J’ai reçu ce matin le double album «The Ocean Inside»… Sitôt reçu, sitôt placé dans mon «Ipod» et… quel délice… Vous avez totalement réussi à restituer cette ambiance des fonds marins, ces mystères, ses secrets, ses abysses, et-ce grâce à ces arrangements musicaux savamment et harmonieusement synthétisés… Il y a peu encore, je ne vous … Leer más
Quando Brian Eno ebbe l’intuizione dell’ambient music, le idee si indirizzarono dapprima verso gli spazi definiti (aeroporti, stazioni, etc.) ma furono probabilmente i musicisti ambient statunitensi ad espandere il concetto dello spazio da «ricoprire» facendolo passare da uno ampio ma comunque con dei confini, ad uno vastissimo che non poteva non riguardare gli elementi fondamentali … Leer más
Se c’è un musicista, nella scena odierna, che ha saputo donare nuovo vigore alle forme più tradizionali e quiete dell’ambient music, questo è sicuramente il catalano Max Corbacho. Nato e cresciuto a Barcellona, è forse il più talentuoso fra gli esponenti della generazione post-californiana, che prende dall’opera di gente come Steve Roach, Michael Stearns, Kevin … Leer más
If ambient music has one defining characteristic, I think it is to evoke a sense of wonder and mystery. This album achieves that core task both in name and in deed. The Ocean Inside takes you on a journey into the deepest depths of your being and simultaneously reveals to you the grandeur of the … Leer más
I happen to live not far from Geoff Small, a partner in the Relaxed Machinery label and an evangelical Max Corbacho fan. I had to drop something off at his house recently, and I mentioned that on my drive I was listening to Corbacho’s latest, The Ocean Inside. He asked me what I thought of it, … Leer más
After quite a quite a long hiatus, Spanish ambient composer Max Corbacho is back with double album of expertly crafted atmospheric ambient pieces, clocking over 140 minutes. Bearing the subtitle «slow movements from the depths», Mr Corbacho takes his listeners on an epic and stellar soundscape journey with a vast range of extensive, highly immersive … Leer más
Max Corbacho has created yet another masterwork of atmospheric ambient music, both in terms of compositional and audiophile craftsmanship. These sensuous and expansive soundscapes are beautifully paced in their unfolding and find that delicate balance between calm stasis and developmental movement that the best works of the genre embody. One of the most interesting aspects … Leer más
The Ocean Inside is the long awaited new album of Max Corbacho presents an immersive flow of emotional soundworlds and harmonic structures that bring us to the depths of the inner ocean. Max Corbacho returns with a new work, this time as a long awaited double album, which again immerse ourselves into touching atmospheric ambient … Leer más
After an active day at work with three customers in three locations and a couple of kilometers by foot in the piling up slippery snow sure makes me feel sleepy towards the night. Good to have new Max Corbacho’s sonic companion playing around. With his beatless ambient soundscapes, I always manages to achieve peaceful … Leer más
I remember that I was quite disappointed back in December 2008 when this album came out, not because of its sonic or visual content, but because of the fact it was available as download only release. Fortunately, nearly one year later, at Nov 1st, 2009, my dreams came true when a CD version of … Leer más