Woob, Moby/Voodoo Child, ISHQ, Aphex Twin, William Orbit, Philip Glass, Max Richter, Robyn Miller, Tomoyoshi Date, Sigur Ros, Sylvain Chauveau, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Reich, Arvo Part, FSOL/Amorphous Androgynous, Brian McBride, Talkingmakesnosense, Aarktica, Arovane, Murcof, Amiina, Stars Of The Lid
Sounds Like
the space between minimal, ambient and contemporary classical music
off land - blue narration
december 2008
buy at enpeg digital
off land - grey surfaces
november 2008
download at resting bell
off land - encounter point
march 2008
download at resting bell
off land - heliopause
october 2007
buy at off land shop
off land - ends ep
october 2007
download at part2 records
off land - apt path
january 2007
download at archive.org
off land - rest ep
april 2006
download at archive.org
Off Land was formed in 2004 by Tim Dwyer, an artist and musician from New England who's sound was originally shaped by "net" label culture's collaborative atmosphere of experimentation and peer feedback. His sound has been influenced by meditative music such as Javanese gamelan and minimal drone. Dwyer's music is sparse yet texturally intricate, lying in sort of some electro-acoustic limbo between Namlook's more dusty ambient collaborations, literal Phonography and contemporary classical experimentalism.
Different layers of stretched sounds are combined exquisitely all together forming a continuous and straight timeline that it's transforming in slow motion.
Have a pleasant and productive 2009, Tim! I'm just listening to Contrail, and it's very pleasant this first day of the year. Moving with a slow but steady pace, great flow, somtimes accentuated by occational percussion. Lovely... /Håkke
