Category Archives: Ambient
aus ~ Everis
The magical press release for aus‘ “Until Then” states that the artist “awakens from his long slumber.” One imagines an emaciated bear who sleeps through an entire decade, an enchanted prince under glass, or a modern day Rip Van Winkle. The
aus ~ Everis
The magical press release for aus‘ “Until Then” states that the artist “awakens from his long slumber.” One imagines an emaciated bear who sleeps through an entire decade, an enchanted prince under glass, or a modern day Rip Van Winkle. The
2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient
By now, most people in the northern climates are preparing for spring; but spring is more than cherry blossoms and returning flocks. Spring is a state of mind: a warming, a flowering, an emergence. Spring is a feeling that, to
2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient
By now, most people in the northern climates are preparing for spring; but spring is more than cherry blossoms and returning flocks. Spring is a state of mind: a warming, a flowering, an emergence. Spring is a feeling that, to
Heinali ~ Kyiv Eternal
Kyiv Eternal is released tomorrow on the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At this writing, over 200,000 people have died, and the war continues to rage … but not in the way that Putin had hoped. The Battle
Heinali ~ Kyiv Eternal
Kyiv Eternal is released tomorrow on the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At this writing, over 200,000 people have died, and the war continues to rage … but not in the way that Putin had hoped. The Battle
Hollie Kenniff ~ We All Have Places That We Miss
As other reviewers have observed, the pandemic still casts a long shadow over life, even as it becomes officially moved to the ‘something we have to live with’ category rather than a widespread disruption to everyday life. There is now,
Hollie Kenniff ~ We All Have Places That We Miss
As other reviewers have observed, the pandemic still casts a long shadow over life, even as it becomes officially moved to the ‘something we have to live with’ category rather than a widespread disruption to everyday life. There is now,
Mike Lazarev ~ Sacred Tonalities
We have a dysfunctional relationship with time. We groan as the alarm calls us from our sleep. We feel harried by the clock, rushing from meeting to meeting. We spend hours mindlessly scrolling. We watch our children grow up and
Mike Lazarev ~ Sacred Tonalities
We have a dysfunctional relationship with time. We groan as the alarm calls us from our sleep. We feel harried by the clock, rushing from meeting to meeting. We spend hours mindlessly scrolling. We watch our children grow up and
Tomo-Nakaguchi ~ The Long Night in Winter Light
We almost never publish a review a month before its release (this may be the first time), but we do have a good reason: The Long Night in Winter Light is a cold winter album, better suited for February chill than for
Tomo-Nakaguchi ~ The Long Night in Winter Light
We almost never publish a review a month before its release (this may be the first time), but we do have a good reason: The Long Night in Winter Light is a cold winter album, better suited for February chill than for
Tujiko Noriko ~ Crépuscule I & II
I stumbled across Tujiko Noriko’s recent project, Crépuscule I & II, completely by chance. Thanks to an excited tweet from a fellow critic (usually a good sign), “Fossil Words” jumped out at me from the swirling vortex of social media,
Tujiko Noriko ~ Crépuscule I & II
I stumbled across Tujiko Noriko’s recent project, Crépuscule I & II, completely by chance. Thanks to an excited tweet from a fellow critic (usually a good sign), “Fossil Words” jumped out at me from the swirling vortex of social media,
Drones and Debris ~ Song (After Nature Past) / Song (After Nature Future)
Seldom has so much work gone into something so short, but here the execution earns the attention. Beginning with a bed of seal calls recorded by Chris Watson at Holy Island, Gyða Valtýsdóttir translated the calls into cello phrases and
Drones and Debris ~ Song (After Nature Past) / Song (After Nature Future)
Seldom has so much work gone into something so short, but here the execution earns the attention. Beginning with a bed of seal calls recorded by Chris Watson at Holy Island, Gyða Valtýsdóttir translated the calls into cello phrases and
a closer listen 