Press

Press for Music In Four Movements:

“Ben Chatwin’s already refined soundscapes have gained in contrast and complexity, his music in depth and clarity. This album is the confident work of a musician who is only still scratching the surface of his vast potential. 4.6/5″
- The Milk Factory

“The central driving force behind this album is the guitar, which seems to take on a variety of different identities over the course of any given track. You’ll hear the instrument dragged through clean, acoustic passages, as well as more processed electric sequences while backdrop textures from analogue synthesizers and other more ephemeral instruments chime in to great atmospheric effect.”
- Boomkat

“…his brand of music is at once very listenable yet strangely abstract at times. I would hesitate to call this experimental to be honest as it’s far more fluid and melodic than that would imply. It simply features four beautifully put together compositions that form a very engaging album indeed.”
- Remote_Thoughts

“The depth of this record is indescribable and I believe that in ‘Music In Four Movements’, we have a true classic that people will look back on and smile about for decades to come. One thing is for certain, it is because of magnificent music like this that I am happy to continue my existence on this planet. An album that comes with my highest recommendation.”
- Audio Gourmet

“…the balance of clean tones with smeared grit is a recurrent feature on Music In Four Movements, and an attractive one…a convincing and at times beautiful study of despair.”
- Cyclic Defrost

Press for Some Ambulance:

“The album boasts a handful of beautiful meditations…Though the tracks complement one another, each ultimately feels like a different chapter in Chatwin’s wide-ranging and engrossing novel.”
- Textura

“‘Some Ambulance’ should be the first port of call for those with even a passing interest in where electro-acoustic and ambient music is heading in 2009/10, while I can imagine the uninitiated finding lots to love too…Talvihorros’ release has come from nowhere and knocked me sideways. It is not an exaggeration to say this is one of my favourite records this year. 8.9/10″
- [sic] Magazine

“…this album draws tiny bits of inspiration from disparate sources. There’s a hint of Badalamenti in the Western chords of “Death of a Dream” and some Scanner in the conversational samples between tracks four and five. The overall vibe is reminiscent of the more active, half-caffeinated instrumental ambience of the mid-nineties, made by artists who wanted people to listen, not to sleep. Based on the distance between It’s Already On Fire and Some Ambulance, Talvihorros may well be on his way to some remarkable achievements. 7/10″
- The Silent Ballet

“…straddling post rock, and neo classical but not really using the cliches of either and coming up with something wholly original and moving. Recommended.”
- Norman Records

“Every instrument and sound is placed with certain intention, and the effect of all the parts ends up creating this whole that at a distance looks quite accidental. Do we hear ten individual musicians in a room, meandering through the afternoon, each with a different instrument or computer in their laps? Or is it the work of one man with a keen channel into himself, solid attention to detail, and a well-drawn schematic for how to create towers of sound? 8/10″
- Foxy Digitalis