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Ambient label from Baltimore, founded by Marc Ostermeier in 2010. Next to Ostermeier's own releases the label catalogue includes CDs by Marcus Fischer or Tomas Phillips + Marihiko Hara

 
"The heart of Incidental Music is the acoustic guitar: melodies, chords, drones, and percussive sounds sometimes used in a straightforward manner, while at other times abstracted and manipulated to beautiful effect. Upon this foundation the palette of sounds expands ...
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TCH03 | TENCH

"Marcus Fischer is a musician and multimedia artist currently based in Portland, Oregon. Field recordings, chance, and DIY instruments, coupled with acoustic instrumentation and visual art, define what has become his minimal signature. From January 2009 through January ...
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TCH05 | TENCH

"While elements of electroacoustic, modern classical, jazz, glitch, drone, ambient, and even lounge weave in and out of the record's eleven compositions, The Rules of Another Small World is the converse of an eclectic collection of songs. Instead, a cohesive album ...
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TCH04 | TENCH

"Prosa marks the first collaboration between Marihiko Hara and Tomas Phillips. Utilizing a diverse range of instrumentation, both electronic and acoustic, Prosa is as still as it is dynamic. Its formation (a transcontinental process, through the post) was an exercise of ...
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TCH02 | TENCH

"M. Ostermeier already has two CDs this year - both in mini-album form. Percolate ([ parvo art ]) featured his acoustic and Rhodes piano mixed with Labradford-esque guitars over minimal electronic beats. On Lakefront (Hibernate) the beats had evaporated and the infusion ...
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TCH01 | TENCH