May 16, 2023 Music Paeans by Aarktica (Review) Aarktica’s eleventh album is characterized by a peaceful, contemplative interplay between guitar, cello, and viola.
Mar 1, 2020 Opus News New Subscriber Playlist: “Of These Reminders (A Projekt Records Sampler)” Subscribers can check out a deep dive into a record label that has influenced and inspired me over the years.
Oct 23, 2019 Music Dreamwalkers by Polly Fae (Review) Polly Fae’s latest album is full of dark, haunting dreampop that’s the perfect soundtrack for autumn evenings.
Sep 28, 2019 Music Ashes in the Brittle Air by Black Tape For a Blue Girl The classic darkwave album has been remastered and made freely available.
Sep 11, 2018 Music Lycia Announce New Album, In Flickers The album marks Lycia’s return to Projekt Records.
Jan 20, 2016 Music Into the Heart of the Eternal by vidnaObmana (Review) A fantastic point of entry into the career of one of ambient music’s most distinctive and prolific voices.
Feb 26, 2015 Music Dynamic Stillness by Steve Roach (Review) Dynamic Stillness is one of the more challenging Steve Roach releases; it’s not without its rewards, but it makes its own demands of the listener.
Mar 17, 2014 Music Celebrating 30 Years of Structures From Silence Steve Roach’s ambient classic gets the three-disc deluxe treatment, including two discs of new music inspired by the original.
May 7, 2013 Music Recent and Upcoming Lovesliescrushing Activity The “beautiful noise” duo are keeping busy with releases of new and archived material.
Nov 29, 2012 Music A Chaos of Desire by Black Tape for a Blue Girl (Review) The album’s more atmospheric pieces provide a perfect example of Projekt’s “vintage” darkwave sound.
Oct 29, 2009 Music Idylls by Love Spirals Downwards (Review) Let’s get the obvious out of way: the Cocteau Twins are the most obvious point of reference, particularly Treasure and Victorialand.
Apr 14, 2006 Music The Burning Circle and Then Dust by Lycia (Review) Conjures up every cliché of goth/darkwave music… and then easily transcends them.
May 15, 2005 Music Estrella by Lycia (Review) Lycia is probably one of the few modern bands to truly capture and continue the sounds captured on such seminal discs as Faith and Pornography without sounding like mere copycats.
Mar 6, 2005 Music The River of Appearance by vidnaObmana (Review) This is some of the most relaxing music I own, and by far one of the best ambient albums I own.
Dec 3, 2004 Music Everyone Will Eventually Leave You by Soulwhirlingsomewhere (Review) Whereas Soulwhirlingsomewhere’s debut was an intensely intimate recording, Everyone Will Evenutally Leave You has a more sombre and distant tone.
Dec 3, 2004 Music Eating the Sea by Soulwhirlingsomewhere (Review) The songs are sparse yet warm, like Plaster is inviting me to hear revelations of his deepest anxieties and feelings.
Nov 7, 2004 Music Voirshn by lovesliescrushing (Review) No matter how abstract or surreal, how noisy and harsh, how processed and glitchy their sound becomes, there’s always a heart beating at its core.
Jul 21, 2002 Music Xuvetyn by lovesliescrushing (Review) This album shows why lovesliescrushing are at the head of the beautiful noise scene.