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Giles P Croft reviews ‘Exploration and Ascent’

Written on August 4, 2013 at 6:39 pm, by

Giles (better known as @drfrot on twitter) has very kindly reviewed the new album, and emailed me a copy. I’m reposting it below. Many thanks Giles for taking the time to do this! “Magnum Opus? Close followers of Northcape’s own brand of warm, melodic electronica will know there’s another release that sits between 2010’s masterpiece […]

Exploration and Ascent Remixed

Written on June 11, 2013 at 9:00 pm, by

Exploration and Ascent Remixed by Northcape Label: Sun Sea Sky Productions Release no: SSS052 Number of tracks: 11 Released: 11 Jun 2013 d/l MP3/FLAC: http://sunseasky.bandcamp.com/album/exploration-and-ascent-remixed

New album released!

Written on May 14, 2013 at 10:06 pm, by

Hi, a quick note to let everyone know that, finally, ‘Exploration and Ascent’ is fully available through Sun Sea Sky in both digital and CD format. You can pick it up through Bandcamp, iTunes, n5mailorder and others, including Linus Records shortly if you are based in Japan! All the reviews of the album to date […]

Reviews of ‘Exploration and Ascent’

Written on May 3, 2013 at 6:38 pm, by

“Wisely, Northcape raised his sights beyond the realm of cultural plundering so there are no Tibetan/Nepalese samples or “world music” modal influences in evidence. Instead, the tracks aspire to capture timeless characteristics of the Himalayas and high, mountainous, (strangely?) isolated places more generally…it’s clear Northcape has refined and advanced his sound in the three years […]