ambient
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Soundsmith James Ferarro offers this single off of his upcoming project with a terrifying name, NYC, Hell 3:00. The song begins with what sounds like a lo-fi version of something off of Zomby’s newest LP, combining dark dread with rolling trap high-hats. Ferraro’s vocals enter, sounding more
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On this new track, teenage wunderkid producer XXYYXX shows great growth and potential as an ambient artist. The song title references an airplane ride from Portland (PDX) to Seattle (SEA); within the constant change of the bells’ melody there are little engine-like noises and airy strings. The track sounds like
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Chicago experimental rock group Locrian creates some evocative sounds on a rough recording. I just wish their melodies and songwriting were as gripping as their moody, apocalyptic aesthetic. WATCH THE REVIEW
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The previously mentioned Motion Sickness of Time Travel releases a new song that’s set for release on a forthcoming split with Aloonaluna for Constellation Tatsu. Though Motion Sickness’ tracks typically deal in the softer, more ambient side of things, this is the first song I’ve heard from this
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Sun Araw releases this video and track as a premiere on Chocolate Grinder. The song is a meandering guitar-pedal jam without forward momentum, a lazy summer afternoon refracted through Sun Araw’s psychedelic lens. Percussive clicks, synthesizer washes, and what sounds like a very-manipulated insect noise cycle through the piece,
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Julianna Barwick, the ambient vocalist who is able to make beautiful, symphonic clouds out of her voice and a looping pedal, will be releasing her next album Nepenthe August 20th on Dead Oceans. This track from the project is her most straightforward effort yet, including vocal with actual words, but
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After about eight years of silence, Boards of Canada return with Tomorrow’s Harvest, which might be their saddest and most desolate record to date; directly emulating much of the progressive synth and soundtrack music that has always informed the duo’s style. WATCH THE REVIEW
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This track by Deep Magic, off of his upcoming release Reflections of Most Forgotten Love to be released on Preservation is the sort of babbling-brook ambient music that suggests perfect peace, a monk meditating amid a waterfall. It is not a static song though, musical phrases pass through and are
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Up-and-coming electronic music producer XXYYXX drops a new track from what is going to be his next album, and he’s offered up a minimal beat graced with some serenely beautiful synth tones. It’s light, sweet, and making this next release worth anticipating. Enjoy!
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Anther by frustrator Hit up the widget above to stream the full-length debut of Frustrator, which is a musical pseudonym used by multi-instrumentalist Tei Blow. The guy combines wandering singer-songwriter tunes with vast, ambient soundscapes to create something both rootsy and wide in scope. There’s an eerie depth to
