Category Archives: Ambient
mayforest ~ nocny
Our first review of the year covers an album from Poland, where Christian Maiwald records under the moniker mayforest. This gorgeous 45-minute track loops and layers from opening crackle to gracious exit, expressing a sense of suspension: a clock in honey, moving incrementally
mayforest ~ nocny
Our first review of the year covers an album from Poland, where Christian Maiwald records under the moniker mayforest. This gorgeous 45-minute track loops and layers from opening crackle to gracious exit, expressing a sense of suspension: a clock in honey, moving incrementally
2022 Winter Music Preview ~ Ambient and Drone
We absolutely love this time of year at A Closer Listen. As we survey the musical landscape, we see over 200 new releases on the near horizon and our hearts are filled with hope. Artists continue to be inspired, labels continue
2022 Winter Music Preview ~ Ambient and Drone
We absolutely love this time of year at A Closer Listen. As we survey the musical landscape, we see over 200 new releases on the near horizon and our hearts are filled with hope. Artists continue to be inspired, labels continue
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Ambient
This year’s picks emphasize the variety of ambient music through poetry, field recordings and home diaries, featuring children and cicadas, time and seasons, dedications to loved ones and even a celebration of those who do nothing. This year, many of
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Ambient
This year’s picks emphasize the variety of ambient music through poetry, field recordings and home diaries, featuring children and cicadas, time and seasons, dedications to loved ones and even a celebration of those who do nothing. This year, many of
Various Artists ~ Home
The word home has multiple associations, as highlighted by this cozy compilation. Home connotes safety, warmth, and love. Home is where we lay our hats. Home can be a location or a state of mind. Now that December has arrived, many of
Various Artists ~ Home
The word home has multiple associations, as highlighted by this cozy compilation. Home connotes safety, warmth, and love. Home is where we lay our hats. Home can be a location or a state of mind. Now that December has arrived, many of
Silence & The Unwinking Minds ~ Inversion Layer
The new Silence & the Unwinking Minds album, Inversion Layer, is a delicately warm study of short moments of clarity. The solo project from New Zealand-based artist Derek Pearson explores the liminal spaces between transfixing, straightforward ambience and grainy, splintered
Silence & The Unwinking Minds ~ Inversion Layer
The new Silence & the Unwinking Minds album, Inversion Layer, is a delicately warm study of short moments of clarity. The solo project from New Zealand-based artist Derek Pearson explores the liminal spaces between transfixing, straightforward ambience and grainy, splintered
The Broken Cradle ~ Post Mortal
Post Mortal was inspired as a father watched his children grow and realized that he would probably die long before them. Yet Eric McLean (The Broken Cradle) insists that the album is not “melancholic.” We beg to differ, though there’s nothing wrong
The Broken Cradle ~ Post Mortal
Post Mortal was inspired as a father watched his children grow and realized that he would probably die long before them. Yet Eric McLean (The Broken Cradle) insists that the album is not “melancholic.” We beg to differ, though there’s nothing wrong
Motohiro Nakashima ~ Gathering the Light
How can an album sound like summer and winter at the same time? Motohiro Nakashima has gathered the light in a manner that emulates tikkun olam, no matter the season. This is exactly the sort of album we need right now:
Motohiro Nakashima ~ Gathering the Light
How can an album sound like summer and winter at the same time? Motohiro Nakashima has gathered the light in a manner that emulates tikkun olam, no matter the season. This is exactly the sort of album we need right now:
Jim Wallis & Nick Goss ~ Pool
The gorgeous cover art draws one in. The marine colored vinyl sets the template. And the music seals the deal. Pool is a gorgeous meditation on life at sea, adorned with sounds from a tanker in the Adriatic Sea. Nick Goss‘
Jim Wallis & Nick Goss ~ Pool
The gorgeous cover art draws one in. The marine colored vinyl sets the template. And the music seals the deal. Pool is a gorgeous meditation on life at sea, adorned with sounds from a tanker in the Adriatic Sea. Nick Goss‘
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