Since you are interested in Environments II, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Jon Hopkins
Insides [ Domino Records / CD - released 4/May/2009 ] Jon Hopkins is a musical shapeshifter: a composer, pianist and a self-taught studio wizard. He makes affecting, bold electronic music, using walls of synths, lustrous melodies and amorphous bass rumbles. |
James Horner
James Cameron's Avatar (Music From the Motion Picture) [ Atlantic Records / CD - released 14/Dec/2009 ] Along with James Horner's spectacular score, the 'Avatar' soundtrack features the film's end title song, "I See You", performed by multiple Grammy Award-nominated singer, Leona Lewis. |
The Orb
Baghdad Batteries (Orbsessions Volume III - An Illustrated Handbook With Stereo Sound) [ Malicious Damage Records / Darla / CD - released 14/Sep/2009 ] There's a very special atmosphere to this album: two men bouncing ideas and exploring in classic Orb style to make another triumphant Orb album. ;-) |
Squarepusher
Solo Electric Bass 1 [ Warp Records / CD - released 5/Oct/2009 ] Tom (Squarepusher) Jenkinson's excursions as a "solo" bass virtuoso are now forever immortalised with the release of his amazing, 'Solo Electric Bass 1'. |
Tortoise
Beacons of Ancestorship [ Thrill Jockey / CD - released 20/Jul/2009 ] It can be incredibly difficult for an experimental group to continue exploring for years on end without getting stale, but Tortoise achieve that balance here effortlessly. |