Release data: Peter Challoner – ResonanceCD/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Groove Unlimited, 2024 I’ve been following this UK-musician since 2004, seeing him evolve from an amateur to an established, skilled synthesist finding his own way in the genre (mostly solo but also by…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Subsequence CD-R/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Ambient Sound Projects, 2018 “Subsequence” was born out of the composer’s wish to do an album that was all sequencer composed tracks just to see if he could do it. This approach…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Livescapes_5 Church of ambient sound DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Ambient Sound Projects, 2017 “Livescapes_5” features a 63-minute soundscape created for the Church of Sound Ambient music events in Nottingham September and October 2016, comprising live performance and…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Livescapes_3 Sono Luminarium CD-R, Ambient Sound Projects, 2015 The 60-minute composition making up “Livescapes_3 Sono Luminarium” is a commissioned piece for the “Arboria” Luminarium by the architects of air, Nottingham, May 2015. The outcome is…
Release data: Peter Challoner –Peter Challoner – Livescapes_Inception CD-R, Ambient Sound Projects, 2013 “Livescapes_Inception” contains two interconnected lengthy sonic innerscapes of 30 and 34 minutes each. Each ambient piece is a constellation of uninterrupted, slow morphing soundscapes that trigger the…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Livescape_2 Alternating Frequencies CD-R, Ambient Sound Projects, 2014 The second installment in the Livescape series was recorded live in the studio in real time in February 2014 with no additional overdubs. The nine interlocking tracks,…
Release data: Peter Challoner – More than can be heard CD-R, Ambient Sound Projects, 2012 With “More than can be heard”, UK-synthesist Peter Challoner adds his 13th ambient soundscape to his music catalogue. In almost 62 minutes, Peter’s quiet and…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Optimum CD-R, Private Release, 2011 With “Optimum”, UK synthesist Peter Challoner presents a 75-minute ambient ride revealing a progressive, more dynamic style compared to his previous works. It starts out in a contemplative manner on…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Indefinite Duration CD-R, Private Release, 2010 On “Indefinite Duration”, Mr Challoner continues the path of slow flowing textural music as explored on his previous releases. The almost 80-minute album offers an uninterrupted sonic canvas of…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Ambient Archive CD-R, Private Release, 2010 Ambient music fans who haven’t had the chance to investigate the output of the talented musician Peter Challoner now have a great opportunity with the double album “Ambient Archive”.…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Deconstructing Silence CD-R, Private Release, 2009 Peter’s short line about the album on his website says “live studio recordings of improvisations. Chilled ambient textural layers of sound”. As one can imagine with such a title,…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Lunar Tide CD-R, Private Release, 2008 As Peter tells on the cd-sleeve, the ambient long form piece “Lunar Tide” is the outcome of an experiment in applying extreme sound processing to a piece of music…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Music for Cloudwatching CD-R, Private Release, 2002 This cd by English ambient composer Peter Challoner contains two long tracks of over 30 minutes. They are a perfect musical companion while gazing at cloud masses passing…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Music in Ambient Motion CD-R, Private Release, 2002 This is the second release of the trilogy which musician Peter Challoner started with the album “Music for Cloud Watching”. The album is as quiet as its…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Music in Suspended Animation CD-R, Private Release, 2004 This is the last title in the trilogy that started with “Music for Cloudwatching”. On the concept of “Music in Suspended Animation”, Challoner states: “it looks towards…
Release data: Peter Challoner – The Other Side of Time CD-R, Private Release, 2004 I formerly reviewed three other cd’s of the sympathetic UK-based ambient composer Peter Challoner, who’s intriguing soundscape music I cherish a lot. “The Other Side of…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Abstract Ambient Form CD-R, Private Release, 2005 I previously reviewed an ambient trilogy of this English composer, who’s freeform music I like a lot. “Abstract Ambient Form” contains six “Formations” featuring an ongoing flow of…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Interpolation CD-R, Private Release, 2007 “Interpolation” is the fifth album by the skilled British ambient composer Peter Challoner, bearing the subtitle “Music in Ambient remix”. It contains six extended tracks all breathing a relaxed but…
Release data: Peter Challoner – Beneath the Ice Flow CD-R, Private Release, 2007 I received this ambient release together with his remix-album “Interpolation”, so I expected something in the same manner. “Beneath the Ice Flow” visualizes a sub aquatic journey…