Aug 4, 2016 Music Rain Temple by 2814 (Review) Though created by two vaporwave luminaries, this album’s best moments transcend that genre’s aesthetics.
Mar 23, 2016 Music Translucence / Drift Music by John Foxx, Harold Budd (Review) “Drift Music” is lovely but “Translucence” is required listening material for fans of elegant, serene ambient music.
Jan 20, 2016 Music Into the Heart of the Eternal by vidnaObmana (Review) A fantastic point of entry into the career of one of ambient music’s most distinctive and prolific voices.
Jan 14, 2016 Music Thirty by Irezumi (Review) Irezumi crafts ambient soundscapes with such elegance that they never feel insufferable or too consumed by their own gloom.
Jun 27, 2015 Music Noah’s ‘Sivutie’ Envelopes Listeners in Sad, Starry-Eyed Ambience (Review) For those times when you just want to lose yourself in some sad, nostalgic, starry-eyed ambience for an hour or so.
Mar 14, 2015 Music Mood by Noah (Review) The sort of downtempo music that’s best listened to when you’re too tired to stay awake but not tired enough to go to bed yet.
Feb 26, 2015 Music Dynamic Stillness by Steve Roach (Review) Dynamic Stillness is one of the more challenging Steve Roach releases; it’s not without its rewards, but it makes its own demands of the listener.
Feb 11, 2014 Music Pinô by Otto A Totland (Review) A collection of poignant solo piano pieces that’s perfect for looking at faded photographs and thumbing through dusty old books.
Oct 30, 2013 Music Movements of Night by Secret Pyramid (Review) The brevity of Amir Abbey’s haunting ambient pieces belies their emotional effect.
May 15, 2012 Music Fin de Siècle by Northern Valentine (Review) Northern Valentine’s latest conjures up massive, ominous soundscapes that beckon to be explored by patient listeners.
Apr 10, 2012 Music Either/Orwell by Either/Orwell (Review) RIYL Hammock’s guitar-based ambience, Robin Guthrie’s solo recordings, and Stars of the Lid.
Nov 8, 2011 Music The Immensity of Unstained Light by Language Of Landscape (Review) Language of Landscape’s final release is a graceful, evocative end for the duo.
Nov 6, 2010 Music Black Trees Among Amber Skies by Altus (Review) Carss’ compositions are quite evocative and even occasionally intimate.
Sep 18, 2010 Music Nighttide by Swartz Et (Review) There’s a sense of slow burn here, a sense of movement towards a deeper, darker realm of sound that is only apparent in hindsight.
Apr 27, 2010 Music In Sea Remixes by Various Artists (Review) All in all, In Sea Remixes offers little new insight into Aarktica’s music or any of the remixers.
Mar 18, 2010 Music Memories Fade Under a Shallow Autumn Snow by Language Of Landscape (Review) Memories Fade Under A Shallow Autumn Snow creates contemplative, evocative soundscapes out of gentle guitar drones and sparse piano arrangements.
Dec 2, 2009 Music Resin by Ashberry (Review) “Down to earth” ambient music; a mixture of field recordings, instrumentation, and drones creating some evocative soundscapes.
Nov 11, 2009 Music In Sea by Aarktica (Review) Aarktica’s latest is a return to the drone-oriented ambience of their earliest releases, but it exhibits a polish and poise that only a decade of experience can provide.
Mar 14, 2009 Music St. Kilda by St. Kilda (Review) St. Kilda’s music is the perfect soundtrack for strange, somnambulistic moments.
Jul 19, 2008 Music Distance by Marconi Union (Review) Perfect soundtrack material for late night excursions.