This might look like a best-of-2020 list, but it’s not. It is, rather, a random – albeit carefully curated – list of the...
[ecko_quote source=”Simon Reynolds – Ambient Archaeology”]Ambient is un-rock and roll because it’s built up by layers, whereas rock is about jamming: instruments fit together like cogs, forming a rhythmic engine that kicks your ass. Ambient is kind to your ass. It’s sofa rock, Erik Satie’s ‘furniture music’.[/ecko_quote]