Release data: Loneward – Paradox of Silken Stars Digital Download, Altus Music, 2026 A display of emotions has always been one of the pillars of Mike Carss’s music, a stronghold for aural journeys for the mind’s eye. March 2026 saw…
Release data: Loneward – Musings of Painted Sky Digital Download, Private Release, 2025 After producing “Gossamer Wings of Illusion”, Mike Carss continued writing tracks with a similar vibe – enough for another album: “Musings of a Painted Sky”. The 61-minute…
Release data: Londeward – Gossamer Wings of Illusion Digital Download, Private Release, 2025 In the last few years, Mike Carss’ music (released through various aliases) has seen more emotional depth aside a stronger sonic narrative or cinematic impact. The 57-minute…
Release data: Loneward – Abridged Versions CD-r/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2025 The first volume of the “Fractional Dimensions” series ,all featuring dream-infused soundscapes and gentle ambiences meant for contemplation, meditation and sleep, came out in 2022. For the 41-minute “Abridged…
Release data: Loneward – Fractional Dimensions Volume 4 DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2021 This release is the next chapter in the ongoing series under this title, which started in 2022. The continuous 65-minute “A Threshold of Stillness” presented here fits…
Release data: Loneward – Beyond the Sea Part Two CD-r/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2024 The gentle, unhurried sonic repose created on “Part One” continues on each of the five 13-minute tracks making up this 67-minute release. The freeform atmospheric realm…
Release data: Loneward – Beyond the Sea, Part One CD-r/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2024 A lot of the music Mike Carss has put out by now has been a most pleasant and overtly relaxed listening experience. Mr. Carss recalls the…
Release data: Loneward – Fractional Dimensions Volume 3 CD-r/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2023 “Fractional Dimensions Volume 3”, of which the previous volumes were published in 2022 and Spring 2023 respectively, is part of an ongoing series from Canadian composer Mike…
Release data: Loneward – Ferric Expeditions CD-r/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release/Ambient Soundscapes, 2023 Loneward’s “Ferric Expeditions”, mastered by the Ultimae label owner Vincent Villuis, is an ambient release published in collaboration with Ambient Soundscapes (a division of Valley View Records). The…
Release data: Loneward – Willoweald CD-r/Digital Download, Private Release/Stereoscenic, 2023 Gentle and overall lush orchestrations make up Loneward’s “Willoweald”, a nearly 60-minute peaceful and imaginary piece of ambient soundscape music inspired by the spring season. As I’ve come accustomed…
Release data: Loneward – Fractional Dimensions Volume 2 CD-r/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2023 Here’s Mike Carss’s second chapter in this long-form series exploring slow-moving spaces for contemplation, meditation, and sleep. The continuous 65-minute ambient track entitled “Lacunarity” guides us into overall…
Release data: Loneward – Our Unyielding Sky CD-r/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2022 Many composers in the Em-genre, e.g. Mychael Danna, Peter Challoner, Erik Wollo, and Thom Brennan just to name a few, have been fascinated and inspired by the sky above…
Release data: Loneward – Fractional Dimensions Volume. 1 CD-r/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2022 Creating proper long-form music demands patience, attention, and talent. Under the Altus-moniker, Mike Carss already delivered some fine stuff such as the “Sleep Theory”- trilogy. Now he…
Release data: Loneward – Pallid Memories CD-r/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2022 At the end of 2021, Canadian composer Mike Carss announced he quit his job and would fully focus on making music from then on. As far as I know,…
Release data: Loneward – Pure CD/DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2021 Emotive, elegant, absorbing, and intrinsic are keywords applying to the music of Loneward’s fourth album “Pure”. The 6-track/58-minute outcome of clouds of sound –with the aim to hold the listener…
Release data: Loneward – Moongate CD-R/Digital Download, Private Release, 2020 As Loneward, Canadian synthesist Mike Carss started a new sonic journey in 2018 into what he referred to as purer ambient. “Moongate”, where processed guitar (both electric and acoustic) and…
Release data: Matt Borghi & Loneward – The Still Guardian DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2019 Mike Carss is known as an ambient artist who chooses to work on his own, which applies to almost all his recordings he made under the…
Release data: Loneward – Home DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2019 One of the worst fears a musician may have is to (nearly) lose music still in the works or not yet released. This is what happened to Loneward’s second release…
Release data: Loneward – Protection DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, Private Release, 2018 Loneward is a new side-project by Mike Carss (aka Altus) launched in August 2018. As the composer elaborates it will exist alongside Altus, however from this point on Loneward will…