Category Archives: Ambient
Ólafur Arnalds ~ Late Night Tales
Hot on the heels of Nils Frahm’s Late Night Tales mix from last fall, Ólafur Arnalds steps to the plate with a mix of his own. Like Frahm, Arnalds is not known as a DJ, but his set is more like a
Ólafur Arnalds ~ Late Night Tales
Hot on the heels of Nils Frahm’s Late Night Tales mix from last fall, Ólafur Arnalds steps to the plate with a mix of his own. Like Frahm, Arnalds is not known as a DJ, but his set is more like a
Ashberry ~ In Music We Are Still Together (Art Edition)
Atay Ilgun (Ashberry) calls this edition “the most precious collection of music ever released from Wounded Wolf Press,” and having seen the hard copy in person, we have to agree. In Music We Are Still Together is a generous offering that includes
Ashberry ~ In Music We Are Still Together (Art Edition)
Atay Ilgun (Ashberry) calls this edition “the most precious collection of music ever released from Wounded Wolf Press,” and having seen the hard copy in person, we have to agree. In Music We Are Still Together is a generous offering that includes
New Label: Heavy Mess
The fact that ambient music thrives on tape is no surprise. If music can offer sanctuary from the daily grind, cassette culture helps to create a physical connection between the music and the fan. Perhaps the magic’s in choosing such an
New Label: Heavy Mess
The fact that ambient music thrives on tape is no surprise. If music can offer sanctuary from the daily grind, cassette culture helps to create a physical connection between the music and the fan. Perhaps the magic’s in choosing such an
Secret Pyramid ~ Distant Works II
Secret Pyramid’s music is a ghostly echo. Phantom shapes and an array of silky, diluted watercolors can be found inside, but they’re faint and always indistinct. Its period is always in question, too, because it floats just out of time, sailing
Secret Pyramid ~ Distant Works II
Secret Pyramid’s music is a ghostly echo. Phantom shapes and an array of silky, diluted watercolors can be found inside, but they’re faint and always indistinct. Its period is always in question, too, because it floats just out of time, sailing
Hakobune ~ Apsidal Motion / Chihei Hatakeyama & Corey Fuller ~ Euphotic
Takahiro Yorifuju’s music is soothing and supple, but new heights are reached on the single, 42 minute Apsidal Motion. Inspired by the starlit sky of Nigata and the countryside of Japan, Apsidal Motion is a dreamy delight. Above all, it’s beautiful music, and we
Hakobune ~ Apsidal Motion / Chihei Hatakeyama & Corey Fuller ~ Euphotic
Takahiro Yorifuju’s music is soothing and supple, but new heights are reached on the single, 42 minute Apsidal Motion. Inspired by the starlit sky of Nigata and the countryside of Japan, Apsidal Motion is a dreamy delight. Above all, it’s beautiful music, and we
Tape Loop Orchestra ~ Go Straight Towards The Light Of All That You Love
Lighter than its predecessor, In A Lonely Place (2012), and more in tune with its true self, Go Straight Towards The Light Of All That You Love is another essential release from Tape Loop Orchestra. The underlying sadness isn’t an issue
Tape Loop Orchestra ~ Go Straight Towards The Light Of All That You Love
Lighter than its predecessor, In A Lonely Place (2012), and more in tune with its true self, Go Straight Towards The Light Of All That You Love is another essential release from Tape Loop Orchestra. The underlying sadness isn’t an issue
Shimmering Moods: Sapphirine Phlant ~ Until The Light Takes Us / Ian Martin ~ Notations of the Form
Recently, Amsterdam’s Shimmering Moods Records has shifted and morphed into something else. It now (for the time being, at least) presses instead of leans towards a darker ambient styling. It hasn’t quite reached the fathoms of doom drone or the ambient sound
Shimmering Moods: Sapphirine Phlant ~ Until The Light Takes Us / Ian Martin ~ Notations of the Form
Recently, Amsterdam’s Shimmering Moods Records has shifted and morphed into something else. It now (for the time being, at least) presses instead of leans towards a darker ambient styling. It hasn’t quite reached the fathoms of doom drone or the ambient sound
An Eilean Spring (Part III): Uwe Zahn, Porya Hatami & Darren McClure
Eilean Records is only releasing one album in May, a collaborative effort that brings together three different artists from three different nations: Uwe Zahn/Arovane (Germany), Porya Hatami (Iran) and Darren McClure (Japan). Each has a specific field of expertise, ranging from
An Eilean Spring (Part III): Uwe Zahn, Porya Hatami & Darren McClure
Eilean Records is only releasing one album in May, a collaborative effort that brings together three different artists from three different nations: Uwe Zahn/Arovane (Germany), Porya Hatami (Iran) and Darren McClure (Japan). Each has a specific field of expertise, ranging from
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