Portals is the latest release on Orindal Records from Robert Stillman. Seven thresholds (plus a sixth inning stretch) create a calm atmosphere through bleeding synths. Source: Bandcamp Continue reading
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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
While the record is sufficiently breathtaking, M. Craft’s Blood Moon has undergone some deconstruction. He took apart the 2016 LP and gave them a completely different perspective, one that leans more toward ambience than anything else. If your’e intimately familiar with the originals, then you’ll be able to connect the covers (if you will) to their predecessors, but even if not, both albums will quiet … Continue reading
A sweetly chilling new ambient single from Amparo means a new EP is sure to follow. Follow her Soundcloud for more music. Source: SoundCloud / TAABIIR Continue reading
The crackling effect from a dusty record adds to the sheen of “Saptiro” by Locust Toybox. If that moniker seems unfamiliar, you may recognize him by his name, David Firth, or by his past work, like Salad Fingers or Kuso. Fear not, this track is soothing ambient, not skin-crawling arthouse. Source: SoundCloud / BRAINFEEDER Continue reading
Exploring the Light in the Darkness with Big City Cough
sngalbums: Our most important life moments happen at night. It is a time of freedom. A time for moments of self-reflection. For expressions of love, internal and external. For quiet meditation. Toronto-native Sean Beresford, aka Big City Cough, channeled this wide-ranging, labyrinthine feeling into an entire record of ambient guitar picking, and aptly called it Born at Night. Beresford prides himself on being a night … Continue reading Exploring the Light in the Darkness with Big City Cough
Exploring Light in Darkness with Big City Cough
Our most important life moments happen at night. It is a time of freedom. A time for moments of self-reflection. For expressions of love, internal and external. For quiet meditation. Toronto-native Sean Beresford, aka Big City Cough, channeled this wide-ranging, labyrinthine feeling into an entire record of ambient guitar picking, and aptly called it Born at Night. Beresford prides himself on being a night owl. … Continue reading Exploring Light in Darkness with Big City Cough
Dallas Acid’s Spa Hunter LP is an ASMR Wonder
sngalbums: Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. I apologize in advance to anyone who is just learning about autonomous sensory meridian response from this piece. Once you start looking up examples of it on YouTube, you’ll never escape the black hole. The sensation is inexplicably pleasurable, described on Wikipedia as being “low-grade euphoria,” brought on by soft stimuli, such as whispers or ambient noises. Texas-based Dallas … Continue reading Dallas Acid’s Spa Hunter LP is an ASMR Wonder
Dallas Acid’s Spa Hunter LP is an ASMR Wonder
Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. I apologize in advance to anyone who is just learning about autonomous sensory meridian response from this piece. Once you start looking up examples of it on YouTube, you’ll never escape the black hole. The sensation is inexplicably pleasurable, described on Wikipedia as being “low-grade euphoria,” brought on by soft stimuli, such as whispers or ambient noises. Texas-based Dallas Acid … Continue reading Dallas Acid’s Spa Hunter LP is an ASMR Wonder
Perspective is key; the slow, nearly inaudible start to “Mountaineers” makes the sprawling organs toward the end feel that much more powerful. Continue reading
Sawdust & Gin 