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A Closer Listen » Ambient Music
3d ago
Stay calm; there is still beauty in the world. One can glean this message in this season’s ambient releases, many of which draw inspiration from springtime, the great outdoors, the environment and the cyclical nature of the seasons. There are ..read more
A Closer Listen » Ambient Music
2w ago
It’s been too long since we’ve heard from Valotihkuu, who makes his welcome return with Drifting Between Seasons. The timing is perfect; while we have already launched the month of March and its meteorological spring, astronomical spring is still three weeks ..read more
A Closer Listen » Ambient Music
1M ago
Four continents, seven tracks, eight guest stars, twenty-two minutes of music: Worlds: Collide is a crash course in ambience, the tonal opposite of the 1951 sci-fi film it references. The music shimmers like Cynthia Bernard’s cover art, and seven related images are ..read more
A Closer Listen » Ambient Music
1M ago
Park Jiha‘s last album, The Gleam, was experimental in tone, focusing on permutations of light. A unique combination of traditional Korean instruments: piri, saenghwang, yanggeum and glockenspiel, opened new sonic worlds to the listener, like blinds being opened to the sun ..read more
A Closer Listen » Ambient Music
1M ago
The fundraising event of the season now enters its second stage, with a third still to come. Hollie and Keith Kenniff’s For LA will soon be offered in an expanded edition from Nettwerk Records, but the needs of the mourning, displaced and ..read more
A Closer Listen » Ambient Music
1M ago
On Mercury Falling, Sting includes a song for his daughter Eliot, observing that “she can be all four seasons in one day.” This year, Sofia Hultquist (Drum & Lace), releases Tempora, which contains all four seasons in one EP. To ..read more
A Closer Listen » Ambient Music
1M ago
As of today, three blazes are still burning in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, two weeks to the day after the start of the devastating wildfires. Spread by Santa Ana winds that reached 100 mph (160 km/h), the fires have ..read more
A Closer Listen » Ambient Music
2M ago
Happy New Year! We’re not wasting any time, as winter is already ten days old and the first big release day of the year is only two days away. This is already shaping up to be one of the best ..read more
A Closer Listen » Ambient Music
3M ago
Approximately 4000 instrumental albums were submitted for review this year, nearly half of them ambient. To reach the summit is like climbing up the hill on the cover of Hollie Kenniff’s For Forever. The competition has never been so fierce ..read more
A Closer Listen » Ambient Music
3M ago
Hollie Kenniff‘s first album for Nettwerk is a family affair, as her son plays piano on one track while her husband (popularly known as Helios and Goldmund) appears on another. For Forever exudes the warm vibe of belonging, and in Kenniff’s ..read more