Excerpt - “Ideas… is a genre-straddling, guitar-based pleasure…..When Mason is in full-out ambient mode, his manner of combining airy guitar washes with more tangible melodies is superb. The highlight of this CD is “Half Measures,” where a poppy melody begins to dissolve beneath a rising tide of echo-laden conversation like the sound of a musician striving to be heard in a crowded bar. There’s an odd sense of the voices adding to the rhythm…..Another superb offering from the folks at Hidden Shoal Recordings.”

Hypnagogue

For those of you lucky enough to live in Minneapolis and own a radio you can tune in the wonderful Nowlikephotographs show on Radio K and hear the gorgeous strains of recent releases by both Sankt Otten and Wes Willenbring amongst a range other fantastic instrumental and ambient artists. If you can’t catch the show live then you can always listen to the podcast here or for the thrill of live radio you can stream the show on Sunday afternoons by clicking on the “Listen Now” at the Radio K website.

Resuscitate  Wes Willenbring - Resuscitate 

Tune in to the latest episode of the excellent Insomnia Radio podcast to hear the gorgeous Tangled Star track, “It’s Now or Later” being featured (amongst some other fine selections by the Insomnia team). Check out the show here.

Rascal To The Rescue Tangled Star - Rascal To The Rescue

Excerpt - “Music is all about moments like this. Moments when you are, unexpectedly, knocked over and stunned into submission by an album that has, quite literally, came from nowhere. Washington based producer, Drew Sullivan has managed to do just that, under his Slow Dancing Society moniker. “The Sound of Lights When Dim” is a deeply affecting, consistently excellent effort of stunning tranquillity and beautiful ambience, that demands repeated listening.”

Boring Machines Disturb Sleep