Review: M2 – The Frozen Spark

Review: M2 – The Frozen Spark
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M2 The Frozen Spark Ant Zen Street: 06.08 Squaremeter has always been consistent for keeping his signature beeping and for having intense negative space, but changing it up enough to keep it interesting. This time Mathis Mootz goes into a completely different direction with ominous, ambient soundscapes filled with hollow whispers and eerie consistencies. The

Review: Brian Evanson with Xingu Hill & Tamarin – Altmann’s Tongue

Review: Brian Evanson with Xingu Hill & Tamarin – Altmann’s...
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Brian Evanson with Xingu Hill & Tamarin Altmann’s Tongue Ant Zen Street: Out Now   The spoken word project with Xingu Hill, Tamarin and author Brian Evanson has been in the works for quite some time now. When I first met the musicians in 2002, John Sellekaers of Xingu Hill had flown from Belgium to

Review: This Morn’ Omina – The Drake Equation

Review: This Morn’ Omina – The Drake Equation
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THIS MORN’ OMINA THE DRAKE EQUATION [ECF] Ant Zen 5/5 This Morn’ Omina has elaborated on their now signature sounds. The Drake Equation (the actual equation, not the music) is an interesting concept (more information can be found hidden beneath the CD tray). It estimates the number of communicative civilizations in the Galaxy and it

Review: Iszoloscope – Les Gorges Des Limbes

Review: Iszoloscope – Les Gorges Des Limbes
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ISZOLOSCOPE LES GORGES DES LIMBES Ant Zen 4/5 To celebrate the five-year anniversary of Iszoloscope, Yann Faussurier has a five-track treat—Les Gorges Des Limbes. Similar to the dark atmospheres and hollow drones of Aquifère, Les Gorges Des Limbes is just the flipside to his previous release, Au Seuil du Néant, which weaves in and out