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Jóhann Jóhannsson — IBM 1401, A User's Manual
albums ·One of my favorite recordings and composition, a rich swelling ambient wave, with peaking synths and swelling strings. Deeply moody, with sparse hints of nostalgia and optimism.
I heard this album many years ago, and many years after hearing it for the first time ended up working somewhere with an IBM iSeries machine, a direct descendent of the IBM 1401.
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Floating Points — Falling to Earth
albums ·Floating Points is a visionary beacon of the past and future of electronic music, and this release is no exception. Emergent complexity and syncretic sounds have become emblematic of FP’s output, and this yet another extension of the artist’s talent.