Category Archives: Ambient

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

Kirill Nikolai ~ Solennelle

The older one gets, the more the passage of time seems a mystery.  Ukrainian-American ambient composer Kirill Nikolai has been quiet for a while, but we were stunned to realize that ten years had passed since we reviewed Letting Go Variations,

Kirill Nikolai ~ Solennelle

The older one gets, the more the passage of time seems a mystery.  Ukrainian-American ambient composer Kirill Nikolai has been quiet for a while, but we were stunned to realize that ten years had passed since we reviewed Letting Go Variations,

Ben McElroy ~ Allotment Tapes

New Year’s resolutions are notoriously difficult to keep; most don’t last through Easter.  In like manner, many artists have tackled year-long projects over the years, with varying degrees of success.  Those who have seen it through include Wixel (an EP

Ben McElroy ~ Allotment Tapes

New Year’s resolutions are notoriously difficult to keep; most don’t last through Easter.  In like manner, many artists have tackled year-long projects over the years, with varying degrees of success.  Those who have seen it through include Wixel (an EP

Dalot & Sound Awakener ~ Ianos

What does motherhood mean in an age of anxiety and fear? For Maria Papadomanolaki (Dalot), the question became especially salient when she lost her mother and gave birth to her second daughter against the backdrop of the invasion of Ukraine.

Dalot & Sound Awakener ~ Ianos

What does motherhood mean in an age of anxiety and fear? For Maria Papadomanolaki (Dalot), the question became especially salient when she lost her mother and gave birth to her second daughter against the backdrop of the invasion of Ukraine.

Various Artists ~ Winter Postcards, Vol. 1

Winter Postcards Vol. 1, a lovely joint venture between Echoes Blue Music and Silent Sonic Records, lives on the opposite pole from Summer Memories Vol. 1, which appeared six months prior minus a day.  The EP is perfect for January, when snow covers

Various Artists ~ Winter Postcards, Vol. 1

Winter Postcards Vol. 1, a lovely joint venture between Echoes Blue Music and Silent Sonic Records, lives on the opposite pole from Summer Memories Vol. 1, which appeared six months prior minus a day.  The EP is perfect for January, when snow covers

Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick ~ Tragic Magic

The Cottingley Fairies were a set of photographs that – for a while at least – proved the existence of fairies. They didn’t persuade everyone, but given this took place in 1917, and that the photographers were two cousins aged

Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick ~ Tragic Magic

The Cottingley Fairies were a set of photographs that – for a while at least – proved the existence of fairies. They didn’t persuade everyone, but given this took place in 1917, and that the photographers were two cousins aged