Category Archives: Ambient
OrageOrange ~ Last Year’s Bloom
Shimmering Moods’ next package deal will be released this Friday ~ five CDs for €41 or five digital albums for €25. The Amsterdam label is generous in bundles and rich in music. Today we highlight a slightly earlier release from OrageOrange, whose music
OrageOrange ~ Last Year’s Bloom
Shimmering Moods’ next package deal will be released this Friday ~ five CDs for €41 or five digital albums for €25. The Amsterdam label is generous in bundles and rich in music. Today we highlight a slightly earlier release from OrageOrange, whose music
Alex Smalley & Lucia Adam ~ Patterns
Have you heard these songs before, in a different form, perhaps in a fever dream? It’s quite possible, as Patterns was once Gaya, a limited edition CD-R on Fluid Audio, now shuffled, remastered and revised on Hush Hush Records. While the artists state
Alex Smalley & Lucia Adam ~ Patterns
Have you heard these songs before, in a different form, perhaps in a fever dream? It’s quite possible, as Patterns was once Gaya, a limited edition CD-R on Fluid Audio, now shuffled, remastered and revised on Hush Hush Records. While the artists state
Galya Bisengalieva ~ Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive
How long can you hold your breath underwater? Have you ever tested the limits of your abilities? Perhaps you have swum from one end of a pool to another, or dived deep to follow a sea turtle, or built up
Galya Bisengalieva ~ Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive
How long can you hold your breath underwater? Have you ever tested the limits of your abilities? Perhaps you have swum from one end of a pool to another, or dived deep to follow a sea turtle, or built up
Conor C. Ellis ~ Dreamless
Commonly, the hazy and indeterminate quality of ambient music makes it easy to associate with mental states in which the unconscious takes over, directing your attention in patterns novel to your understanding. There’s something of a contradiction in the clarity
Conor C. Ellis ~ Dreamless
Commonly, the hazy and indeterminate quality of ambient music makes it easy to associate with mental states in which the unconscious takes over, directing your attention in patterns novel to your understanding. There’s something of a contradiction in the clarity
k. burwash ~ Holding Air
A hazy black and white photo of a beachfront scene, with bathers in clusters, on shore and in the water. Is this a vacation photo from a bygone era? A decaying artifact from a long-lost film? The cover of k.burwash’s
k. burwash ~ Holding Air
A hazy black and white photo of a beachfront scene, with bathers in clusters, on shore and in the water. Is this a vacation photo from a bygone era? A decaying artifact from a long-lost film? The cover of k.burwash’s
Conrad Praetzel ~ Adventures Into Somethingness
If an album has a striking cover, the track titles are clever, the backstory is memorable and the first video is intriguing, does it guarantee a review? Not always; the music must appeal as well. Thankfully, in this case it
Conrad Praetzel ~ Adventures Into Somethingness
If an album has a striking cover, the track titles are clever, the backstory is memorable and the first video is intriguing, does it guarantee a review? Not always; the music must appeal as well. Thankfully, in this case it
Taylor Deupree ~ Small Winters
It seems incongruous to review a winter album in summer (apologies to our Australian readers, for whom the timing is perfect!). Even Puremagentik Tapes writes that the set “has a warmth that feels more like the stirring of earth.” But
Taylor Deupree ~ Small Winters
It seems incongruous to review a winter album in summer (apologies to our Australian readers, for whom the timing is perfect!). Even Puremagentik Tapes writes that the set “has a warmth that feels more like the stirring of earth.” But
SPECIMENS ~ Intersections
Alex Ives has been refreshingly candid when providing notes about his previous albums. In 2017, he said of Sculptures, “I didn’t want to make a record intentionally difficult to listen to, but I wanted uncomfortable moments.” A year later, for
SPECIMENS ~ Intersections
Alex Ives has been refreshingly candid when providing notes about his previous albums. In 2017, he said of Sculptures, “I didn’t want to make a record intentionally difficult to listen to, but I wanted uncomfortable moments.” A year later, for
a closer listen 