Category Archives: Ambient
Monty Adkins ~ A Year at Usher’s Hill
We’re not sure where Usher’s Hill is located, but based on the look and sound of this set, it’s a beautiful place: bucolic, green, sedate. One pictures sheep at pasture, blankets spread upon the ground, petals falling slowly in the
Monty Adkins ~ A Year at Usher’s Hill
We’re not sure where Usher’s Hill is located, but based on the look and sound of this set, it’s a beautiful place: bucolic, green, sedate. One pictures sheep at pasture, blankets spread upon the ground, petals falling slowly in the
Hannu Karjalainen ~ A Handful Of Dust Is A Desert
After a lengthy spell away from music, Finland’s Hannu Karjalainen returns with his third album (and the first to use his full name), A Handful Of Dust Is A Desert. It’s a lush, secluded place, no less than an ambient paradise for those lucky enough to
Hannu Karjalainen ~ A Handful Of Dust Is A Desert
After a lengthy spell away from music, Finland’s Hannu Karjalainen returns with his third album (and the first to use his full name), A Handful Of Dust Is A Desert. It’s a lush, secluded place, no less than an ambient paradise for those lucky enough to
Enrico Coniglio & Matteo Uggeri ~ Open to the Sea
The first thing one notices is the fabulist artwork of Flavio Parrino (1916-1994). The cover image implies a Victorian summer at the sea: families walking along a calm shore, encountering an inventor and a strange contraption, the man perhaps remarking
Enrico Coniglio & Matteo Uggeri ~ Open to the Sea
The first thing one notices is the fabulist artwork of Flavio Parrino (1916-1994). The cover image implies a Victorian summer at the sea: families walking along a calm shore, encountering an inventor and a strange contraption, the man perhaps remarking
Janek Schaefer ~ Glitter in my tears
Glitter in my tears is an unfulfilled promise, its life cut short time and again by daydreams had deep into the night. It marks the 20th anniversary of Janek Schaefer’s first release, perhaps mired in hopes lost by now, a
Janek Schaefer ~ Glitter in my tears
Glitter in my tears is an unfulfilled promise, its life cut short time and again by daydreams had deep into the night. It marks the 20th anniversary of Janek Schaefer’s first release, perhaps mired in hopes lost by now, a
The Green Kingdom ~ The North Wind and the Sun
The North Wind and the Sun is a record of deep clarity and calm, looking out at the world with a pair of bright green eyes. By largely abandoning his electric guitar and taking up more traditional acoustic instrumentation, The Green Kingdom (Michael Cottone) reinvigorates and enriches his music,
The Green Kingdom ~ The North Wind and the Sun
The North Wind and the Sun is a record of deep clarity and calm, looking out at the world with a pair of bright green eyes. By largely abandoning his electric guitar and taking up more traditional acoustic instrumentation, The Green Kingdom (Michael Cottone) reinvigorates and enriches his music,
poemme ~ Soft Ice
With Soft Ice, Polar Seas has found an album to match the name of the label. This is our second winter album of the season (hello, Australia!). It’s also a sleep album, specifically designed to operate as an aural pillow. Just listening
poemme ~ Soft Ice
With Soft Ice, Polar Seas has found an album to match the name of the label. This is our second winter album of the season (hello, Australia!). It’s also a sleep album, specifically designed to operate as an aural pillow. Just listening
Ester Vonplon + Taylor Deupree & Marcus Fischer ~ Lowlands
Winter music in July? For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this sounds like an odd proposition. Yet when the temperatures get too hot, the humidity too high, this collection of cooled compositions and icy photographs acts as an
Ester Vonplon + Taylor Deupree & Marcus Fischer ~ Lowlands
Winter music in July? For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this sounds like an odd proposition. Yet when the temperatures get too hot, the humidity too high, this collection of cooled compositions and icy photographs acts as an
Emilía ~ Down to the Sadness River
Down to the Sadness River is a compact evocation of unnamed grief. The titles suggest a story. A woman named Emilía sees a child playing by the river. He falls in and is kidnapped by the current; she chases the river,
Emilía ~ Down to the Sadness River
Down to the Sadness River is a compact evocation of unnamed grief. The titles suggest a story. A woman named Emilía sees a child playing by the river. He falls in and is kidnapped by the current; she chases the river,
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