Austere

THE MYSTIFYING ORACLE: The Kiffed CD EP
A combindation of trance (with some techno) with ethnic percussion and samples, all based on travels in Morocco. One remix of a track off a following album, two tracks exclusive to this release, one in a very traditional vein (vs. electronic dance music.
Recommended if you like Jaïa, Ishq, Saafi Brothers, Amira Saqati.
CD price: $8.99 / MP3 price: $8.99
FREQ. MAGNET: Principium Somniferum
A new Austere side-project, this all-guitar album forges new ground in blending the sounds of Labradford, Stars of the Lid, Windy & Carl and others into a slow-moving, shoegazing psychedelic ambient trip into The Village, in a place and time unknown.
Recommended if you like Labradford, Pan•American, Stars of the Lid, Windy & Carl, Austere.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
AUSTERE VS. STEPHEN PHILIPS: faded
Slowly evolving & quiet ambient, droning at times, gentle washes at others, one long peaceful piece in three continuous sections.
Recommended if you like Steve Roach, Stephen Philips, Oöphoi, Rich.
CD price: $11.99
AUSTERE/ABSTRACT AUDIO SYSTEMS: evergone
An ambient collaboration between Abstract Audio Systems and Austere, inspired by the ideas of space and distance. This 6-track EP explores ocean's depths and the wildness of the unexplored, our outer appearance and our inner spaces.
Recommended if you like Steve Roach, Brian Eno, Robert Rich & Alio Die, Numina.
CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
AUSTERE: Remittance
Guitar-based ambient music, blissful, beautiful, melodic, droning and melancholy, with many atmospheric samples and some lyrics. No synths or sequencers were used in making this album, just guitars and many pedals and effects.
Recommended if you like Labradford, Stars of the Lid, Saul Stokes, Glory, Windy & Carl, Mourning.
CD price: $12.99 / MP3 price: $12.99
AUSTERE: Convergence
A minimalist "process piece" composition ala Steve Reich and early Philip Glass. Ambient electronic music good for meditative or relaxing moods. A single, long track made for continuous play. Similar in concept to FM3's "Buddha Machine" or "Buddha Box" bu
Recommended if you like Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Machine.
CD price: $11.99
THE MYSTIFYING ORACLE: quintesscence
Downtempo Psychedelic Ambient: Slow moving and ever evolving tracks with pulsing bass and glitchy beats, blips and blurps and echos from the past.
Recommended if you like Aphex Twin, Coil, Seefeel.
CD price: $8.99 / MP3 price: $8.99
AUSTERE/IN THE NOW: distance
Lying somewhere between ambient drones and glitchy IDM quirkiness, this EP is a rarely discovered gem enjoyed and played by ambient and IDM DJs alike. Odd-time signatures, crunchy and chunky beats come together to create this ambient drum & bass classic.
Recommended if you like Autechre, Monolake, Pole, Richie Hawtin, Lumen.
CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $9.99