Category Archives: Ambient
ACL 2025 ~ Winter Music Preview: Ambient & Drone
Happy New Year! We’re not wasting any time, as winter is already ten days old and the first big release day of the year is only two days away. This is already shaping up to be one of the best
ACL 2025 ~ Winter Music Preview: Ambient & Drone
Happy New Year! We’re not wasting any time, as winter is already ten days old and the first big release day of the year is only two days away. This is already shaping up to be one of the best
ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Ambient
Approximately 4000 instrumental albums were submitted for review this year, nearly half of them ambient. To reach the summit is like climbing up the hill on the cover of Hollie Kenniff’s For Forever. The competition has never been so fierce
ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Ambient
Approximately 4000 instrumental albums were submitted for review this year, nearly half of them ambient. To reach the summit is like climbing up the hill on the cover of Hollie Kenniff’s For Forever. The competition has never been so fierce
Hollie Kenniff ~ For Forever
Hollie Kenniff‘s first album for Nettwerk is a family affair, as her son plays piano on one track while her husband (popularly known as Helios and Goldmund) appears on another. For Forever exudes the warm vibe of belonging, and in Kenniff’s
Hollie Kenniff ~ For Forever
Hollie Kenniff‘s first album for Nettwerk is a family affair, as her son plays piano on one track while her husband (popularly known as Helios and Goldmund) appears on another. For Forever exudes the warm vibe of belonging, and in Kenniff’s
Xu & Francis Gri ~ Valley of Languages
Bringing together the creative efforts of Italian composers Nicola Fornasari (Xu) and Francis Gri, Valley of Languages presents a way of thinking about music as an art form. The artists design space through the use of sound instead of only
Xu & Francis Gri ~ Valley of Languages
Bringing together the creative efforts of Italian composers Nicola Fornasari (Xu) and Francis Gri, Valley of Languages presents a way of thinking about music as an art form. The artists design space through the use of sound instead of only
Wil Bolton ~ Quiet Sunlight
The acorns and leaves are piling up, and the yellow, orange and red hues have faded to a muted brown. Filtered sunlight is shining through the foliage that remains. Flocks are flying overhead; on the ground, the squirrels are burying
Wil Bolton ~ Quiet Sunlight
The acorns and leaves are piling up, and the yellow, orange and red hues have faded to a muted brown. Filtered sunlight is shining through the foliage that remains. Flocks are flying overhead; on the ground, the squirrels are burying
Plïnkï Plønkï ~ Happy Halloween
Must Halloween music always be scary? We kept this principle in mind for our series Music for Haunted Houses, which ran from 2014-20; in the year without trick-or-treaters, we concluded that “the whole world (had) become a haunted house,” and
Plïnkï Plønkï ~ Happy Halloween
Must Halloween music always be scary? We kept this principle in mind for our series Music for Haunted Houses, which ran from 2014-20; in the year without trick-or-treaters, we concluded that “the whole world (had) become a haunted house,” and
Seaworthy and Matt Rösner ~ Deep Valley
Recorded during a week-long residency at Australia’s Bundanon Art Museum, Deep Valley is a testament to the property’s unique location, “on the banks on the Shoalhaven River, surrounded by towering sandstone cliffs, dense forests and unique animal species.” The property respects the
Seaworthy and Matt Rösner ~ Deep Valley
Recorded during a week-long residency at Australia’s Bundanon Art Museum, Deep Valley is a testament to the property’s unique location, “on the banks on the Shoalhaven River, surrounded by towering sandstone cliffs, dense forests and unique animal species.” The property respects the
Hidden Fort ~ Dreams from the Roller Palace
Dreams from the Roller Palace celebrates a nearly-forgotten part of British history. London’s Maida Vale Studios is famous as the home of thousands of BBC sessions taking place over the course of the last 90 years. One might never know, save
Hidden Fort ~ Dreams from the Roller Palace
Dreams from the Roller Palace celebrates a nearly-forgotten part of British history. London’s Maida Vale Studios is famous as the home of thousands of BBC sessions taking place over the course of the last 90 years. One might never know, save
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