Category Archives: Ambient
Sima Kim ~ Debris
Sima Kim is a young South Korean whose ambient soundscapes are influenced by Western composition and born of ‘a state of mindfulness’. Following releases on several labels predominantly UK-based, Debris marks the fifth limited-edition CD launch from Belgium’s Soft Corridor.
Sima Kim ~ Debris
Sima Kim is a young South Korean whose ambient soundscapes are influenced by Western composition and born of ‘a state of mindfulness’. Following releases on several labels predominantly UK-based, Debris marks the fifth limited-edition CD launch from Belgium’s Soft Corridor.
Wild Wild Ambient Boys ~ We Don’t Rock
We Don’t Rock is just what ambient music could truly be if it dared to stretch its wings – mellow, without ever being saccharine, and innovative without straying too far into the left field. Presently, the ambient music scene isn’t what you
Wild Wild Ambient Boys ~ We Don’t Rock
We Don’t Rock is just what ambient music could truly be if it dared to stretch its wings – mellow, without ever being saccharine, and innovative without straying too far into the left field. Presently, the ambient music scene isn’t what you
David Andree + Josh Mason ~ Call, Response
When an album is released on New Year’s Day, is it too early to speculate that it might make a year-end list? Perhaps ~ but we know what we enjoy, and Call, Response is yet another winner from Own Records. Arriving only
David Andree + Josh Mason ~ Call, Response
When an album is released on New Year’s Day, is it too early to speculate that it might make a year-end list? Perhaps ~ but we know what we enjoy, and Call, Response is yet another winner from Own Records. Arriving only
ACL 2013: Top Ten Ambient
Ambient music continued to stretch its wings in 2013. Among our top picks: an album conceived as a love letter, an EP addressing mental illness and a 7″ vinyl that samples the original Dracula. It’s not just piano and birds anymore.
ACL 2013: Top Ten Ambient
Ambient music continued to stretch its wings in 2013. Among our top picks: an album conceived as a love letter, an EP addressing mental illness and a 7″ vinyl that samples the original Dracula. It’s not just piano and birds anymore.
Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ The Unintentional Sea
The Salton Sea was never meant to exist. It developed by accident in 1905 as waters were diverted from the California River, submerging the town of Salton. In the ensuing decades it became a resort area, until fertilizer runoff and
Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ The Unintentional Sea
The Salton Sea was never meant to exist. It developed by accident in 1905 as waters were diverted from the California River, submerging the town of Salton. In the ensuing decades it became a resort area, until fertilizer runoff and
Faures ~ Continental Drift
In Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman writes, “The primitive brain cannot be said to think or learn; rather it is a set of preprogrammed regulators that keep the body running as it should and reacting in a way that ensures survival.” The
Faures ~ Continental Drift
In Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman writes, “The primitive brain cannot be said to think or learn; rather it is a set of preprogrammed regulators that keep the body running as it should and reacting in a way that ensures survival.” The
Faccioli/Gastaldello ~ Dissangue
Grit is the key element of Dissangue (“to bleed”). Ambient music is in abundance these days, but grit gives this release an edge. The piano is present, and does its best to soothe. But so are dark murmurings of drone and dissonance, feedback
Faccioli/Gastaldello ~ Dissangue
Grit is the key element of Dissangue (“to bleed”). Ambient music is in abundance these days, but grit gives this release an edge. The piano is present, and does its best to soothe. But so are dark murmurings of drone and dissonance, feedback
Hammock ~ Oblivion Hymns
One of the ambient/post-rock field’s few “big name acts”, Hammock has helped to popularize the modern instrumental scene, as the duo’s music has been used to promote events ranging from the Winter Olympics to the Super Bowl. When an act becomes this
Hammock ~ Oblivion Hymns
One of the ambient/post-rock field’s few “big name acts”, Hammock has helped to popularize the modern instrumental scene, as the duo’s music has been used to promote events ranging from the Winter Olympics to the Super Bowl. When an act becomes this
a closer listen 