Category Archives: Ambient
Jordan Reyes ~ Fairchild Soundtrack + Border Land
A certain senselessness pervades the entirety of this album, which brings together two separate, yet interrelated works. One is a soundtrack for a short film about the abuse of a teenage girl at a summer camp, and the other is
Jordan Reyes ~ Fairchild Soundtrack + Border Land
A certain senselessness pervades the entirety of this album, which brings together two separate, yet interrelated works. One is a soundtrack for a short film about the abuse of a teenage girl at a summer camp, and the other is
Spring Music Preview 2020 ~ Ambient & Drone
The world is worried. On top of our normal concerns (war, famine, politics, economics, relationships), now we have a virus to contend with as well. Ambient music offers calm in the midst of anxiety, peace in the midst of turmoil.
Spring Music Preview 2020 ~ Ambient & Drone
The world is worried. On top of our normal concerns (war, famine, politics, economics, relationships), now we have a virus to contend with as well. Ambient music offers calm in the midst of anxiety, peace in the midst of turmoil.
Ian William Craig ~ Red Sun Through Smoke
Red Sun Through Smoke is a revelation. We’ve been fans of Ian William Craig for years, and over the course of time he’s invited listeners to draw closer and closer. In the beginning, his voice was obscured by layers of static, loop and
Ian William Craig ~ Red Sun Through Smoke
Red Sun Through Smoke is a revelation. We’ve been fans of Ian William Craig for years, and over the course of time he’s invited listeners to draw closer and closer. In the beginning, his voice was obscured by layers of static, loop and
Geographic North ~ Sketch for Winter Series
Is it still winter where you are? Today is the first day of meteorological spring In the Northern Hemisphere, and in Atlanta, Georgia, the home of Geographic North, it’s cold enough to snow at night and warm enough to wear shorts
Geographic North ~ Sketch for Winter Series
Is it still winter where you are? Today is the first day of meteorological spring In the Northern Hemisphere, and in Atlanta, Georgia, the home of Geographic North, it’s cold enough to snow at night and warm enough to wear shorts
Botany ~ Fourteen 45 Tails
Fourteen 45 Tails is about endings or eternity, depending on how one receives the piece and its underlying theory. Comprised of fourteen “downbeats” of 45 records, the half-hour work unfolds as a sequence of overlapping, interacting, undulating loops. Botany is a curious artist, in that every
Botany ~ Fourteen 45 Tails
Fourteen 45 Tails is about endings or eternity, depending on how one receives the piece and its underlying theory. Comprised of fourteen “downbeats” of 45 records, the half-hour work unfolds as a sequence of overlapping, interacting, undulating loops. Botany is a curious artist, in that every
Midori Hirano ~ Invisible Island
Invisible Island is a place of comfort without trivialization: a collection of simple songs that invite blissful quietude without any of the hollowness us cynics often see in anything optimistic. Berlin-based, Tokyo-born Midori Hirano instead tells us— through the transcendental language
Midori Hirano ~ Invisible Island
Invisible Island is a place of comfort without trivialization: a collection of simple songs that invite blissful quietude without any of the hollowness us cynics often see in anything optimistic. Berlin-based, Tokyo-born Midori Hirano instead tells us— through the transcendental language
Goodbye Eilean, Hello Laaps ~ (eilean 100) and The Alvaret Ensemble’s ea
Mathias Van Eecloo’s Eilean Records ended its six-year mission in December, finishing a 100-point map with the massive 82-track (eilean 100). A new decade has brought a new project called Laaps, launching with The Alvaret Ensemble‘s ea (not to be confused with the band’s AE). Today we
Goodbye Eilean, Hello Laaps ~ (eilean 100) and The Alvaret Ensemble’s ea
Mathias Van Eecloo’s Eilean Records ended its six-year mission in December, finishing a 100-point map with the massive 82-track (eilean 100). A new decade has brought a new project called Laaps, launching with The Alvaret Ensemble‘s ea (not to be confused with the band’s AE). Today we
Leandro Fresco & Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ Una Presencia En La Brisa
In January 2020, The Guardian published an article summarising the historical appeal of ambient music and forecasting a renaissance for the genre. It’s an article the newspaper seems to rewrite every few years, ‘predicting’ the rise of ambient music in 2009,
Leandro Fresco & Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ Una Presencia En La Brisa
In January 2020, The Guardian published an article summarising the historical appeal of ambient music and forecasting a renaissance for the genre. It’s an article the newspaper seems to rewrite every few years, ‘predicting’ the rise of ambient music in 2009,
a closer listen 