Journeys in Sound & Music
From the glacial post-rock soundscapes of Canvas (Polar Seas Recordings), Monuments (Sound in Silence) and Resolven (Polar Seas Recordings) to the sprawling drones of the more recent Departures series, Brad Deschamps & Mike Abercrombie have shown a willingness to change tack as they have navigated their North Atlantic Drift project over the years since their…
Read MoreIn the early stages of my discovering new realms of instrumental music (circa 2012), one of the first albums that really caught and held my attention was Canvas (Polar Seas Recordings) by North Atlantic Drift. I was mesmerized and haunted by the vast melancholic landscapes and the melding of statuesque post rock melodic structures with glacial…
Read MoreToronto based Polar Seas Recordings was founded a little over five years ago and for most of that time has primarily served as a home for the releases of Brad Deschamps & Mike Abercrombie as North Atlantic Drift as well as their respective side projects anthéne and Transits of Mercury. In the past year however, the…
Read MoreListen to an exclusive premiere of ‘Decay’ from Visitor by North Atlantic Drift due for released Feb 1, 2016 on limited edition CD. See directly below the player for a short review of the album and a link to pre-order from Polar Seas Recordings. After three full length albums as North Atlantic Drift, the Canadian duo of Mike Abercrombie…
Read MoreNorth Atlantic Drift and Northumbria are both two man instrumental music projects based in Toronto, Canada that share ambient and post rock as descriptors of their work. Despite those commonalities, one could be forgiven for being surprised to see them sharing a split album. Listening to the six tracks on this new release on Polar Seas…
Read MoreIn 2011 Brad Deschamps & Mike Abercrombie formed a musical partnership in Toronto, Canada they called North Atlantic Drift. Since then they have created a growing body of work centered around atmospheric and hauntingly beautiful soundscapes that are rich in nuance and which should appeal equally to fans of ambient and post rock music. The…
Read MoreSunday morning listening. This week it is North Atlantic Drift, an ambient music project from Mike Abercrombie & Brad Deschamps based in Toronto and who cite Brian Eno, Boards of Canada, and Stars of the Lid among their key influences. This morning’s selection is ‘Concrete Oceans’ from their latest effort “Monuments” , which showcases what attracts…
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Stationary Travels 