Category Archives: Ambient
Kayla Painter ~ Tectonic Particles
The cover of Tectonic Particles looks like it could be a photo of organic matter shot through a microscope. It suits both the album and the label, Quiet Details, who have a specific vision: each of their releases is meant
Kayla Painter ~ Tectonic Particles
The cover of Tectonic Particles looks like it could be a photo of organic matter shot through a microscope. It suits both the album and the label, Quiet Details, who have a specific vision: each of their releases is meant
Bosque Vacío ~ Aves de Nahá
With Aves de Nahá, Bosque Vacío turn from the fractured wetlands of Mexico City toward the dense cosmologies of the Lacandon jungle in Chiapas. Where 2023’s Cantera Oriente traced the unstable boundaries between quarry, reserve and megapolis — a site
Bosque Vacío ~ Aves de Nahá
With Aves de Nahá, Bosque Vacío turn from the fractured wetlands of Mexico City toward the dense cosmologies of the Lacandon jungle in Chiapas. Where 2023’s Cantera Oriente traced the unstable boundaries between quarry, reserve and megapolis — a site
Marielle V Jakobsons ~ The Patterns Lost to Air
The Patterns Lost to Air are the sounds that once played, begin to dissipate and decay. They serve as metaphors for other transitions: physical, emotional, spiritual. Just before composing this set, Marielle V Jakobsons had been struggling with the effects of Long
Marielle V Jakobsons ~ The Patterns Lost to Air
The Patterns Lost to Air are the sounds that once played, begin to dissipate and decay. They serve as metaphors for other transitions: physical, emotional, spiritual. Just before composing this set, Marielle V Jakobsons had been struggling with the effects of Long
Climes ~ Water & Music
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers; it’s also a day to celebrate family and friends. Water & Music is a love letter to nature and genealogy, an “unlikely quartet” that speaks across the ages to the ties that bind. Monty
Climes ~ Water & Music
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers; it’s also a day to celebrate family and friends. Water & Music is a love letter to nature and genealogy, an “unlikely quartet” that speaks across the ages to the ties that bind. Monty
Duelling Ants ~ Pine Tree Canopy
Pine Tree Canopy seems personal and intimate, from the summer house field recordings to the pointillist notes to the souvenir capsules that contain “paper thin layers of bark” and other fallen ephemera from the red-orange pine trees of Norway’s Hvaler. These
Duelling Ants ~ Pine Tree Canopy
Pine Tree Canopy seems personal and intimate, from the summer house field recordings to the pointillist notes to the souvenir capsules that contain “paper thin layers of bark” and other fallen ephemera from the red-orange pine trees of Norway’s Hvaler. These
Kirill Nikolai ~ Solennelle
The older one gets, the more the passage of time seems a mystery. Ukrainian-American ambient composer Kirill Nikolai has been quiet for a while, but we were stunned to realize that ten years had passed since we reviewed Letting Go Variations,
Kirill Nikolai ~ Solennelle
The older one gets, the more the passage of time seems a mystery. Ukrainian-American ambient composer Kirill Nikolai has been quiet for a while, but we were stunned to realize that ten years had passed since we reviewed Letting Go Variations,
Ben McElroy ~ Allotment Tapes
New Year’s resolutions are notoriously difficult to keep; most don’t last through Easter. In like manner, many artists have tackled year-long projects over the years, with varying degrees of success. Those who have seen it through include Wixel (an EP
Ben McElroy ~ Allotment Tapes
New Year’s resolutions are notoriously difficult to keep; most don’t last through Easter. In like manner, many artists have tackled year-long projects over the years, with varying degrees of success. Those who have seen it through include Wixel (an EP
Dalot & Sound Awakener ~ Ianos
What does motherhood mean in an age of anxiety and fear? For Maria Papadomanolaki (Dalot), the question became especially salient when she lost her mother and gave birth to her second daughter against the backdrop of the invasion of Ukraine.
Dalot & Sound Awakener ~ Ianos
What does motherhood mean in an age of anxiety and fear? For Maria Papadomanolaki (Dalot), the question became especially salient when she lost her mother and gave birth to her second daughter against the backdrop of the invasion of Ukraine.
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