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

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

https://boomkat.com/products/samosi?taxon_id=107755

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!

I can recommend 'Live At The Edge' by DK on the excellent 12th Isle label. It's a recording of a live ambient set in South Korea I think. You can hear one side of it here - https://soundcloud.com/12th-isle/dk-live-at-the-edge-isle0085

Saphileaum album so relaxing!

i recommend this: https://cercamusic.bandcamp.com/album/mod-pink-relic

THANK YOU!!!! Here’s the sound from Land’s End pic.twitter.com/JjEWy6zrlX

— chilibrianno (@chilibrianno) June 6, 2020

bah sorry i meant to link to this

Anthony J.:
“Engineers designed new sides for the sidewalk to help with wind resistance but didn’t take into account the EXTREME sound it creates when wind passes through it. The bridge sings crazy songs now it’s so trippy. It hurts the ears and unbearable it’s that loud.” pic.twitter.com/GWdVia1GNS

— Mark Krueger (@markkrueg) June 6, 2020

This is nice - https://kirkbarley.bandcamp.com/album/miniatures-2

that is nice! the first track reminds me of Les Halles

Also this has been a go-to lately:
https://astralplanerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/algorithmic-music-for-synthesised-strings

Cmd094 - oscillation

https://purelifetapes.bandcamp.com/album/oscillation

love 2 oscillate

More cmd094

https://purelifetapes.bandcamp.com/track/hologram-rose

some telepath just 'cause

https://telepathtelepath.bandcamp.com/track/--168

Loving the cmd094

there is something refreshingly out of sync with current trends about the pulse emitter record. that dude has been publishing earnest blog posts and churning out his synth stuff for like decades seemingly in portland and that energy comes through in a great way. i was listening to the malibu record which isn't really ambient i realized; it takes up a ton of psychological space and its cool but not, like, ego-destroying

pulse emitter is the best! speaking of, he released this noise tape earlier this month which is really more of a dark ambient record: https://pulseemitter.bandcamp.com/album/crack-of-stone

https://www.astrangelyisolatedplace.com/blog/2020/6/10/isolatedmix-100-tom-middleton

ya'll

"this is global communication" 😭

https://contoursmusic.bandcamp.com/album/balafon-sketches

this is nice

Really into this, based on low-bandwidth video chat recordings (both found & made), combined with lush synths & strings
https://olivieralary.bandcamp.com/album/u-i

I re-stumble across this every so often and each time think it's the best thing in the world: http://youarelistening.to/

What is that?

It's auto-selected ambient music (from Soundcloud) with live shortwave radio broadcasts. You can select the broadcasts from a whole range of different cities.

I should have said - rather than dumping a weird looking link on the thread!

Following on from that, enjoying this (dark ambient washes, shortwave ruminations just below the surface, from Brazil): https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/shortwave-ruins