Category Archives: Ambient
mariam shu ~ Parables
The cover artwork for Parables — a plastic bag snagged in the branches of a tree, seen through the ruptured mesh of a fence — offers a succinct emblem for mariam shu’s album: something synthetic caught in the organic, suspended
mariam shu ~ Parables
The cover artwork for Parables — a plastic bag snagged in the branches of a tree, seen through the ruptured mesh of a fence — offers a succinct emblem for mariam shu’s album: something synthetic caught in the organic, suspended
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient
This is the most frontloaded season we’ve seen in some time, as nearly half of the spring slate is set to drop within the next two weeks. Hundreds of albums have already been announced, with hundreds more on the way.
ACL 2026 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient
This is the most frontloaded season we’ve seen in some time, as nearly half of the spring slate is set to drop within the next two weeks. Hundreds of albums have already been announced, with hundreds more on the way.
ross ~ canciones del fin
“The fall is inevitable. Learning how to collapse is necessary.” With canciones del fin, Medellín-based sound artist ross delivers a hushed and luminous meditation on endings. The five-track EP unfolds like a cycle of lullabies for the Earth’s last night
ross ~ canciones del fin
“The fall is inevitable. Learning how to collapse is necessary.” With canciones del fin, Medellín-based sound artist ross delivers a hushed and luminous meditation on endings. The five-track EP unfolds like a cycle of lullabies for the Earth’s last night
Kayla Painter ~ Tectonic Particles
The cover of Tectonic Particles looks like it could be a photo of organic matter shot through a microscope. It suits both the album and the label, Quiet Details, who have a specific vision: each of their releases is meant
Kayla Painter ~ Tectonic Particles
The cover of Tectonic Particles looks like it could be a photo of organic matter shot through a microscope. It suits both the album and the label, Quiet Details, who have a specific vision: each of their releases is meant
Bosque Vacío ~ Aves de Nahá
With Aves de Nahá, Bosque Vacío turn from the fractured wetlands of Mexico City toward the dense cosmologies of the Lacandon jungle in Chiapas. Where 2023’s Cantera Oriente traced the unstable boundaries between quarry, reserve and megapolis — a site
Bosque Vacío ~ Aves de Nahá
With Aves de Nahá, Bosque Vacío turn from the fractured wetlands of Mexico City toward the dense cosmologies of the Lacandon jungle in Chiapas. Where 2023’s Cantera Oriente traced the unstable boundaries between quarry, reserve and megapolis — a site
Marielle V Jakobsons ~ The Patterns Lost to Air
The Patterns Lost to Air are the sounds that once played, begin to dissipate and decay. They serve as metaphors for other transitions: physical, emotional, spiritual. Just before composing this set, Marielle V Jakobsons had been struggling with the effects of Long
Marielle V Jakobsons ~ The Patterns Lost to Air
The Patterns Lost to Air are the sounds that once played, begin to dissipate and decay. They serve as metaphors for other transitions: physical, emotional, spiritual. Just before composing this set, Marielle V Jakobsons had been struggling with the effects of Long
Climes ~ Water & Music
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers; it’s also a day to celebrate family and friends. Water & Music is a love letter to nature and genealogy, an “unlikely quartet” that speaks across the ages to the ties that bind. Monty
Climes ~ Water & Music
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers; it’s also a day to celebrate family and friends. Water & Music is a love letter to nature and genealogy, an “unlikely quartet” that speaks across the ages to the ties that bind. Monty
Duelling Ants ~ Pine Tree Canopy
Pine Tree Canopy seems personal and intimate, from the summer house field recordings to the pointillist notes to the souvenir capsules that contain “paper thin layers of bark” and other fallen ephemera from the red-orange pine trees of Norway’s Hvaler. These
Duelling Ants ~ Pine Tree Canopy
Pine Tree Canopy seems personal and intimate, from the summer house field recordings to the pointillist notes to the souvenir capsules that contain “paper thin layers of bark” and other fallen ephemera from the red-orange pine trees of Norway’s Hvaler. These
a closer listen 