Four years after their last LP, Sigur Rós finally released their new album Valtari (which literally translates to “steamroller”) last May 29th via XL Recordings. To spice things up a little, lead singer Jónsi Birgisson and his mates launched the Valtari mystery film experiment. To put it simply, the band asked a dozen film makers to …
Tag Archive: ambient
ULTRAISTA – SMALLTALK (Ambient/Electronica – UK)
Probably best known for his production work with Radiohead, Beck or Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nigel Godrich is also a respected musician that you’ve probably seen playing guitar and synths with Thom Yorke’s Atoms For Piece ensemble. Lately he’s been working with L.A. drummer/producer Joey Waronker and London artist Laura Bettinson on a new mysterious project called …
SIGUR RÓS – EKKI MUKK (Ambient/Electronica – Iceland)
Four years after their last LP, Sigur Rós have returned with the lead single from their soon-to-be-released new album, Valtari. To help their numerous fans wait until the official release, the Icelandic quartet have uploaded their captivating new song “Ekki Mukk” on SoundCloud. Stream it below… Since the band’s last album Med Sud I Eyrum …
TEEN DAZE – WINTER SUN (Electronica/Ambient – Canada)
On December 6th, Vancouver-based musician Teen Daze will release a free compilation on his own digital label Cultus Vibes, launched at the beginning of the year. Featuring new tracks from artists such as Bank Heist, Parish Of Little Clifton, Manitoulin and Des A Boda, the compilation will be an early Christmas present to all ambient …
FEAR OF THEYDON – REMIXES (Electronica/Ambient – UK)
There is no doubt that Fear of Theydon (born Julian Peck) is fast becoming one of the most sought after producers when it comes to adding the extra spark to any release. As Sunday Best’s in-house remixer he has “always sought to make overtly melodic music… for the disco inside your mind”. Never one to …
CHAD VALLEY – EQUATORIAL ULTRAVOX (Electronica/Balearic – UK)
Chad Valley is the solo project of Hugo Manuel, who happens to be the front-man of alt-folk group Jonquil and is also one of the founding members of Oxford collective Blessing Force. As Chad Valley, Manuel explores sounds that are stray pretty far away from what Jonquil fans are used to. Influenced by his stay …
ALTRICE – STEM (Ambient/Downtempo – US)
Tucson-based producer Altrice came to public knowledge last year after winning the remix contest for the song “Sun” by Caribou. Blogs started to hail this artist’s production skills and even Caribou’s own Dan Snaith was genuinely moved by his work on “Sun”. So much so that when Altrice asked for the stems of all the …
JÓNSI & ALEX – RICEBOY SLEEPS (Ambient – Iceland)
Jónsi & Alex is the new joint project of Jónsi Birgisson (better known for his work as part of Icelandic ambient electronica outfit Sigur Rós) and his partner Alex Somers. This fruitful artistic collaboration began as a Sigur Rós side project around 2003 under the name Riceboy Sleeps.In November 2006, they released their first picture …









