Category Archives: Ambient

Various Artists ~ Earthtones

The digital era has been hard on music labels, and especially hard on the production of physical copies.  Thankfully, this crunch has also inspired a bout of creativity.  Tessellate Recordings, led by Harry Towell (Spheruleus) has just launched an ambitious

Various Artists ~ Earthtones

The digital era has been hard on music labels, and especially hard on the production of physical copies.  Thankfully, this crunch has also inspired a bout of creativity.  Tessellate Recordings, led by Harry Towell (Spheruleus) has just launched an ambitious

Slow Lake ~ Sleeping Apart EP

If one wanted to capture the forlorn feeling of sleeping apart following the dissolution of a relationship, this would be it.  We really hope that this didn’t happen to Slow Lake, but we fear that it has.  The silver lining is

Slow Lake ~ Sleeping Apart EP

If one wanted to capture the forlorn feeling of sleeping apart following the dissolution of a relationship, this would be it.  We really hope that this didn’t happen to Slow Lake, but we fear that it has.  The silver lining is

6&8 ~ exercisesInBeauty

exercisesInBeauty is a lesson dissected into ten, gorgeous steps. Along the way, crystalline atmospheres become the perfect case study, where all strands of beauty are placed clearly in focus. Ambient soundscapes are blended with spoken word, read out as a

6&8 ~ exercisesInBeauty

exercisesInBeauty is a lesson dissected into ten, gorgeous steps. Along the way, crystalline atmospheres become the perfect case study, where all strands of beauty are placed clearly in focus. Ambient soundscapes are blended with spoken word, read out as a

Giulio Aldinucci ~ Archipelago

For many years, Giulio Aldinucci was known as the electronic artist Obsil.  Last year, he stepped out under his own name with the internationally flavored Tarsia.  As much as that release traveled from electro-acoustic to classical textures, Archipelago wanders from field recording to drone.

Giulio Aldinucci ~ Archipelago

For many years, Giulio Aldinucci was known as the electronic artist Obsil.  Last year, he stepped out under his own name with the internationally flavored Tarsia.  As much as that release traveled from electro-acoustic to classical textures, Archipelago wanders from field recording to drone.

North Atlantic Drift ~ Monuments

The music of Toronto duo North Atlantic Drift rests directly on the border between ambient and post-rock.  Sophomore album Monuments won’t get anyone’s head banging, but neither will it allow them to nod off.  By straddling both genres, the duo should appeal to fans

North Atlantic Drift ~ Monuments

The music of Toronto duo North Atlantic Drift rests directly on the border between ambient and post-rock.  Sophomore album Monuments won’t get anyone’s head banging, but neither will it allow them to nod off.  By straddling both genres, the duo should appeal to fans

Library Tapes/David Wenngren ~ Sketches, Outtakes & Rarities/Les Revenants

The trajectory of David Wenngren’s career as Library Tapes has been a gradual process of coloring in a grayscale, of unearthing a scratched and faded black and white photograph and penciling in shades and hues as time goes on. The

Library Tapes/David Wenngren ~ Sketches, Outtakes & Rarities/Les Revenants

The trajectory of David Wenngren’s career as Library Tapes has been a gradual process of coloring in a grayscale, of unearthing a scratched and faded black and white photograph and penciling in shades and hues as time goes on. The

Darwin Raymond ~ Somewhere The Sun Shines Brightly

Sunshine. Far off in the distance, the sun shines brightly (just not in England of late.) Yet it’s encouraging to know that somewhere she is still shining with brilliance, sustaining life and the sale of sunscreen. “If I could offer

Darwin Raymond ~ Somewhere The Sun Shines Brightly

Sunshine. Far off in the distance, the sun shines brightly (just not in England of late.) Yet it’s encouraging to know that somewhere she is still shining with brilliance, sustaining life and the sale of sunscreen. “If I could offer

Hakobune ~ Watching the Prescribed Burn

For the music of Hakobune, gorgeous, densely developed atmospheres are to be expected, and they’re always a dream come true. And like the sweetest dreams, the music is open, lush and positive, but they also fade after awakening. A caring love

Hakobune ~ Watching the Prescribed Burn

For the music of Hakobune, gorgeous, densely developed atmospheres are to be expected, and they’re always a dream come true. And like the sweetest dreams, the music is open, lush and positive, but they also fade after awakening. A caring love