Category Archives: Ambient
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
Jeremy Bible ~ Music for Black Holes
Would you like a little more calm in your life ~ a break from the hectic world, a sense of serenity, a meditative stillness? If music can offer such a thing, then Jeremy Bible‘s Music for Black Holes is the exemplar. It’s what
Jeremy Bible ~ Music for Black Holes
Would you like a little more calm in your life ~ a break from the hectic world, a sense of serenity, a meditative stillness? If music can offer such a thing, then Jeremy Bible‘s Music for Black Holes is the exemplar. It’s what
Various Artists ~ Camp Blue Pines
Take a walk with Sparkwood Records into Camp Blue Pines. You’ll soon find yourselves entranced by this frosty realm, where the white snow covers the ground and the leafy canopies are lit up in a series of strange, beautiful colours. This
Various Artists ~ Camp Blue Pines
Take a walk with Sparkwood Records into Camp Blue Pines. You’ll soon find yourselves entranced by this frosty realm, where the white snow covers the ground and the leafy canopies are lit up in a series of strange, beautiful colours. This
Pinkcourtesyphone ~ Taking into Account Only a Portion of Your Emotions
It’s three in the morning, and from out of the blue your cell phone wakes up, its screen a too-bright luminescence and its silver body quivering in a technological convulsive fit. You have an incoming call from Pinkcourtesyphone, and this
Pinkcourtesyphone ~ Taking into Account Only a Portion of Your Emotions
It’s three in the morning, and from out of the blue your cell phone wakes up, its screen a too-bright luminescence and its silver body quivering in a technological convulsive fit. You have an incoming call from Pinkcourtesyphone, and this
Meta Mora ~ Arc of the Sun
Feel the solar breath exhaling its golden heat, warming all things. Feel the music tanning and relaxing your body. Arc of the Sun is a fond reminder of summers gone, but it’s also a premonition of future walks along the beach. The music
Meta Mora ~ Arc of the Sun
Feel the solar breath exhaling its golden heat, warming all things. Feel the music tanning and relaxing your body. Arc of the Sun is a fond reminder of summers gone, but it’s also a premonition of future walks along the beach. The music
Sustainer ~ Medicina
On the surface, Medicina seems like a lost album from The Caretaker, until one considers its pedigree. These old records didn’t come from the 20s and 30s, but the 60s and 70s. They represent a loving reclamation of a maligned form of
Sustainer ~ Medicina
On the surface, Medicina seems like a lost album from The Caretaker, until one considers its pedigree. These old records didn’t come from the 20s and 30s, but the 60s and 70s. They represent a loving reclamation of a maligned form of
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