Tag: Ambient

  • Ryukau – [2015] Muryoku

    Ryukau – [2015] Muryoku

    Minimal bleep sounds. Very experimental science fiction movie backdrop.

  • Wings Of An Angel – [2016] Vain Crescent

    Wings Of An Angel – [2016] Vain Crescent

    Excellent quiet ambient.

  • Geotic – [2009] Hearth

    Geotic – [2009] Hearth

    Minimal guitar drone ambience. Soothing instrumental music based almost completely on subdued, soft, echoing guitar melodies.

  • Golden Grey – [2016] Awaken the Wolf

    Golden Grey – [2016] Awaken the Wolf

    Glitch-craft ambient. Beautiful electro sound, aiming at the space between C148’s Minecraft and soft, minimal synth quirkiness.

  • stockfinster – [2009] Dead Line

    stockfinster – [2009] Dead Line

    Carefully crafted electronica. This is a gem from now defunct netlabel Sutemos, back from 2009. Artist stockfinster, whom I have reviewed in this blog before, is a household name in the Creative Commons scene, and for a reason. His productions occupy a quiet, warm corner somewhere between New Age ambient and IDM electronica. I like…

  • M-PeX – [2017] Carianae

    M-PeX – [2017] Carianae

    Portuguese electro ambient guitar. Excellent mostly instrumental guitar and contrabass, just with a tiny bit of electronic ambience in the background. The release for me has an incredibly intense cinematic touch. Highly recommended for headphones to capture the subtle effects. Already a modern classic, I would say.

  • Esgi – [2008] Echoes in Time

    Esgi – [2008] Echoes in Time

    Soundtrack-style ambient music. This album developed out of writing a score to an unnamed project. To me, the result would make the perfect fit with one of the older Civilization or Age of Empires titles.

  • Dream Mechanics – [2009] Screensaver

    Dream Mechanics – [2009] Screensaver

    Casual ambient soft rock. This oldie (i.e. published last decade) is a perfect mental “screen saver”. According to the release notes on Bandcamp, the artists were called a “Russian Massive Attack” for their psychedelic, trance-inducing sound. Judge for yourself what you make of it..

  • Candlegravity – [2013] Junpei

    Candlegravity – [2013] Junpei

    Trippy glitch electronica. This album leans more towards the experimental side. It might need some time to be heard in total. But it might yield some exceptional moments in return. I better let the artist explain: All of the other songs are from personal experiences both good and bad and the making of this album…

  • Gorje Hewek – [2007] Sur-Dramatic Nature

    Gorje Hewek – [2007] Sur-Dramatic Nature

    Silently impressive. Gorje Hewek is a master of deep house and similar styles. He has performed at Burning Man 2016. In this old release back at trusty netlabel Fuselab, he shows a more silent side of his craft.

  • Mikael Fyrek – [2011] I Step Into the Advent

    Mikael Fyrek – [2011] I Step Into the Advent

    Calm and clean, cinematic IDM. What would relaxing lounge music sound in the Tron universe? Pretty much like this. All-electronica sounds, straight from digital synthesizers, soothe your ears. Four tracks in total span about 30 minutes. Two picked tracks and the download link follow below.

  • Smooth – [2015] Vintage 02

    Smooth – [2015] Vintage 02

    Elegant monotony. Six tracks, spanning almost one hour, produced using vintage equipment, elegantly fill the air with damp synth sounds and calm beats. Be prepared for Deep House for dark moments.

  • North Hive – [2015] Gaia

    North Hive – [2015] Gaia

    Detailed ambient treasurebox. If you are easily offended by non-musical “noise” in your music, give this release a try anyway. While North Hive heavily uses field recordings for its compositions, the results often sound quite musical. This album was released at Enough Records.

  • Rho – [2010] Cedarleaf

    Rho – [2010] Cedarleaf

    Unambient ambient. This release raised the bar for me when it comes to “memorizing” what it sounds like. Should I put it into the ambient category? Or eclectic electronica? Cinematic orchestrations, based on solo guitar melodies, served on a bed of electronic sounds. Not easy to classify. Listen for yourself…

  • cantaloup – [2006] tonight it shows

    cantaloup – [2006] tonight it shows

    Acoustic post pop. Airy sound scapes made from guitar carpets and synthetic strings, mixed with mellow vocals make for a soothing ambient album. If these 8 calm tracks are not enough, have a look at cantaloup’s Bandcamp profile, where he has released several albums since.

  • Th.e n.d – [2009] Schizophrenic Birth

    Th.e n.d – [2009] Schizophrenic Birth

    Minimal downtempo goodness. Berlin artist Th.e n.d. seems to prefer quality over quantity. This EP, released 2009 at the Acustronica netlabel, only contains 3 tracks. Yet every track is distinct in style and remarkably well produced. Unconventional sound combinations and laidback tunes are the common theme.

  • Planet Boelex & Lisa’s Antenna – [2009] Little World (remastered)

    Planet Boelex & Lisa’s Antenna – [2009] Little World (remastered)

    Ambient electronic masterpiece. Take soft synthetic sounds, tender percussion and female vocals, mix… two artists that stand well for themselves join forces here to showcase what their styles combined sound like; and I like the result! This release makes for some excellent background music, and this is a compliment. Nothing in this delicious sound composition…

  • Miltata – [2010] For the Heterotopia

    Miltata – [2010] For the Heterotopia

    A cushion made of bleeps. Instrumental electronic music that makes you think of soft acoustic. Loopy, yet never boring ambient melody patterns make for great background music. As usual, two tracks as a preview after the break: