Category Archives: Ambient

Fall Music Preview ~ Ambient & Drone

Meteorological fall begins today, bringing with it a plethora of emotions.  Whether one dreads the end of summer or yearns for the launch of fall, the season will yield an incredible crop of music.  Hundreds of instrumental and experimental albums

Fall Music Preview ~ Ambient & Drone

Meteorological fall begins today, bringing with it a plethora of emotions.  Whether one dreads the end of summer or yearns for the launch of fall, the season will yield an incredible crop of music.  Hundreds of instrumental and experimental albums

Richard Hronský ~ Pohreb (The Funeral)

Some people collect old family photographs to preserve their childhood memories; since he was sixteen, Richard Hronský has been collecting little snippets of sound.  These recordings are folded into Pohreb (The Funeral), tracing life in his grandparents’ house and now

Richard Hronský ~ Pohreb (The Funeral)

Some people collect old family photographs to preserve their childhood memories; since he was sixteen, Richard Hronský has been collecting little snippets of sound.  These recordings are folded into Pohreb (The Funeral), tracing life in his grandparents’ house and now

Harbors (Hollie Kenniff & Goldmund) ~ When We Are Free

The music is calm, the cover is calm, the effect is calm. After releasing four singles over the course of spring, Harbors (Hollie Kenniff & Goldmund) is releasing When We Are Free in the heart of summer.  But from what does

Harbors (Hollie Kenniff & Goldmund) ~ When We Are Free

The music is calm, the cover is calm, the effect is calm. After releasing four singles over the course of spring, Harbors (Hollie Kenniff & Goldmund) is releasing When We Are Free in the heart of summer.  But from what does

Glinca ~ Tament

Tament is a personal translation, an audio diary of sounds created and heard.  Glinca calls it “the audio of the everyday.”  The timbre is warm and welcoming: the tenderness of thumb piano, music box and chime set against the click-clack of

Glinca ~ Tament

Tament is a personal translation, an audio diary of sounds created and heard.  Glinca calls it “the audio of the everyday.”  The timbre is warm and welcoming: the tenderness of thumb piano, music box and chime set against the click-clack of

Loula Yorke ~ Time is a Succession of Such Shapes

Time is a Succession of Such Shapes, declares Loula Yorke.  But what shapes?  The answers can be found within this double disc, which includes a hard copy of June’s exquisite The Book of Commonplace mixtape. Through her yearlong project of monthly releases, Yorke has

Loula Yorke ~ Time is a Succession of Such Shapes

Time is a Succession of Such Shapes, declares Loula Yorke.  But what shapes?  The answers can be found within this double disc, which includes a hard copy of June’s exquisite The Book of Commonplace mixtape. Through her yearlong project of monthly releases, Yorke has

David Boulter ~ Whitby

One feels compelled to read the news in order to stay informed, but the news can be overwhelming.  The North Yorkshire coast offers a different kind of news: time and tide, bird and brood, beach and crag.  On a recent

David Boulter ~ Whitby

One feels compelled to read the news in order to stay informed, but the news can be overwhelming.  The North Yorkshire coast offers a different kind of news: time and tide, bird and brood, beach and crag.  On a recent

Wil Bolton ~ Rusted in the Salt Air / Yui Onodera ~ Kiso Three Rivers

For those enjoying or enduring summer heat, lazing near a body of water might be a perfect relief. If you can’t get to the water, music can transport it to you. On their new records, two maestros capture the atmosphere

Wil Bolton ~ Rusted in the Salt Air / Yui Onodera ~ Kiso Three Rivers

For those enjoying or enduring summer heat, lazing near a body of water might be a perfect relief. If you can’t get to the water, music can transport it to you. On their new records, two maestros capture the atmosphere

Almost an Island ~ Almost an Island

We don’t often start in the middle of an album, but on these long, hot summer days, with heat waves on both sides of the pond, “In Light Of” is a panacea.  The LP contains very few words, so when

Almost an Island ~ Almost an Island

We don’t often start in the middle of an album, but on these long, hot summer days, with heat waves on both sides of the pond, “In Light Of” is a panacea.  The LP contains very few words, so when