Rolling ambient/chill out/drone/moodz thread: from 2010s 'til infinity!

enjoyed this. "nice, strange, and thoughtful music that reflects a genuine inner vision of self" per the artist.
https://shelterpress.bandcamp.com/album/erg-herbe

this celer album is gorgeous! gas vibes
'rains lit by neon' is soo perfect

Buying the Celer album after hearing the samples off that link. Thanks for the tip!

Proto-hippie vibes inspired by poet and hermit Robert Lax:

https://astralindustries.bandcamp.com/album/ai-12-the-mantra-recordings

Good suggestion, pomenitul. Chi Factory are Hanyo van Oosterom and Jacob Derwort. Really nice tribal ambient/Fourth World stuff from the Netherlands. These two recorded a fantastic self-titled cassette under the name Chi in 1986 (with Michel Banabila, among others.) It's since been reissued as "The Original Recordings" for those looking for it. Derwort passed away in Feb this year so it's unclear whether Chi Factory will continue.

Thanks for the backstory, doug. I had no idea – I stumbled across the album via RYM (it's currently ranked #83 for 2019) and it immediately clicked with me. I'll be sure to check out their other stuff. And RIP Jacob Derwort.

New Mondkopf mini album is great

https://handsinthedarkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/how-deep-is-our-love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blXBGQ_AQOY

https://boomkat.com/products/tales-of-hackney

Arild Andersen / Clive Bell / Mark Wastell
Tales Of Hackney

some exquisite stuff on here.

Sounds cool, I'll check it out. It's more ambient than jazz/free improv?

slightly closer to ambient at times but still as improv as you'd expect with the personnel involved.

the more improvy parts have that zen quality you sometimes get listening to masters of that field.

The new Craig Leon thing, Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2: The Canon, is bloody marvellous. Probably more straight up ambient than the first volume, but just as compelling.

Do people round here like sax drones? If so, you will like these:

https://bendikgiske.bandcamp.com/album/surrender

https://danielthorne.bandcamp.com/album/lines-of-sight

That Craig Leon album is great. Thanks for the recommendation.

Your nominations for the ILX AMBIENT ALBUMS POLL (nominations close on Friday, May 31st)

Peoples, in case you haven't already noticed, we're doing an all-time best ambient albums poll. Nomination period ends this Friday, so there's still time to participate.

Tales of Hackney is amazing. Thanks, calz.

glad you liked it :)

Liking Celer's Xiexie a lot. Looking for "where to next?" guidance on his very large Bandcamp catalog. Chronologically backwards? Any earlier standouts to head for first?

Engaged Touches, recorded when Celer was still a duo (Will's wife Danielle passed away in 2009), is essential imho.

Thanks!

Wow damn she was only 26 :(

https://soundcloud.com/time-released-sound/dalot-leto-beirut-dust-fall/recommended

Dalot – ΛΗΤΩ

"Dalot embarks on an epic journey with the composed field recordings of “ΛΗΤΩ”. Throughout the whole of the album Dalot brings a wide variety of many layers into the mix resulting in something that has such power behind it. By opting for such an approach, it recalls the unique tact of 70s sonic pioneers. While incorporating so much experimentation it makes sure that emotion rests at the very heart of it all. What is of the utmost importance is the concept of texture, with all the many conversations filtering into the fray."

rather enjoying this one today.

https://soundcloud.com/time-released-sound/dalot-leto-beirut-dust-fall

wrong soundcloud link up there.

ILX AMBIENT ALBUMS POLL: the voting thread. Voting ends on Sunday, June 23rd.

I really like this Rosenau & Sanborn EP (LP?):
https://rosenausanborn.bandcamp.com/album/bluebird

The pastoral guitar and creaky ambient room sounds + modular synths make it like an album-length incarnation of those modular instagram videos with lots of plants and tasteful interior decorating. But, like, in a good way.

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There's pretty oldschool livechat too

they're now playing some unreleased Comit stuff (ASC alias) which sounds fantastic

Celer's having a closeout sale on his Bandcamp site, FYI. Looks 3/4ths sold out, at least the physical side. Picked up Nacreous Clouds.

I've been really enjoying ASIP's "Europe" compilation on Spotify these last couple of weeks!

There's a new Jonas Munk album that's pretty nice.

this hits the spot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCMMdoSdemc

album of the year http://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/blog/2019/10/24/portals-the-klfs-chill-out-a-new-dimension

well okay but it's super hitting the spot

Really nice piece of work.

This is nice:

https://lontanoseries.bandcamp.com/album/custodi

This is nice:

https://lontanoseries.bandcamp.com/album/custodi

Love his stuff, but this one (also from this year) pips it for me:
https://weareacr.bandcamp.com/album/le-voci-dal-balcone

how the fuck did I miss this!?!?

Sarah Davachi + Ariel Kalma - Intemporel
https://blacksweat.bandcamp.com/album/intemporel

This album is strikingly beautiful, really a remarkable journey. Year-end material for sure

https://kalimalone.bandcamp.com/album/the-sacrificial-code

yeah that’s been one of my faves from this year for sure!

I couldn't get into it at all, unfortunately. Unless the random noodling's the point?

Maybe it's the point? It's one of my favourites from this year too, it's a great (very) early morning record.

i like the kali malone but not as much as a lot of other people seem to

the new catriel nievas is prob gonna be in my year-end top w/e: https://islavision.bandcamp.com/album/el-lago-de-los-seis-lugares

oh shi, controversy on moodz

I am going to bring this thread into further disrepute by recommending Víkingur Ólafsson's fabbo Bach Reworks album on here.

Have been listening to the Kali Malone album a lot this week, it's also fun to compare it to Organ Dirges 2016 - 2017 and to these recordings: https://soundcloud.com/leguesswho/sets/kali-malone-live-at-le-guess-who-2019

Also gave the new Ben Vida a listen: https://shelterpress.bandcamp.com/album/reducing-the-tempo-to-zero I found it surprisingly engrossing, but obviously it's a bit of a commitment.

this pulse emitter track is actively repairing my sanity right now

https://muzaneditions.bandcamp.com/track/winds

Posted this in the 2019 album poll thread, posting it here as well:

There were some good recommendations upthread for fans of the Kali Malone album. Allow me to add a few:

Satie - Messe des Pauvres (organ-only version) Spotify

Feldman - Principal Sound Spotify

Blake Hargreaves - Improvisations on the pipe organs of Europe bandcamp

Heck, maybe even Keith Jarrett's Hymns/Spheres... you never know. Spotify

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new Saphileaum album is nice.

Nice is otm. It's comforting and 'safe' but does the job properly.

it allegedly is a concept album about a journey into the Caucasian mountains to find some mystic monks or something, but bollox aside sometimes you just need something a bit chill for a period, especially when your nightmares are becoming daymares!