This collaboration between Laraaji, Arji OceAnanda, and Dallas Acid feels like a dream. Or perhaps it just sounds like a dream, given their focused ambient musings. The group came together for a six-hour session at Brooklyn’s Vibromonk Studios, and from there they recorded five tracks; those are now part of a record called Arrive Without Leaving, due out this Friday. Pre-order. Source: SoundCloud / flyingmoonlight Continue reading
Tag: ambient pop
Megadead presents melancholy on Benjamin Shaw’s terms
Photo by Aisha Latosski Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. You can cry if it’s your party, but what about when you’re just the guest? Benjamin Shaw encourages you to embrace reclusivity. He’s a musician with many facets, and on his new album, Megadead, he puts his left-field gloom to work. As part of the DIY, bedroom producer scene, Shaw’s biggest statements come … Continue reading Megadead presents melancholy on Benjamin Shaw’s terms
Pastoral folktronica. Source: SoundCloud / Jamison Isaak Continue reading
Mellow in the new blue-green sonics from Koresma, aka North Carolinian Ryan Lindberg. Source: SoundCloud / Koresma Continue reading
Hark Madley’s Debut EP Glows Like John Glenn’s Fireflies
Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. “My status is excellent,” American astronaut John Glenn declares in a transmission to NASA’s control center during the 1962 Mercury-Atlas 6 spaceflight, the first to transport a man around the Earth. When Glenn sees the sun rise behind him as he hovers above the planet, he describes mysterious particles which became known as ‘fireflies’ that floated … Continue reading Hark Madley’s Debut EP Glows Like John Glenn’s Fireflies
Fighting for civil liberties and sad beats with Gadget and the Cloud
Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. Math and music, the two universal languages. One exists in a vacuum without room for empathy, and the other is colored by just about every emotion an artist can muster. Often we focus on the sadness of music, especially in cases where circumstances are inherently upsetting (A Crow Looked at Me, Carrie & Lowell). Seeing a … Continue reading Fighting for civil liberties and sad beats with Gadget and the Cloud
Coldwave trip hop. Source: SoundCloud / Sal Dulu Continue reading
Ambient pop perfect for staring unseeing into the distance. Source: SoundCloud / LuxGaze Continue reading
Their quietly patient single “You” is taken from Dream Estate’s debut EP, The Love We Shared, out now. Source: SoundCloud / Dream Estate Continue reading
The Lone Bureaucrat debuts new video from Final Reset LP, out now on Type-0
Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. A new label based in Leipzig wants you to send them your music so they can release it, no questions asked. Type-0 was launched by partners James M. Holt and Juliette De Momigny and aims to give independent artists a platform to share their work; it really is that simple. They just put out their very … Continue reading The Lone Bureaucrat debuts new video from Final Reset LP, out now on Type-0
Sawdust & Gin 