Epoch is the fifth studio album by American musician Tycho, released in September 2016 by Ghostly International.

Where do you start talking about a suite of recordings so concerned with the commonalities between beginnings and ends? You could start by saying that Living Fields is an album of catharsis and redefinition, born of a desire to create newness out of loss and change. You could also say that the band Portico themselves have undergone a process of ending and re-beginning, but none of this quite captures what you will hear.
The best thing you can do is listen. Portico make music which moves forward towards distant places while offering rare intimacy as well, arriving somewhere between structured pop songs and a disintegrating ambience, a unique blend of the sublunary and the celestial. Reverb drenched piano meshes with swathes of studio noise while vocals float high above a world of textural atmosphere.
Drum machines crisply puncture the air around shimmering arpeggios of synth and electric bass.You can be untethered, detached in space only for a moment of detail to rush into focus. Melancholia and euphoria sunk into each other. The effect is profoundly emotional without ever needing to emote.
Portico are Duncan Bellamy, Milo Fitzpatrick and Jack Wyllie. Previously they were three-quarters of the highly successful and critically-acclaimed Portico Quartet. But Living Fields is no continuation under a shortened name. As far as the band are concerned this is a debut.
There are three remarkable singers on this record:Jono McCleery, Joe Newman (Alt-J) and Jamie Woon. These are not just guest performances and it shows. Woon shared a house with Portico in East London when they were writing and recording the album that would become Isla and he was working on “Mirrorwriting.” Joe Newman is a childhood friend of Wyllie's and Jono McCleery was introduced to Portico by Jamie Woon and has opened for them in the past. These existing relationships allowed for a consistency of thought and expression which makes this a truly remarkable record.
Where do you start talking about a suite of recordings so concerned with the commonalities between beginnings and ends? It doesn’t really matter so long as you listen.

Zinovia’s compositions stand poignant and intellectual, fusing stylistic classical elements with deep, moving ambient sounds and subtle, uplifting beatwork. Smooth, intelligible, and truly elegant songs that allow the audience to drift away in a wash of tranquil tones that ebb and flow with a rare maturity and grace.
Place yourself in a futuristic lounge hidden away in the depth of some distant unnamed city. The atmosphere inside swirls with a smokey, yet airy charm, as random glasses clink in the darkness and a smattering of enigmatic characters sit and absorb the sounds emerging from within. On the unpretentious stage, a sultry woman stands behind a control panel of various machines, their indicators and displays splashing colors of light across her face, illuminating a gentle sadness in her eyes as she controls and manipulates her sounds. Her name is Zinovia. She is from Athens. Her work is titled ‘The Gift Of Affliction‘ and it seems to have the entire audience entranced. No doubt, there is a deeply personal connection here.

Susumu Yokota was a Japanese composer. He released several albums under pseudonyms including Stevia, Ebi, and others. Yokota was well known in the English-speaking independent music scene for his albums of experimental ambient music, including albums like Acid Mt. Fuji and Sakura.

2011 debut album from Tropics AKA British producer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Ward. Since Planet Mu released his first single, 'Soft Vision', the Synthpop of his early tracks has evolved into a more substantial and personal style. Parodia Flare features Ward as a multi-instrumental auteur, weaving together vintage sounds, Rhodes keyboard, banks of old synths, software and guitars, live drums and electric bass.

When It Falls is the second album by Zero 7, released on 1 March 2004.

美国华盛顿市二人组合Thievery Corporation的两位成员永远穿得西装笔挺地亮相，然而大抵受到其乐队名字「盗窃集团」所影响，因此Eric Hilton和Rob Garza这对音乐拍文件却每每叫我联想到美国电影里的黑帮人物——或者以今天的用语来形容，二人的外观其实都几《无间道》。
不过人不可以貌相，他俩打造出的精良且具备优质保证的折衷性Downtempo电子音乐，却永远是那么温文尔雅。
最初认识Thievery Corporation，都是因为传奇性英国独立厂牌4AD。打从八十年代中起起，4AD主脑Ivo Watts-Rusell便四出在地大物博的北美洲发掘新名字，而Thievery Corporation就是他在九十年代中旬的「新发现」，并把他们的唱片引进英伦发行。1997年，我们听这队华盛顿二人组的处男专辑Sounds From The Thievery Hi-Fi，大家的反应都是：「4AD网罗了一队Trip Hop组合回来！」不要忘记，Downtempo这字眼在那个年头还未被广泛通用。
然后，大家才得悉Thievery Corporation在美国有他们的自家厂牌Eighteen Street Lounge——前身是Eric和Rob在1995年夏天开设的Night Club。
这又是一张全明星专辑，当像“盗贼集团”这样的电音制作团体成名成星之后，每天早上在工作室里要做的就是拆开来自各种大明星的邀请函，要么就是有成迭的不知好坏的作品需要他们来混音。“盗贼集团”的艾里克·希尔顿（ Eric Hilton ）说：“我们毕竟想让生活独立一些，当然我们也知道做到了现在这个阶段，免不了要把自己做的像个商业音乐人。”
好在新专辑《宇宙谜团》还是有品质的，在“盗贼集团”最新一期的明星合作阵容中，我们看到了三个实力男唱将，他们分别是：来自老牌美国独立摇滚乐队“烈焰红唇”（ The Flaming Lips ）的主唱韦恩·科伊内（ Wayne Coyne ）；个人事业一直火热的前 “简的嗜好”乐队（ Jane's Addiction ）主唱派瑞·法瑞尔（ Perry Farrell ）；还有长年致力于挖掘世界各地民族音乐的前纽约新浪潮大团“传声头像”（ Talking Heads ）的主唱戴维·拜恩（ David Byrne ）。“盗贼集团”同派瑞·法瑞尔和戴维·拜恩的合作想必是天作之合，因为此二人的个人音乐生涯一直是在民族音乐、世界节拍的大背景发展的；而“盗贼集团” 作为把玩世界音乐多年的电音制作高手，也一定会找来这两位同道中人来壮大自己的事业。而同“烈焰红唇”主唱韦恩·科伊内的合作却有点让人摸不到头脑，于是 “盗贼集团”把问题的答案放到了最开始的位置。在专辑的开篇曲中，我们就听到了由韦恩·科伊演唱的一曲空灵的《率领仇恨的机器闯入太阳的禁区》（ Marching The Hate Machines Into The Sun ），飘逸的键盘铺垫出了美伦美幻的听觉情感，这让我的鲜血立即用入大脑，措手不及。
纵观整张专辑，“盗贼集团”的风格没有太多的变化，与之前的名作《镜中阴谋》（ The Mirror Conspiracy ）来个小比较，我们发现他们再慢慢的回到了以节拍为主的创作路线上，这是值得期待的，因为复古于传统的深度节拍（ Deep Beat ）肯定是这个夏天的新方向。

Rob Garza and Eric Hilton consider it their most introspective work to date. Existing somewhere between rock, dub, psychedelic, Latin, and electronic music, this 2002 album finds the duo elevating their signature sound with more contemplative and thought-provoking songwriter. The jewel case is housed in a slipcase along with a 40-page black & white photo booklet. Eighteenth Street Lounge. 2002.