Category Archives: Ambient
bvdub & Inquiri ~ Destroyesterday
Through his various aliases and outputs, Brock van Wey (aka bvdub) has established a signature sound that is both generous and elusive. He is best known for his ability to create space over time, meticulously layering sound through craftmanship. His
bvdub & Inquiri ~ Destroyesterday
Through his various aliases and outputs, Brock van Wey (aka bvdub) has established a signature sound that is both generous and elusive. He is best known for his ability to create space over time, meticulously layering sound through craftmanship. His
Ear to Ear ~ AI-36: Live Recordings
From the obsessively textured and richly hued artwork gracing the album covers (courtesy of visual artist and graphic novelist Theo Ellsworth), to the deeply enveloping and endlessly evolving psychedelic soundscapes within, London’s Astral Industries label consistently conjures up explorations that
Ear to Ear ~ AI-36: Live Recordings
From the obsessively textured and richly hued artwork gracing the album covers (courtesy of visual artist and graphic novelist Theo Ellsworth), to the deeply enveloping and endlessly evolving psychedelic soundscapes within, London’s Astral Industries label consistently conjures up explorations that
Loula Yorke ~ Volta
The tone is ambient, the timbre electronic; Loula Yorke‘s modular synthesizer compositions create a trancelike state that is eminently relaxing, especially now that the occasional drums of Florescence have gone. This is less of a sea change than a gentle shift,
Loula Yorke ~ Volta
The tone is ambient, the timbre electronic; Loula Yorke‘s modular synthesizer compositions create a trancelike state that is eminently relaxing, especially now that the occasional drums of Florescence have gone. This is less of a sea change than a gentle shift,
zakè ~ Lapis / David Pedrick ~ Kernow
In a fast-paced world, cold weather can be a useful cue to slow down. Ambient music offers precious respite, whether we stay home in the warm or watch the steam rising from a crowded street. I relistened to today’s albums
zakè ~ Lapis / David Pedrick ~ Kernow
In a fast-paced world, cold weather can be a useful cue to slow down. Ambient music offers precious respite, whether we stay home in the warm or watch the steam rising from a crowded street. I relistened to today’s albums
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Ambient
A new year, a fresh start, a clean slate: as we turn the page of the new year, we look forward to what it has to offer. We hope it will bring health and happiness, prosperity and peace; but we
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Ambient
A new year, a fresh start, a clean slate: as we turn the page of the new year, we look forward to what it has to offer. We hope it will bring health and happiness, prosperity and peace; but we
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Ambient
By our estimate, there was enough ambient music released in 2023 to fill every waking minute of every day. How does one stand out in a genre that values slipping beneath the surface? These ten artists found a way, whether
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Ambient
By our estimate, there was enough ambient music released in 2023 to fill every waking minute of every day. How does one stand out in a genre that values slipping beneath the surface? These ten artists found a way, whether
Meitei ~ Kofū III
Back in 2020, we believed Kofū to be the end of a trilogy when it was instead the beginning of a new one. Kofū III concludes Meitei‘s mighty opus, and switches from the electronic realm to the field of experimental ambience, a
Meitei ~ Kofū III
Back in 2020, we believed Kofū to be the end of a trilogy when it was instead the beginning of a new one. Kofū III concludes Meitei‘s mighty opus, and switches from the electronic realm to the field of experimental ambience, a
James Bernard & anthéne ~ Soft Octaves
In a letter to his brother Theo, Vincent Van Gogh writes of “colors, which are heightened by being juxtaposed,” yet “will destroy one another by being mixed.” When mixed, such colors produce a sad gray, but in the right proportions
James Bernard & anthéne ~ Soft Octaves
In a letter to his brother Theo, Vincent Van Gogh writes of “colors, which are heightened by being juxtaposed,” yet “will destroy one another by being mixed.” When mixed, such colors produce a sad gray, but in the right proportions
a closer listen 