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

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

I’m also a fan of mount shrine!
I recommend his earlier classic-era vaporwave project, lindsheaven virtual plaza
https://lindsheavenvirtualplaza.bandcamp.com/album/daily-night-euphoria-ep

^^^ love that ep!

*thumbs up*

both of these are excellent

https://vagueimaginaires.bandcamp.com/album/l-le-dor

https://12thisle.bandcamp.com/album/l-le-sous-leau

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm88L3nmdtU

I've been revisiting Kali Malone's The Sacrificial Code this month - it's fantastic on these dark cold mornings.

Less harsh and menacing but in a similar vein to Turman and Dilloway's "Blizzard," this record has been one of my go-tos for icy ambient chill this year. https://galttamedia.bandcamp.com/track/between-life

Hello this thread. Can ilxors recommend me some nice folk ambient/drone?

Thinking stuff along the lines of Michael Tanner's "Suite for Psaltery and Dulcimer", Dead Rat Orchestra's "Guga Hunters of Ness", Halocline's "Duet for Theremin & Lap Steel".

Thankoo

Natural Snow Buildings?

this is really good, reminds me of those Earth albums when they went all doomy and country for a bit. but it's a bit on the gothic/horror soundtrack side sor what I had in mind, which is just droney music made mostly on real instruments that i can sleep or work to.

There's a new Chuck Johnson album that just came out that your request reminded me I need to hear right away.

Jim Ghedi's previous release has been scratching that same itch, https://jimghedi.bandcamp.com/album/a-hymn-for-ancient-land-2

also been enjoying William Tylers take on cosmic Americana https://williamtyler.bandcamp.com/album/new-vanitas

maybe also some of the Drcarlsonalbion instrumentals.

You could try Padang Food Tigers: https://padangfoodtigers.bandcamp.com/album/bumblin-creed

dog latin, the Tanner is bringing the lighter side of Richard Skelton to mind—.

i've mentioned here elsewhere, and i think it was on user ufo's album list of 2020, but this record is really beautiful— processed, yes, but quite "acoustic" ambience with lovely ethereal vocals. https://seaoleena.bandcamp.com/album/weaving-a-basket

Kinda interested in this -

https://www.thesocial.com/monolithic-undertow-harry-sword/

Thanks table - it only struck me last night I should be checking out Richard Skelton for exactly this kind of thing! He's got a lot of stuff out. I'll check out Weaving

Oh wow I'm already loving Sea Oleena

dl, since you mentioned Tanner, I assume you're familiar with Alison Cotton, but if you aren't... godspeed!

https://nickschofield.bandcamp.com/album/glass-gallery

lovely is this

this is gorgeous

Currently playing this lovely bit of slow droning synth ambient from 1984. Probably old hat for this crew but new to me. Any other releases by Roach to recommend? I saw he did an album with Robert Fripp called Trance Spirits and may check that out next.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a5/Structures_from_Silence_1.jpg

Dreamtime Return is pretty classic, less spacey, more fourth world-y.

Padang Food Tigers have quietly become one of my favourite bands. Their new one with Andrew Tuttle is gently hovering bliss: https://andrewtuttle.bandcamp.com/album/a-cassowary-apart

https://padangfoodtigers.bandcamp.com/

Pretty niche but this is catnip to me: great mix of stuff recorded in 'resonant spaces' (cathedrals, water tanks etc): https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/resonant-spaces/

Download here: http://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2021/02/resonant-spaces.html

thanking you

Can ilxors recommend me some nice folk ambient/drone?

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

Love that Resonant Spaces mix. Thanks for posting that!

pomenitul, i hadn't heard alison cotton, but that was very excellent and spot on.

I've started a little aural "mood board"/sketchpad for a nature-based drone/ambient album. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/14AdnvL9dneFvxUkGLWdTn?si=qGkteuUGQqS7-WhTY6m-zQ

The idea is I might go for a walk and record the sounds around me with a portable recorder, then "DJ" the sounds of the walk over the mix. I've never DJ'd a walk before - it might end up sounding bad, but it's a fun idea.

If anyone liked that Sacred Harp track, it's available for free download here: https://dyingforbadmusic.com/blog/post/2010/11/sacred-harp-2010-apparitions-at-kenmore.html

(Daniel Bachman's 1st project before releasing under his own name btw)

This has some chime-y found-sound beats and is extremely vibe-y

https://wabi-sabi-tapes.bandcamp.com/album/fibre-fusion

Jordan is it okay if I give you the password to my Bandcamp account

lol

https://christinachatfield.bandcamp.com/album/sutro

it took me a couple of listens for this beauty to click and I'm glad I persisted.

also Andrew Ryce from RA gave it a rave review and he's got a good record with this music

Dope album. My first reaction was "this sounds like stuff I've heard before" but then it opened up to me.

https://annebourne.bandcamp.com/album/wave

anne was the cellist / keyboardist with jane siberry in the 80's, then in the 90's fell in with pauline oliveros / fred frith / john oswald / weirder B.C. scenes and she's never stopped turning up in cool contexts but never put out anything solo, till a year ago she began quietly uploading single tracks to bandcamp, and then she just put up this 'album'

now that more people know Radigue the last ten years has seen a lot of people doing extreme minimalism (and all I can really hear is that it's easier to automate five minute cross-fades on your rack) but what Anne's doing is that kind of restraint that took decades to learn

Excellent recommendation, thanks!

This is nice (metallic jingly drones made from small objects), although I was hoping for something more rhythmic:
https://shamefilemusic.bandcamp.com/album/molecular-gamelan