SMM: Context
Various Artists
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Motion | Goldmund | 2:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Polaroid | Leyland Kirby | 8:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Halves | Svarte Greiner | 7:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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11 Generations of My Fathers | Christina Vantzou | 5:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Elegia | Jacaszek | 5:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cornelia Amygdaloid | The Fun Years | 6:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Three Parts | Manual | 6:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Substantiated | Aidan Baker | 6:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Moments Descend On My Windowpane | Rafael Anton Irisarri | 5:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Runge’s Last Stand | Kyle Bobby Dunn | 5:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Pause | Peter Broderick | 4:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Songs |
Customer Reviews
lost in a void
wonderfully deep stuff here. reminds me of a david lynch induced nightmare. and the cover art just adds to the intrigue. highly recommended...
For a Ambient Compilation....
This is pretty good! I usually dislike all compilations(of all genres)...The reviewer who said this is just not good...why not take a few minutes to preview the tracks? this is how ambient music is...its not meant to be exciting, and honestly, a lot of it does sounds melancholy, but I like the melancholy, and so do many other's...also, the cinematic feel is the mood the album is probably supposed to capture, which I also like....ambient is meant for background music and relaxing(especially at night)...But, to each their own...
Tracks I downloaded...1)Kyle Dunn's-Runge's last stand. Is very solid.
2) Rafaeel-Moments descend on my windowpane. Its also good.
Goldmund is a GREAT artists(his best stuff is under the Helios moniker, more upbeat), his track on here just sounds so-so. Probably will download a few more as several other's sound promising.
Headphone Commute Review
Ghostly's mysterious SMM series can be traced to its first volume, released in November of 2003 on vinyl, featuring five tracks by the then unknown experimental ambient musicians hailing from Midwest. A year later, the label followed up with a second volume of ethereal and ambient works, this time inviting Christopher Willits, Cepia and Lusine to curate the showcase in experimental sound. Although the meaning behind the SMM acronym remains unknown, the music in this lush, cinematic, and evocative composition speaks for itself. The genre can simply be described by the list of appearances curated specifically for this relaunched yearly series. The compilations features eleven tracks by all of our favorites: Goldmund, Leyland Kirby, Svarte Greiner, Christina Vantzou, Jacaszek, The Fun Years, Manual, Aidan Baker, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Kyle Bobby Dunn and Peter Broderick. The artwork by Mike Cina depicts a smoldering cover, a piece of the process in destruction, a burning document fulfilling its destiny within the context of the artist's mind. Make sure you also check out Ghostly's 2009 compilation: SMM One, featuring a selection of artists such as Richard Devine, Kiln, Loscil, Tycho and The Sight Below. On April 24th, 2011, I attended a special Ghostly event in New York City's Le Poisson Rouge featuring performances by Rafael Anton Irisarri, Kyle Bobby Dunn, Noveller, and Goldmund - more on that event later... Meanwhile, let's hope that there's more in the future of this Ann Arbor based label, as they continue to surprise, woo, and cradle our ears in the gentle waves of sound, process, and context.
