Category Archives: Ambient

Gray Acres ~ Gray Acres

Gray Acres won’t ring any bells, but its two musicians are recognizable – brothers Andrew and Michael Tasselmyer, of Hotel Neon and The Sound Of Rescue. Gray Acres is deep and pacifying, filling the atmosphere with a dose of uninterrupted kindness.

Gray Acres ~ Gray Acres

Gray Acres won’t ring any bells, but its two musicians are recognizable – brothers Andrew and Michael Tasselmyer, of Hotel Neon and The Sound Of Rescue. Gray Acres is deep and pacifying, filling the atmosphere with a dose of uninterrupted kindness.

2018 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient and Drone

Here in our (digital) office, we’ve been enjoying spring music for months, while our most astute readers have been discovering the buds on our News page.  Now it’s time to reveal the new crop.  Over 240 albums will be introduced

2018 Spring Music Preview ~ Ambient and Drone

Here in our (digital) office, we’ve been enjoying spring music for months, while our most astute readers have been discovering the buds on our News page.  Now it’s time to reveal the new crop.  Over 240 albums will be introduced

phon.o ~ Slow As Fog

Carsten Aermes has been steady but not exactly profile-raising prolific when recording as phon.o – he’s produced a run of almost annual EPs since 2000 on labels that are certainly eye-catching – 50Weapons, Tectonic, Bpitch Control and Shitkatapult – but

phon.o ~ Slow As Fog

Carsten Aermes has been steady but not exactly profile-raising prolific when recording as phon.o – he’s produced a run of almost annual EPs since 2000 on labels that are certainly eye-catching – 50Weapons, Tectonic, Bpitch Control and Shitkatapult – but

Dedekind Cut ~ Tahoe

OK, the tag at the top of the page says ‘Ambient’ and the label is Kranky but don’t put Tahoe on expecting to be borne aloft on clouds of ambient fluffiness for an hour.  Dedekind Cut’s new album is an

Dedekind Cut ~ Tahoe

OK, the tag at the top of the page says ‘Ambient’ and the label is Kranky but don’t put Tahoe on expecting to be borne aloft on clouds of ambient fluffiness for an hour.  Dedekind Cut’s new album is an

Pecking at Borders with Corvo Records

Corvo Records‘ mission is best expressed by the label’s animated logo: a black vinyl disc blinking beside a record player’s arm. As Corvo’s owner Wendelin Büchler explains, the icon shares the profile of a black-faced bird (in Italian, corvo means crow):

Pecking at Borders with Corvo Records

Corvo Records‘ mission is best expressed by the label’s animated logo: a black vinyl disc blinking beside a record player’s arm. As Corvo’s owner Wendelin Büchler explains, the icon shares the profile of a black-faced bird (in Italian, corvo means crow):

James A. McDermid ~ Tonal Glints

My sister is my only sibling; I can’t imagine what it would be like to lose her.  Two years ago, James A. McDermid experienced the unimaginable.  The loss of Harriet (1975-2016) left a huge hole in his life, and ever since then

James A. McDermid ~ Tonal Glints

My sister is my only sibling; I can’t imagine what it would be like to lose her.  Two years ago, James A. McDermid experienced the unimaginable.  The loss of Harriet (1975-2016) left a huge hole in his life, and ever since then

Dalot & Sound Awakener ~ Little Things

When opening a package from Fluid Audio, the first thing one notices is the scent.  We imagine the label filled with various florals, from dried blossoms to aromatic extracts.  This time around, certain copies of the CD are floral too;

Dalot & Sound Awakener ~ Little Things

When opening a package from Fluid Audio, the first thing one notices is the scent.  We imagine the label filled with various florals, from dried blossoms to aromatic extracts.  This time around, certain copies of the CD are floral too;

For Varying Degrees of Winter

The title is taken from Lawrence English’s classic winter album, released in 2007.  The music comes from across the globe: ten artists, ten countries, ten new releases, each attempting to put their stamp on the season before it melts away.

For Varying Degrees of Winter

The title is taken from Lawrence English’s classic winter album, released in 2007.  The music comes from across the globe: ten artists, ten countries, ten new releases, each attempting to put their stamp on the season before it melts away.