Chitra Digest: April 2025
- chitrarecordings
- May 1
- 3 min read
Explore 10 exceptional ambient albums released in the last month.
Dionisaf & KapTep – Modem Punk
Label: Ambient Cat (USA)
Format: digital
Modem Punk is a science fiction genre that is dominated by old technologies from the late 20th century. The third EP collaboration by Dionisaf in the Punk series, following Solar Punk and Ocean Punk.
Le Code – Vol De Nuit
Label: AC Personal Records (France)
Format: digital
The latest release by Le Code, featuring Philippe Deschamps and Edoardo Gastaldi, focuses on the fear of flying. It is a cathartic attempt to find beauty and reverie when you're soaring high in these big flying machines. And hope to land in one piece at the end.
Arrival in Eden – Field of Memories
Label: Ambient Cat (USA)
Genre, style: #ambient #neoclassical #minimalism
Format: digital
Field of Memories is a deeply personal journey through time, capturing the essence of childhood innocence, life’s transitions, and the emotions woven into growing up.
Tomosla - Dunestal
Label: Mahorka (Bulgaria)
Genre, style: #ambient
Format: digital, cassette
Tomosla is the collaborative alias of UK sound artists James Osland and Thomas Hoey. Their third full-length release and debut on Mahorka, Dunestal, continues their evolving exploration of ambient music, following the critically regarded A Small Town in the Mountains on Shimmering Moods in 2021 and Moor Thoughts on Slow Tone Collages in 2023.
Ian Hawgood – Well, Here We Are
Label: Quiet Details (UK)
Format: digital, CD
Ian is not only a musical visionary, he’s a wonderful and open human. He’s had some tough times over the past few years and on this album lays all his emotions bare.
Ozbolt - Chasyng Drakens
Label: Whitelabrecs (UK)
Genre, style: #ambient #drone #ambientjazz
Format: digital, CD
The album’s origins trace back to a chance experiment—setting up a rental harp in a coastal tree to let the wind play its strings. The resulting tones were so captivating that Andy sought to preserve them, leading to the spontaneous collection of field recordings throughout his travels.
Anthéne - Descendre
Label: Oscarson (Germany)
Genre, style: #ambient #drone #neoclassical #noise
Format: digital, vinyl
A wonderful album from the prolific artist from Ontario, Canada. Gentle synth waves are accompanied by quiet noises.
David Cordero & Rhucle - So Far, So Close
Label: Home Normal (UK)
Format: digital, CD
Both artists are known for their fragile ambient works with carefully constructed melodicism.
Heavenchord & Infinity Dots - Phos Hilaron
Label: Secret Domain (Russia)
Format: digital
An Easter album in which religious Christian ideas take on the form of clear, pure streams of sound.
Hayden Moon - The Catchment
Label: Altered States Tapes (Australia)
Genre, style: #ambient #drone #noise #downtempo #lofi
Format: digital, cassette
Ambient music can often be non-descript due to its very nature, but The Catchment is one clearly crafted with a maker's mark. There is much beyond face value in Moon's music and it rewards the listener's closer contemplation.
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