Category Archives: Ambient

Various Artists ~ Puerto Rico Relief

When the news story broke a couple weeks ago, many were shocked to hear that half of Puerto Rico was still without power.  People asked, “Wasn’t the hurricane months ago?”  Yes ~ but disasters occur, ravaging millions of lives, and

Various Artists ~ Puerto Rico Relief

When the news story broke a couple weeks ago, many were shocked to hear that half of Puerto Rico was still without power.  People asked, “Wasn’t the hurricane months ago?”  Yes ~ but disasters occur, ravaging millions of lives, and

ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ ~ A Book of Memories

St. Petersburg’s ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ label has been responsible for some lovely packaging over the years, and A Book of Memories is yet another charmer.  The embroidered box (designed by Mila Berestovaya & Tim Six) contains cassettes from Sunmoonstar, YlangYlang and Jum-Jum, together forming a Russian tapestry as warm

ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ ~ A Book of Memories

St. Petersburg’s ΠΑΝΘΕΟΝ label has been responsible for some lovely packaging over the years, and A Book of Memories is yet another charmer.  The embroidered box (designed by Mila Berestovaya & Tim Six) contains cassettes from Sunmoonstar, YlangYlang and Jum-Jum, together forming a Russian tapestry as warm

The Winter Music of Faint

The cold is in full force.  We’ve entered the heart of winter, where breath freezes and powder blankets the earth.  Fish are frozen in water.  Engines refuse to start.  The sun stays in bed.  The world seems to be put

The Winter Music of Faint

The cold is in full force.  We’ve entered the heart of winter, where breath freezes and powder blankets the earth.  Fish are frozen in water.  Engines refuse to start.  The sun stays in bed.  The world seems to be put

Dean McPhee ~ Four Stones

A cleansing release after festive indulgence, Four Stones sidles up to your consciousness with a single plucked note that waits patiently – 45 seconds in fact – for ingress. When “The Blood of St John” starts proper, the pace picks

Dean McPhee ~ Four Stones

A cleansing release after festive indulgence, Four Stones sidles up to your consciousness with a single plucked note that waits patiently – 45 seconds in fact – for ingress. When “The Blood of St John” starts proper, the pace picks

Ian Hawgood + Danny Norbury ~ Faintly Recollected

One of the privileges of music writing is receiving music before release, and allowing it to sink in over time.  This transporting 33-minute piece has proven its worth over the long lead-up to the holidays and the long silence of

Ian Hawgood + Danny Norbury ~ Faintly Recollected

One of the privileges of music writing is receiving music before release, and allowing it to sink in over time.  This transporting 33-minute piece has proven its worth over the long lead-up to the holidays and the long silence of

Lingua Lustra ~ Truth Rings Like a Bell

Shimmering Moods went on a quiet tear at the end of the year, releasing nine albums in just over a month.  We’ve been holding onto the first one for a while because it sounds like the new year.  Truth Rings

Lingua Lustra ~ Truth Rings Like a Bell

Shimmering Moods went on a quiet tear at the end of the year, releasing nine albums in just over a month.  We’ve been holding onto the first one for a while because it sounds like the new year.  Truth Rings

ACL 2017 ~ Top Ten Ambient

After a long, hard day, there’s nothing like a beautiful ambient album to soothe the savage breast.  Whether one is dealing with heartbreak, the loss of a loved one or the state of world affairs, this is music to come

ACL 2017 ~ Top Ten Ambient

After a long, hard day, there’s nothing like a beautiful ambient album to soothe the savage breast.  Whether one is dealing with heartbreak, the loss of a loved one or the state of world affairs, this is music to come

Günter Schlienz ~ Book of Dreams

Write down your dreams before they slip away.  The advice is wise, for as soon as we awake, we begin to forget.  By keeping a notepad next to his bed, Günter Schlienz was able to begin writing his Book of Dreams.  The album

Günter Schlienz ~ Book of Dreams

Write down your dreams before they slip away.  The advice is wise, for as soon as we awake, we begin to forget.  By keeping a notepad next to his bed, Günter Schlienz was able to begin writing his Book of Dreams.  The album