Both are mysterious discs—looped, concrète, ambivalent, ambient and transportive. No trainspotter I, but old steam engines still conjure romance for me, especially caked matt black with the grease […]
Tag: Ambient
Drifting in Silence :: Artificial (Labile)
Unapologetically grand and emotional, this album will please those who like their ambient sounds tidy and ready for the big screen. Artificial marks a return […]
Tarotplane :: First (Aguirre)
This debut Tarotplane release is absolutely recommended for fans of classic Kosmische music, proto-ambient works as well as challenging post-rockin’ adventures. PJ Dorsey is a […]
Sova Stroj :: Silent Earth (Testtoon)
There is a sadness, a loneliness, to Stroj’s sound. Bleak drone ebbing and flowing. Liquid is as important throughout. Constant currents, streams swirl and emotional […]
Boards Of Canada Remix Odd Nosdam’s Sisters
Berkeley beat broker Odd Nosdam’s Sisters just dropped, prompting Boards of Canada to post a remix of the title track (below). The Odd Couple and Odd ‘dam have exchanged […]
Dissolved :: Modern Mineralogy (Dissolvedamberrooms)
Perhaps better described as a story-line featuring out of this world scenic detours, Dissolved carves a theme of majestic magnitude, IDM at its best, basslines […]
Rafael Anton Irisarri :: A Fragile Geography (Room40)
This release splits the difference between these two paths; dark and unsettled embers that only very rarely grow into larger flames, savoring a more focused, […]
Selles :: Sunwarper (Self-Released)
Sunwarper will appeal to a wide audience where shoegaze meets exp-electronic and nostalgic ambient weaves through pop sensibilities. Without narrowing down individual tracks, Sunwarper reveals […]
Above, Convenience Store! Out of Norway, via Los Angeles
A multi-dimensional four-move set with a well sequenced dynamic. For film fans and watchers of the margins of pop culture, Above, Convenience Store! will evoke […]
Cathode Ray Tube :: Abyssalia EP (Component)
Charles Terhune offers a sharp perspective of darker, more robust sound scraping filled with dub infestation, electronic smoldering and low end rumblings. Cathode Ray Tube […]
Phoenix York :: Quiet Mutations (Remixes and Reworks) (Buried Standing)
This album is a collection of touching, subjective and introspective ambient hymns where micro-tonal melodies meet occasional experimental elements and softly moving electronic dreaminess. After […]















