January 6, 2024—“extremely atmospheric” – York Calling“an ambient weighted blanket we can’t wait to slip under” – CBC Music The ambient music upon which Joshua Van Tassel has built his reputation has often been pushed by large concepts: the life cycle of a giant squid, a sci-fi folk tale, a custom score for craniosacral therapy. Those compositions lean long, psychedelic, grandiose—music for the…
February 11, 2021—“gorgeous” – KEXP“meditative” – Ottawa Citizen“the perfect mid-winter listen.” – CBC Music“beautiful and stately…truly inspired work” – Tome To The Weather Machine Stepping into an altogether aerial, blue segment of slanting light. You are arriving, you are aware. The second album from Montreal-based composer Nick Schofield draws the listener into a state where texture, form and gesture unfurl in federation. – listen // order 180g LP, CD // watch…
September 24, 2020—“as soothing as ASMR” – The Coast“undiluted gorgeousness” – PopMatters“stylistic and visionary” (8/10) – Exclaim! Dance Music vol.II: More Songs for Slow Motion, Joshua Van Tassel‘s sixth LP, is held together by a string quartet, electronics to create beautiful sounds in a time replete with ugliness, and the Ondea – a contemporary re-creation of the famed french synthesizer the Ondes Martenot. – listen // order wildflower seed print // watch videos…