Explore 10 remarkable ambient albums from last month.
Brannan Lane – Northern Lights
Label: Ambient Cat (USA)
Format: digital
Enjoy the beauty of the sound expression of an incredible nature's miracle – the Northern Lights. The EP also includes collaboration with v e n n, rework by Dionisaf, and remix by KapTep.
Adrian Lane – Desire Paths
Label: Chitra Records (USA)
Genre, style: #ambient #neoclassical #noise #lofi
Format: digital, CD, vinyl
Adrian continues his exploration of tape-saturated sounds combined with piano and vintage synthesizers. The micro-cassette Dictaphone is used to create sounds evoking nostalgia and melancholy. Although using similar starting points to his last album on Chitra Records this album is darker in mood reflecting certain situations in the world today.
Piscean Daydreams – Unidentified Ambient Phenomena, Vol. 1
Label: Ambient Cat (USA)
Format: digital
Unidentified Ambient Phenomena (UAP) is a new series by Piscean Daydreams that celebrates unbridled creativity, improvisational composing, and the transformative power of music. The series is designed to showcase ambient music of a cinematic nature with compelling narratives suitable for the big screen.
KapTep - Exhale
Label: Chitra Records (USA)
Format: digital, CD, cassette, vinyl
KapTep's latest atmospheric album features melancholic melodies, subtle sounds, and surprising elements. His third LP on Chitra Records certainly warrants your close attention.
Henrik Meierkord – String Drone Adagios
Label: Imaginary North (Canada)
Genre, style: #ambient #drone #neoclassical
Format: digital
If you love long, slow, yet graceful drones, this release is absolutely perfect for you. The soothing, immersive soundscapes created by Henrik invite listeners to embark on a tranquil auditory journey that unfolds unhurriedly gracefully.
Daily Rituals - Careful not to Break
Label: Seil Records (Germany)
Format: digital
Brandon Tani is an interdisciplinary artist based in San Diego, California. His work seeks to find an intimate connection to the “hidden witness” which is performed, found, and captured in the space of a determinative encounter. He is drawn to what feels real and every day; to hold in it that which is both common and unique at once.
Stilhed – Wane
Label: Slow Echo (Hong Kong)
Format: digital
Deep ambient tones combine with soft organic flourishes to create a grounded and restful listening experience. This stunning new EP from Stilhed is perfect for both meditative practices and as an aid to sleep.
Tyresta & Simon McCorry - Azimuth
Label: Past Inside the Present (USA)
Format: digital, CD
Azimuth is the first full-length collaboration from Tyresta (aka Chicago-based Nick Turner) and cellist Simon McCorry (Gloucestershire, UK), featuring a quintet of impressionistic arrangements that combine swells of harmonic guitar with delicately composed strings and accents of modular synth.
Etüüd - Hääletu kaos (A Silent Chaos)
Label: Shimmering Moods Records (Netherlands)
Format: digital, CD
Judging by the track titles, the artist seems to be from Estonia. It's interesting how Northern Europe continually amazes with its musical output.
Tsarewitch & Brooddark - Supra Memoriam
Label: Cryo Chamber (USA)
Genre, style: #drone #noise #darkambient #industrial
Format: digital, CD
The dark industrial noises of Brooddark meet the mystical rituals of Tsarewitch to merge into a hypnotic, mesmerizing and cinematic canvases.
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