Category Archives: Ambient

Echoes Blue Music x Silent Sonic Records ~ Summer Memories, Vol. 1

The languid, nostalgic side of summer is reflected in these eleven tracks from around the world, each one inspired by a summer memory, with words from the artists and a matching photograph.  While listening, one may fall into reverie, feeling

Echoes Blue Music x Silent Sonic Records ~ Summer Memories, Vol. 1

The languid, nostalgic side of summer is reflected in these eleven tracks from around the world, each one inspired by a summer memory, with words from the artists and a matching photograph.  While listening, one may fall into reverie, feeling

unitrΔ_Δudio ~ summer somewhere

On a record-breaking 106F/41C afternoon this June, I walked by Carvel Ice Cream and saw something that looked like this album cover: a dairy product that had just given up.  Fortunately, no real ice cream cones were harmed in unitrΔ_Δudio‘s

unitrΔ_Δudio ~ summer somewhere

On a record-breaking 106F/41C afternoon this June, I walked by Carvel Ice Cream and saw something that looked like this album cover: a dairy product that had just given up.  Fortunately, no real ice cream cones were harmed in unitrΔ_Δudio‘s

Mary Pedicini and Asher Levitas ~ I Wish We Could Tell You Everything

You stare into a reflective pool. Everything you think, feel, imagine, or remember is projected into the pool for transmission. An unknown alien species receives your message, with a wealth of others from across humankind. What do you choose to

Mary Pedicini and Asher Levitas ~ I Wish We Could Tell You Everything

You stare into a reflective pool. Everything you think, feel, imagine, or remember is projected into the pool for transmission. An unknown alien species receives your message, with a wealth of others from across humankind. What do you choose to

Hammock ~ Nevertheless

Nevertheless is a word that Marc Byrd, half of Hammock along with Andrew Thompson, grew accustomed to hearing at funerals in the Deep South. “A loved one is gone.  Nevertheless …”  The word was meant to convey reflection, recalibration, a pause between

Hammock ~ Nevertheless

Nevertheless is a word that Marc Byrd, half of Hammock along with Andrew Thompson, grew accustomed to hearing at funerals in the Deep South. “A loved one is gone.  Nevertheless …”  The word was meant to convey reflection, recalibration, a pause between

Melaine Dalibert & David Sylvian ~ Vermilion Hours

It is fascinating how the limitations of physical media have an impact on the music it is designed to carry. One of the best examples, although probably apocryphal, is how the Compact Disc was engineered to contain the full duration

Melaine Dalibert & David Sylvian ~ Vermilion Hours

It is fascinating how the limitations of physical media have an impact on the music it is designed to carry. One of the best examples, although probably apocryphal, is how the Compact Disc was engineered to contain the full duration

Sontag Shogun x Lau Nau ~ Päiväkahvit

Sometimes the meaning of an album title is hidden until we look it up, so we were delighted to discover that Päiväkahvit is the Finnish word for afternoon coffee.  The LP is meant to accompany the “waning afternoon light,” although it sounds

Sontag Shogun x Lau Nau ~ Päiväkahvit

Sometimes the meaning of an album title is hidden until we look it up, so we were delighted to discover that Päiväkahvit is the Finnish word for afternoon coffee.  The LP is meant to accompany the “waning afternoon light,” although it sounds

Various Artists ~ For LA, Vol. 4

LA cannot seem to catch a break this year: first wildfires, then deportations, then protests, then troops.  Curated by Hollie Kenniff and mastered by Taylor Deupree, For LA, Vol. 4 continues to address the lingering effects of the first.  A treasure trove

Various Artists ~ For LA, Vol. 4

LA cannot seem to catch a break this year: first wildfires, then deportations, then protests, then troops.  Curated by Hollie Kenniff and mastered by Taylor Deupree, For LA, Vol. 4 continues to address the lingering effects of the first.  A treasure trove

Loula Yorke ~ The Book of Commonplace

While preparing to release her new album, Time is a Succession of Such Shapes (August 6), Loula Yorke has provided fans with a delicious first taste.  The Book of Commonplace is as personal as they come: a mixtape cassette, as if the artist has

Loula Yorke ~ The Book of Commonplace

While preparing to release her new album, Time is a Succession of Such Shapes (August 6), Loula Yorke has provided fans with a delicious first taste.  The Book of Commonplace is as personal as they come: a mixtape cassette, as if the artist has