Category Archives: Ambient
The Return of Home Normal
While Home Normal hasn’t been totally gone, it’s been relatively quiet over the past year. Fall releases from Wil Bolton and Ruebke set the stage for the current winter crop, which includes Olan Mill, Melodía, Hotel Neon, Elian and Fabio Orsi. The first of
The Return of Home Normal
While Home Normal hasn’t been totally gone, it’s been relatively quiet over the past year. Fall releases from Wil Bolton and Ruebke set the stage for the current winter crop, which includes Olan Mill, Melodía, Hotel Neon, Elian and Fabio Orsi. The first of
Gareth Flowers + Josh Mason ~ Silent Period
Last year at this time, guitarist Josh Mason teamed up with David Andree for the lovely Call, Response; this year’s January collaboration is a pairing with New York trumpeter Gareth Flowers. As might be expected, the tone is totally different this time around. Silent Period is
Gareth Flowers + Josh Mason ~ Silent Period
Last year at this time, guitarist Josh Mason teamed up with David Andree for the lovely Call, Response; this year’s January collaboration is a pairing with New York trumpeter Gareth Flowers. As might be expected, the tone is totally different this time around. Silent Period is
36 ~ Pulse Dive
It was around the same time two years ago, sitting in a hotel room waiting for a phone call in a town in which I knew no one, where all signs of life seemed to disappear in the early evening
36 ~ Pulse Dive
It was around the same time two years ago, sitting in a hotel room waiting for a phone call in a town in which I knew no one, where all signs of life seemed to disappear in the early evening
Dreamsploitation ~ The In-Between Years: 1959-1963
The In-Between Years: 1959-1963 opens with a flowing, sunken drone that swirls around a ghostly, ethereal vocal. They tie themselves together and remain bonded for life, like a lovers’ pact. It’s a truly beautiful start, and it remains a soothing, sedate listen
Dreamsploitation ~ The In-Between Years: 1959-1963
The In-Between Years: 1959-1963 opens with a flowing, sunken drone that swirls around a ghostly, ethereal vocal. They tie themselves together and remain bonded for life, like a lovers’ pact. It’s a truly beautiful start, and it remains a soothing, sedate listen
ACL 2014: Top Ten Ambient
This year, A Closer Listen continued to receive more ambient music than any other type, over 500 releases in all. The ambient field is so competitive that only the most distinctive releases manage to break through and to form a lasting impression.
ACL 2014: Top Ten Ambient
This year, A Closer Listen continued to receive more ambient music than any other type, over 500 releases in all. The ambient field is so competitive that only the most distinctive releases manage to break through and to form a lasting impression.
Galina Ozeran ~ Seasons
Female Russian recording artist Galina Ozeran (also known as Chikiss) has teamed with Siberian tape label Klammklang to offer a work of stark beauty: four tracks, four seasons, four different colored tapes, four sets of photos taken by her father Vladimir. This
Galina Ozeran ~ Seasons
Female Russian recording artist Galina Ozeran (also known as Chikiss) has teamed with Siberian tape label Klammklang to offer a work of stark beauty: four tracks, four seasons, four different colored tapes, four sets of photos taken by her father Vladimir. This
Celer ~ Sky Limits
In the mid-90’s, I boarded a Boeing 747 and flew across the Atlantic to Orlando, Florida. In that distant era, you could, for a couple of minutes or so, occasionally walk into the cockpit of a passenger jet on a long
Celer ~ Sky Limits
In the mid-90’s, I boarded a Boeing 747 and flew across the Atlantic to Orlando, Florida. In that distant era, you could, for a couple of minutes or so, occasionally walk into the cockpit of a passenger jet on a long
Lawrence English + Stephen Vitiello ~ Fable
We last encountered Lawrence English on the immersive Wilderness of Mirrors, released earlier this year; we last encountered Stephen Vitiello at the New York exhibition “In the Garden of Sonic Delights”. On Fable, the artists join forces for the second time, following 2011’s Acute Inbetweens (Crónica). Each album shares a
Lawrence English + Stephen Vitiello ~ Fable
We last encountered Lawrence English on the immersive Wilderness of Mirrors, released earlier this year; we last encountered Stephen Vitiello at the New York exhibition “In the Garden of Sonic Delights”. On Fable, the artists join forces for the second time, following 2011’s Acute Inbetweens (Crónica). Each album shares a
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