Category Archives: Ambient
Ersatz ~ Hints of…
Shining pure white, Ersatz’s peaceful wings of sound take the listener into a place of refuge. Hints of… is ghostly, intangible music, rolling and swelling, gliding as gracefully as a swan in mid-flight but doing something much more daring with its tone.
Ersatz ~ Hints of…
Shining pure white, Ersatz’s peaceful wings of sound take the listener into a place of refuge. Hints of… is ghostly, intangible music, rolling and swelling, gliding as gracefully as a swan in mid-flight but doing something much more daring with its tone.
Andrew Tasselmyer ~ Presence, Volume 1
Philadelphia’s Andrew Tasselmyer is a third of the post-rock band The Sound of Rescue and half of the drone duo Hotel Neon. In his solo work, he drapes light drones over field recordings. The resulting sound is ambient, like yellow and blue joining
Andrew Tasselmyer ~ Presence, Volume 1
Philadelphia’s Andrew Tasselmyer is a third of the post-rock band The Sound of Rescue and half of the drone duo Hotel Neon. In his solo work, he drapes light drones over field recordings. The resulting sound is ambient, like yellow and blue joining
Margaret Harmer ~ Falling Inside
Positive sounds immediately bloom outwards. Eyes are opened, and the senses converge on this lightly scented collection from Margaret Harmer. Falling Inside is a lush and peaceful place, somewhere you can go to both lose and find yourself, to let go completely and
Margaret Harmer ~ Falling Inside
Positive sounds immediately bloom outwards. Eyes are opened, and the senses converge on this lightly scented collection from Margaret Harmer. Falling Inside is a lush and peaceful place, somewhere you can go to both lose and find yourself, to let go completely and
OKADA ~ Floating Away From the World
Rain falls, a lucid rain, clearing everything. OKADA‘s music feels like this: a steady and uninterrupted stream of cleansing rain, washing away the collective grime with a shower of natural purity. The weather affects people in different ways. Sometimes, an emotional
OKADA ~ Floating Away From the World
Rain falls, a lucid rain, clearing everything. OKADA‘s music feels like this: a steady and uninterrupted stream of cleansing rain, washing away the collective grime with a shower of natural purity. The weather affects people in different ways. Sometimes, an emotional
The Fun Years ~ Heroes of the Second Story Walk-Up
The Fun Years are Ben Recht and Isaac Sparks. When they unite, their music turns into an iridescent, shape-shifting collage of kaleidoscopic, glowing design. Heroes of the Second Story Walk-Up is music for and from a hazy, ever-morphing neighborhood, emerging from a peach-colored
The Fun Years ~ Heroes of the Second Story Walk-Up
The Fun Years are Ben Recht and Isaac Sparks. When they unite, their music turns into an iridescent, shape-shifting collage of kaleidoscopic, glowing design. Heroes of the Second Story Walk-Up is music for and from a hazy, ever-morphing neighborhood, emerging from a peach-colored
ACL 2016: Top Ten Ambient
There will always be hard days. We will always need to be soothed. But there is also great beauty in the world, which is where this genre makes a (quiet) impact. The irony: some of this year’s ambient albums get loud. Perhaps
ACL 2016: Top Ten Ambient
There will always be hard days. We will always need to be soothed. But there is also great beauty in the world, which is where this genre makes a (quiet) impact. The irony: some of this year’s ambient albums get loud. Perhaps
Lyrae ~ Vakuum
Turn your screen and look carefully at the album art. The focus of Lyrae‘s beautiful Vakuum can be found in the stars subtly arrayed on the cover and in the photos of the night sky on his Facebook page (which appears
Lyrae ~ Vakuum
Turn your screen and look carefully at the album art. The focus of Lyrae‘s beautiful Vakuum can be found in the stars subtly arrayed on the cover and in the photos of the night sky on his Facebook page (which appears
Le Petite Vague ~ Remous
Remous is the latest album from Whitelabrecs, the label whose CD-Rs look like records. Having launched in January, the label is already up to number fifteen, and it’s safe to say that the venture has been a success. This is the
Le Petite Vague ~ Remous
Remous is the latest album from Whitelabrecs, the label whose CD-Rs look like records. Having launched in January, the label is already up to number fifteen, and it’s safe to say that the venture has been a success. This is the
a closer listen 