. Stray Ghost is Anthony Saggers, who was born in Oxfordshire 22 years ago. He has only been making music for three years, but has quickly received widespread acclaim for his work. His 2008 release, Losthilde (through Highpointlowlife Records ), a semi-autobiographical exploration of lost love, received glowing reviews and featured in Textura 's top-of-the-year list. The music of Stray Ghost unflinchingly explores the depths of sadness, with fleeting glimpses of peaceful joy and [...]
It's been seven months since we said goodbye to The Best Podcast You Have. On Monday May 7th, 2007 (my first full day in Los Angeles - coincidence?) Jack offered the final episode of his Circulations Amethyst series, entitled "The Night We Called It A Day." Now, Podcast Jack has returned with his newest incarnation of his pet project (now with fancy website !). The first episode is available as a video file on Jack's website. It features some cool music and two brief images of yours truly. In fact, I open and [...]
There isn't really a lot of happy music around on this site is there? Reading this, you would never guess that I'm the sort of person who skips through life, fetching old ladies down from trees and helping cats cross the road, would you? My attention was pricked when I read the following [...]
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