Category Archives: Ambient
Daniel O’Sullivan ~ Electric Māyā: Dream Flotsam and Astral Hinterlands
Regular readers will recall the cover art from our Fall Music Preview. As it turns out, Electric Māyā: Dream Flotsam and Astral Hinterlands offers more than just ambience. The rich set delves into multiple genres: devotional music, modern composition, electronic. Daniel
Daniel O’Sullivan ~ Electric Māyā: Dream Flotsam and Astral Hinterlands
Regular readers will recall the cover art from our Fall Music Preview. As it turns out, Electric Māyā: Dream Flotsam and Astral Hinterlands offers more than just ambience. The rich set delves into multiple genres: devotional music, modern composition, electronic. Daniel
Field Lines Cartographer ~ The Spectral Isle
The Legend of Hy Brasil provides fertile ground for the imagination. This mysterious island off the Irish coast is said to be surrounded by mist and to appear only every seven years. Appearing on nautical maps for a mere half-millennium,
Field Lines Cartographer ~ The Spectral Isle
The Legend of Hy Brasil provides fertile ground for the imagination. This mysterious island off the Irish coast is said to be surrounded by mist and to appear only every seven years. Appearing on nautical maps for a mere half-millennium,
Niksen ~ Invisible City
Last year we reviewed Derek Hunter Wilson‘s Steel, Wood & Air; this year he’s joined Joshua Ward to form Niksen. We’ve used an alternate take of the cover image on our home page since we used the original on the first page of our Fall Music
Niksen ~ Invisible City
Last year we reviewed Derek Hunter Wilson‘s Steel, Wood & Air; this year he’s joined Joshua Ward to form Niksen. We’ve used an alternate take of the cover image on our home page since we used the original on the first page of our Fall Music
Fall Music Preview ~ Ambient
Have you been feeling anxious, worried, fearful or agitated lately? Are you ready to embrace some music that’s calm, restive, peaceful, relaxed, bucolic, tender, gentle and mild? These adjectives describe a state of mind that is difficult to achieve yet
Fall Music Preview ~ Ambient
Have you been feeling anxious, worried, fearful or agitated lately? Are you ready to embrace some music that’s calm, restive, peaceful, relaxed, bucolic, tender, gentle and mild? These adjectives describe a state of mind that is difficult to achieve yet
Phil Tomsett ~ The Sound of Someone Leaving
The Sound of Someone Leaving sums up our universal loss in the time of quarantine. While the album was written to convey the bittersweet mingling of sadness, anger and resolve that surface in the wake of a crashed relationship, we’re
Phil Tomsett ~ The Sound of Someone Leaving
The Sound of Someone Leaving sums up our universal loss in the time of quarantine. While the album was written to convey the bittersweet mingling of sadness, anger and resolve that surface in the wake of a crashed relationship, we’re
Jon Hassell ~ Seeing Through Sound
You don’t hear too many octogenarian trumpet players. The horn is a cruel instrument, in that embouchure collapse cuts many brass players’ careers short. (A good friend of mine was disappointed many a time by Freddie Hubbard cancelling a gig
Jon Hassell ~ Seeing Through Sound
You don’t hear too many octogenarian trumpet players. The horn is a cruel instrument, in that embouchure collapse cuts many brass players’ careers short. (A good friend of mine was disappointed many a time by Freddie Hubbard cancelling a gig
Maze & Lindholm ~ A River Flowing Home to the Sea
It’s always intrigued me how the indeterminacy and noise of the sea could be so calming to many, while the musical equivalent, whether in the form of an ambient or even noise album, could often elicit a contrary reaction: the
Maze & Lindholm ~ A River Flowing Home to the Sea
It’s always intrigued me how the indeterminacy and noise of the sea could be so calming to many, while the musical equivalent, whether in the form of an ambient or even noise album, could often elicit a contrary reaction: the
Ian Wellman ~ The House that Ate Itself / Kin Leonn & Hiroshi Ebina ~ Faraway Vicinity
How do you know when you are home? Home might be a specific building, or a hometown, or a region. It might mean be a feeling of oneness we experience in nature, with family, or anywhere we belong. We may
Ian Wellman ~ The House that Ate Itself / Kin Leonn & Hiroshi Ebina ~ Faraway Vicinity
How do you know when you are home? Home might be a specific building, or a hometown, or a region. It might mean be a feeling of oneness we experience in nature, with family, or anywhere we belong. We may
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