Mountains - air museum (Thrill Jockey, 2011)

"Air Museum" is different from the previous albums by Mountains, but it is a kind of norm for the band, going forward, surprising with each album, even if as a fan finally you'll find the same substance.

But this time, you'll have to dig deeper, in fact too much, and also discard a few tracks as dead ends. "Thousand Square" is the perfect example of inanity for my ears, five minutes of analog beats and synth sounds, which quickly makes me feel exhausted and bored. Same sentence for "Sequel", analog synth exploration of "kosmische musik".

Mountains - choral (Thrill Jockey, 2009)

Following two superb albums, self-released on their own label Apestaartje, the duo formed by Brendon Anderegg and Koen Holtkamp finally signed on a bigger and well known structure, Thrill Jockey, for their third album.

It's a big step forward which gives them a better diffusion for their music and a larger legitimacy among the international "indie" scene. This evolution is accompanied by some minor aesthetics changes.

Koen Holtkamp - gravity/bees (2010, Thrill Jockey )

Co-founder of the Apestaartje label, with Brendon Anderegg, both of them also active behind the ambient duo Mountains, Koen Holtkamp is back for a third release under his own name after two other solo albums as Aero.

"Gravity/Bees" is a two tracks, each one around 15 minutes, vinyl and mp3 release on Thrill Jockey. While his works with Brendon Anderegg mix introspection, emotions and self-restraint, solo he follows more intuitive, potentially hazardous, pathways and this record looks somewhat like a long alley of mirrors, in which reflections intersect endlessly, both modern and retro-futurist, managing both exploration and integration of stylistic features. 

Dustin Wong - infinite love (2010, Thrill Jockey)

Strange object, double CD (one called "Brother", the other "Sister") with a DVD to accompany the music.

Thirty instrumental tracks for 81 minutes of music,with no obvious progression or narrative content, mostly a collection of technical exploration of a previously definite style of guitar music.