Man of Taste: Ian D. Hawgood / Koen Park

Ambient Music With A Touch Of Pop | Maybe you know London-born Tokyo resident Ian D. Hawgood by his releases at Resting Bell or Dog Eared Records. Eventually you read about him at Phlow Magazine. Herein, initiates don’t need Bettina Rhymes to bring the news. In case you’re new to this man of taste and gentle manners, clear some megabytes on your harddisc for two new Hawgood releases: “Tent & Hills” and “Grey Night Clouds”.

The first, released at the excellent Luvsound Netlabel, brings forth four rather short pieces of Ambient. Warm and intimate, handmade and rich, subtle Avantgarde Muzak for those who know. Striking art by Kati Meden of goYippi from the Resting Bell-crew!

The latter is published by US Netlabel Experimedia and shows the man approaching Ambient from a slightly more song-orientated point of view. Under the disguise of “Koen Park”, Ian D. Hawgood whisks fresh Electronica-beats, sweet melancholy melodies and Ambient textures. An eclectic album.

MP3 Ambient Music Download

Release Site: Ian D. Hawgood - “Tents And Hills”
Direct Download: Ian D. Hawgood - “Tents And Hills” (ZIP)
Netlabel: www.luvsound.org

Release Site: Koen Park - “Grey Night Clouds”
Direct Download: Koen Park - “Grey Night Clouds” (ZIP)
Netlabel: www.experimedia.net

About the Author

This article was written on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 by Bettina Rhymes. Bettina Rhymes is the journalist alter ego of Sven Swift. Swift runs the established CDr- and Netlabel 12rec.net and acts as a Netaudio DJ every now and then. Next to his job at Phlow Mag, he writes reviews about free music at RUBored.org. Read more articles written by Bettina Rhymes.