Category Archives: Ambient

Kirill Nikolai ~ Letting Go Variations

When receiving a package from Fluid Audio, the first thing one notices is the scent.  These releases smell like a fresh forest field, and often contain tiny dried flowers as well.  The next thing one does is to lay the

Kirill Nikolai ~ Letting Go Variations

When receiving a package from Fluid Audio, the first thing one notices is the scent.  These releases smell like a fresh forest field, and often contain tiny dried flowers as well.  The next thing one does is to lay the

The Green Kingdom ~ Harbor

Harbor is at rest, gazing out upon a vast body of water. We can take refuge here. This is a gate and a shield, built on the precipice of an eternal sea. Clean, reverb-laced guitar notes are shell-smooth reminders of its cleansing power, and the

The Green Kingdom ~ Harbor

Harbor is at rest, gazing out upon a vast body of water. We can take refuge here. This is a gate and a shield, built on the precipice of an eternal sea. Clean, reverb-laced guitar notes are shell-smooth reminders of its cleansing power, and the

Human as Possible ~ We Need

Is this a 75-minute album or a 37.5 minute album?  Both. The tracks on each side of the cassette are designed to be played simultaneously.  While this may seem to some like a gimmick, it’s not; it’s a careful construction

Human as Possible ~ We Need

Is this a 75-minute album or a 37.5 minute album?  Both. The tracks on each side of the cassette are designed to be played simultaneously.  While this may seem to some like a gimmick, it’s not; it’s a careful construction

Slow Attack Ensemble ~ Soundscapes for the Emotional-Type Listener

 A precious beauty surrounds Soundscapes for the Emotional-Type Listener. It might fall apart if it’s so much as lightly brushed. Chuck Blazevik’s music has been covered here at ACL before with his Dreamsploitation project, and as Slow Attack Ensemble his music is a

Slow Attack Ensemble ~ Soundscapes for the Emotional-Type Listener

 A precious beauty surrounds Soundscapes for the Emotional-Type Listener. It might fall apart if it’s so much as lightly brushed. Chuck Blazevik’s music has been covered here at ACL before with his Dreamsploitation project, and as Slow Attack Ensemble his music is a

Moonlooker ~ White Bird On Black Snow

We’re all made out of stardust, and to the stars we’ll one day return. The soul of Moonlooker (the ambient alias of Axel Zaren) belongs in the beyond, in the infinite and ancient points of light that surround our drifting Galaxy. Subdued,

Moonlooker ~ White Bird On Black Snow

We’re all made out of stardust, and to the stars we’ll one day return. The soul of Moonlooker (the ambient alias of Axel Zaren) belongs in the beyond, in the infinite and ancient points of light that surround our drifting Galaxy. Subdued,

bvdub ~ Yours are Stories of Sadness

‘In 2012, I was singing karaoke in the lavish VIP suite of the most opulent bar of Shaoxing. Hours in, at the height of drunken revelry, suddenly, literally out of nowhere, one of the hired girls walked over to me

bvdub ~ Yours are Stories of Sadness

‘In 2012, I was singing karaoke in the lavish VIP suite of the most opulent bar of Shaoxing. Hours in, at the height of drunken revelry, suddenly, literally out of nowhere, one of the hired girls walked over to me

David Holmes ~ Late Night Tales

Tuning into this Late Night Tales record is the same as walking through an autumnal landscape. Hoodies have replaced t-shirts. The sun is in the process of cooling. There’s a reminder at our feet – the unforgiving presence of winter will soon begin to

David Holmes ~ Late Night Tales

Tuning into this Late Night Tales record is the same as walking through an autumnal landscape. Hoodies have replaced t-shirts. The sun is in the process of cooling. There’s a reminder at our feet – the unforgiving presence of winter will soon begin to

Dead Light ~ S/T

One shouldn’t drench tape in vinegar or heat it in the microwave.  Nor should one use an ice cube tray to repeatedly freeze a hydrophone, or place screwdrivers across the strings of a piano.  Yet these are things that Anna

Dead Light ~ S/T

One shouldn’t drench tape in vinegar or heat it in the microwave.  Nor should one use an ice cube tray to repeatedly freeze a hydrophone, or place screwdrivers across the strings of a piano.  Yet these are things that Anna