Category Archives: Ambient
Mount Shrine ~ Ghosts On Broken Pavement
Mount Shrine‘s second solo effort, out on Oregon’s Cryo Chamber, is on a perpetual journey, moving from inner suburbia to remote areas of serenity. Disembodied and unrecognizable voices come through on a radio with bad reception. Within the levitating atmosphere,
Mount Shrine ~ Ghosts On Broken Pavement
Mount Shrine‘s second solo effort, out on Oregon’s Cryo Chamber, is on a perpetual journey, moving from inner suburbia to remote areas of serenity. Disembodied and unrecognizable voices come through on a radio with bad reception. Within the levitating atmosphere,
Meitei ~ Komachi
We last reviewed Hiroshima’s Meitei in our 2018 article, Music for Haunted Houses. The new album preserves the nostalgia while replacing ghosts with memories. Komachi is a work of unique beauty, a time-spanning mix of influences old and new, a celebration of the
Meitei ~ Komachi
We last reviewed Hiroshima’s Meitei in our 2018 article, Music for Haunted Houses. The new album preserves the nostalgia while replacing ghosts with memories. Komachi is a work of unique beauty, a time-spanning mix of influences old and new, a celebration of the
Billow Observatory ~ III: Chroma/Contour
Oscillating synths cut in and out of Billow Observatory‘s sound world, scissoring through opener “Serriform”, strobing like sunshine through a cluster of pine trees. The music on III: Chroma/Contour inhales nothing but fresh air. Surrounded by an all-encompassing light, it’s
Billow Observatory ~ III: Chroma/Contour
Oscillating synths cut in and out of Billow Observatory‘s sound world, scissoring through opener “Serriform”, strobing like sunshine through a cluster of pine trees. The music on III: Chroma/Contour inhales nothing but fresh air. Surrounded by an all-encompassing light, it’s
Trio Ramberget ~ Musik att somna till / Gleb Kanasevich ~ Asleep
Sleep and music have an intimately complex relationship. In the last few years, researchers have used music to improve sleep for various groups, from burn victims to PTSD patients; yet the nature of their restorative powers remains a scientific mystery.
Trio Ramberget ~ Musik att somna till / Gleb Kanasevich ~ Asleep
Sleep and music have an intimately complex relationship. In the last few years, researchers have used music to improve sleep for various groups, from burn victims to PTSD patients; yet the nature of their restorative powers remains a scientific mystery.
bvdub ~ Explosions in Slow Motion
One doesn’t listen to a bvdub album as much as one experiences a bvdub album. Brock Van Wey’s releases tend to be expansive in sound and generous in length. Explosions in Slow Motion fills four sides of vinyl and at 77:32, pushes the edge of
bvdub ~ Explosions in Slow Motion
One doesn’t listen to a bvdub album as much as one experiences a bvdub album. Brock Van Wey’s releases tend to be expansive in sound and generous in length. Explosions in Slow Motion fills four sides of vinyl and at 77:32, pushes the edge of
Silmus ~ Laaksum
If Google Translate is correct, laaksum is the Frisian word for salmon, a metaphor for swimming upstream through the challenges of life. The title is apt; in the opening moments of “Laaxum” (the track), we can even hear the water. Netherlands musician Silmus continues to release
Silmus ~ Laaksum
If Google Translate is correct, laaksum is the Frisian word for salmon, a metaphor for swimming upstream through the challenges of life. The title is apt; in the opening moments of “Laaxum” (the track), we can even hear the water. Netherlands musician Silmus continues to release
*Press A* ~ Even More 2018 Leftovers
These are soundtracks released late into 2018 that are also quite worthy of a few listens, so we hope you enjoy! Monomoon ~ The Colonists The Colonists plays quite well with the thin line that divides ambient soundtracks from more
*Press A* ~ Even More 2018 Leftovers
These are soundtracks released late into 2018 that are also quite worthy of a few listens, so we hope you enjoy! Monomoon ~ The Colonists The Colonists plays quite well with the thin line that divides ambient soundtracks from more
Lárus Sigurðsson ~ Ambient Piano Trilogy
To some, Lárus Sigurðsson is known as a maker of jarðhörpur ~ stringed instruments formed from the rare wood of Iceland. To others, he is known as the guitar player of Stafrænn Hákon. But for the past decade, he’s also been making music of
Lárus Sigurðsson ~ Ambient Piano Trilogy
To some, Lárus Sigurðsson is known as a maker of jarðhörpur ~ stringed instruments formed from the rare wood of Iceland. To others, he is known as the guitar player of Stafrænn Hákon. But for the past decade, he’s also been making music of
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