Category Archives: Ambient
The Balloonist ~ A Quiet Day
Many people yearn for a quiet day, imagining that they might spend such a day languishing in the yard, reading on a comfortable couch, perhaps taking a walk by the stream. But to a younger person, such days are to
The Balloonist ~ A Quiet Day
Many people yearn for a quiet day, imagining that they might spend such a day languishing in the yard, reading on a comfortable couch, perhaps taking a walk by the stream. But to a younger person, such days are to
floating shrine ~ Connecting
Sometimes a micro-genre is lost to the point at which one wonders if it ever existed, apart from candy-glow daydreams. Two decades ago, labels such as Spekk, flau and Noble specialized in a type of ambient glitch that sounded simultaneously
floating shrine ~ Connecting
Sometimes a micro-genre is lost to the point at which one wonders if it ever existed, apart from candy-glow daydreams. Two decades ago, labels such as Spekk, flau and Noble specialized in a type of ambient glitch that sounded simultaneously
Kinbrae ~ Cryptophasia
Cryptophasia is a language shared by twins that only they can understand. On the new album of the same name, twin brothers Andy & Mike Truscott (popularly known as Kinbrae) use music to reflect their decades-long relationship. This is the first
Kinbrae ~ Cryptophasia
Cryptophasia is a language shared by twins that only they can understand. On the new album of the same name, twin brothers Andy & Mike Truscott (popularly known as Kinbrae) use music to reflect their decades-long relationship. This is the first
Daou ~ Forgotten Stories
Daou‘s Forgotten Stories prompts nostalgia, its sounds hearkening back to antique equipment: stylus crackle, peeling photographs and perhaps forgotten stories of one’s own. The patina is everything: notes abraded by tape and time, melodies distorted, memories blurred. Loops suggest rumination or regret,
Daou ~ Forgotten Stories
Daou‘s Forgotten Stories prompts nostalgia, its sounds hearkening back to antique equipment: stylus crackle, peeling photographs and perhaps forgotten stories of one’s own. The patina is everything: notes abraded by tape and time, melodies distorted, memories blurred. Loops suggest rumination or regret,
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Ambient & Drone
Astronomical spring is only two weeks away, and hundreds of spring albums have begun to poke through the sonic ether like crocuses and daffodils through dirt. In a few weeks time, the bouquets will become fields, and the hills will
ACL 2024 ~ Spring Music Preview: Ambient & Drone
Astronomical spring is only two weeks away, and hundreds of spring albums have begun to poke through the sonic ether like crocuses and daffodils through dirt. In a few weeks time, the bouquets will become fields, and the hills will
Wound ~ Plasticene
This cassette has me thinking a lot about plastic, not only because the tape is about plastic, but because it’s released in a plastic shell. Plasticene is one of three releases from the brand new okla records, based in Krakow, and leaving
Wound ~ Plasticene
This cassette has me thinking a lot about plastic, not only because the tape is about plastic, but because it’s released in a plastic shell. Plasticene is one of three releases from the brand new okla records, based in Krakow, and leaving
Time Released Sound ~ A Decade of Handmade Music Packaging
In 2012, Colin Herrick’s Time Released Sound was ACL’s very first Label of the Year. We spotted the label right away, and have been fans ever since. They’ve received a Best Packaging Award from us nearly every year the article has appeared,
Time Released Sound ~ A Decade of Handmade Music Packaging
In 2012, Colin Herrick’s Time Released Sound was ACL’s very first Label of the Year. We spotted the label right away, and have been fans ever since. They’ve received a Best Packaging Award from us nearly every year the article has appeared,
Henrik von Euler ~ Små Vågor 6 / The Golden Age of Wrestling ~ Scorpion Deathlock
Some of our favourite compositions are abstract soundscapes, avoiding musical progression in favour of detailed texture. Stepping into a space of dispersed, textural detail is a liberating escape. We may need an occasional reminder: large subsets of ambient music have
Henrik von Euler ~ Små Vågor 6 / The Golden Age of Wrestling ~ Scorpion Deathlock
Some of our favourite compositions are abstract soundscapes, avoiding musical progression in favour of detailed texture. Stepping into a space of dispersed, textural detail is a liberating escape. We may need an occasional reminder: large subsets of ambient music have
a closer listen 