Amongst ambient aficionados, obscure 1980's outfit The Chi Factory — a collaboration between Jacobus Derwort and Hanyo van Oosterom — has a cult following. While the duo went their separate ways in 1987, Derwort continued to work on tracks, which fused field recordings taken in far-flung locations around the world, with indigenous instrumentation and his innate ability to craft mood-altering soundscapes. The Bamboo Recordings on Astral Industries offers the first chance to savour those previously unheard mid-to-late-80's tracks; while they've been remixed for release,… read more
Amongst ambient aficionados, obscure 1980's outfit The Chi Factory — a collaboration between Jacobus Derwort and Hanyo van Oosterom — has a cult following. While the duo went their separate ways in 1987, Derwort continued to work on tracks, which fused field recordings taken in far-flung… read more
Amongst ambient aficionados, obscure 1980's outfit The Chi Factory — a collaboration between Jacobus Derwort and Hanyo van Oosterom — has a cult following. While the duo went their separate ways in 1987, Derwort continued to work on tracks, which fused field recordings taken in far-flung locations around the world, with indigenous instrumentation and his inn… read more