Category Archives: Ambient

Endless Melancholy ~ Music for Quiet Mornings (Reissue)

Five years have passed since the initial release of Music for Quiet Mornings, and much has unfolded during that time.  Since 2012, our website has taken off to welcome heights, while the stature of Endless Melancholy has risen considerably.  Earlier this year, we featured the

Endless Melancholy ~ Music for Quiet Mornings (Reissue)

Five years have passed since the initial release of Music for Quiet Mornings, and much has unfolded during that time.  Since 2012, our website has taken off to welcome heights, while the stature of Endless Melancholy has risen considerably.  Earlier this year, we featured the

Off Land ~ Out World

The lambent drones of Out World rise up, crowning the canopy of a jade-painted jungle. One golden synth flows into another, filling the atmosphere with nothing but an air of serenity. Raindrops hang from the tips of leaves as the humid pads

Off Land ~ Out World

The lambent drones of Out World rise up, crowning the canopy of a jade-painted jungle. One golden synth flows into another, filling the atmosphere with nothing but an air of serenity. Raindrops hang from the tips of leaves as the humid pads

Harry Bertoia ~ Clear Sounds/Perfetta

There’s a marked element in the design schools born from the Arts & Crafts movements of the late 19th century that actively seeks to harmonize the natural with the artificial, and which is easily seen in the kinds of furniture

Harry Bertoia ~ Clear Sounds/Perfetta

There’s a marked element in the design schools born from the Arts & Crafts movements of the late 19th century that actively seeks to harmonize the natural with the artificial, and which is easily seen in the kinds of furniture

Brandon Hurtado ~ Buried In Rain

Quiet, bleary vocals are ushered into a dark room on Buried In Rain. Tears drop from sad, strummed chords. They’re pale echoes of what they once were, drowning in a deluge of reverb. The music’s too tired to even yawn.

Brandon Hurtado ~ Buried In Rain

Quiet, bleary vocals are ushered into a dark room on Buried In Rain. Tears drop from sad, strummed chords. They’re pale echoes of what they once were, drowning in a deluge of reverb. The music’s too tired to even yawn.

Forest Management ~ Delicate

I see you when no one else can. That’s what Delicate does. It sees people – the beloved – who have passed on, not through a glass darkly but through a pristine looking glass. ‘I met you in Lincoln Park and

Forest Management ~ Delicate

I see you when no one else can. That’s what Delicate does. It sees people – the beloved – who have passed on, not through a glass darkly but through a pristine looking glass. ‘I met you in Lincoln Park and

Hirotaka Shirotsubaki ~ Wet Petals

The ambient music of Hirotaka Shirotsubaki, a sound artist from Kobe, Japan, is as serene as a leaf on still water. We drink it in deeply, like a beautiful verse of poetry. Untroubled by whatever may pass, Wet Petals gleams as brightly

Hirotaka Shirotsubaki ~ Wet Petals

The ambient music of Hirotaka Shirotsubaki, a sound artist from Kobe, Japan, is as serene as a leaf on still water. We drink it in deeply, like a beautiful verse of poetry. Untroubled by whatever may pass, Wet Petals gleams as brightly

Elegi ~ Bånsull

Is it Halloween yet?  No, but by the sound of the long-awaited Bånsull, it may as well be.  This is the sound of a haunted attic, excavated by Tommy Jansen (Elegi), who allegedly recorded terrifying bedtime stories on reel-to-reel, gave his

Elegi ~ Bånsull

Is it Halloween yet?  No, but by the sound of the long-awaited Bånsull, it may as well be.  This is the sound of a haunted attic, excavated by Tommy Jansen (Elegi), who allegedly recorded terrifying bedtime stories on reel-to-reel, gave his

Various Artists ~ the opposite of aloof vol. 1

The opposite of aloof is warm, interested, involved.  This premiere release from the Attractive Coincidence (ACR) label makes a fine introduction not only to the London imprint, but to a number of new artists.  Some familiar names (José Soberanes, Strom Noir) provide the

Various Artists ~ the opposite of aloof vol. 1

The opposite of aloof is warm, interested, involved.  This premiere release from the Attractive Coincidence (ACR) label makes a fine introduction not only to the London imprint, but to a number of new artists.  Some familiar names (José Soberanes, Strom Noir) provide the