Late great, I'm going to hazard a guess that album's on Astral Industries judging by the artwork? Will hit that up later cos they normally put out amazing stuff
― kites aren't fun (NickB), Tuesday, 27 October 2020 22:30 (three years ago) link
haha yeah astral industries ftw
― the late great, Tuesday, 27 October 2020 22:31 (three years ago) link
and yes they generally put out amazing stuff with amazing artwork but that one is a real standout for me, both in terms of music and artwork
― the late great, Tuesday, 27 October 2020 22:32 (three years ago) link
excellent new work from Grand River who made one of my favourite albums from 2020. i love the way her pieces evolve, the mood is always shifting from light to darkness and back, but there's always a sense of beauty. awesome home set-up too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZPnuhx201M
― kieth chagrin (NickB), Thursday, 14 January 2021 17:32 (three years ago) link
I posted it on another thread but I really like the Ana Roxanne album from last year, and her NTS radio shows as well.
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 14 January 2021 17:44 (three years ago) link
yeah, that's a good one too!
― kieth chagrin (NickB), Thursday, 14 January 2021 17:46 (three years ago) link
Jordan what's funny is my partner serendipitously recommendded that same ana roxanne album the other day, when you mentioned you heard it on spotify. so did she, that day, in a coffee shop! the spotify gods must have been shining on her that day.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 14 January 2021 18:52 (three years ago) link
have had this in the pile to listen to for a while, and it turns out her album is a perfect sunday morning listen.the only way to test such albums.
― mark e, Thursday, 14 January 2021 19:37 (three years ago) link
Y'all, it isn't even on the Astral Spirits "ambient" sub-label, but this record is simply extraordinary. Warmest ambient vibes, highly highly (wink) recommended.
https://aslittleflower.bandcamp.com/album/little-flower
― The return of our beloved potatoes (the table is the table), Monday, 18 January 2021 22:52 (three years ago) link
I've quite liked what I've heard from Kelly Moran in general but this is <3
https://mmmmalibu.bandcamp.com/track/lost-at-sea-kelly-moran-remix
― the article don, Wednesday, 27 January 2021 11:47 (three years ago) link
Loved Florian T M Zeisig's Coatcheck and the new one is just as good:
https://metronrecords.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-parents
On a rare trip back to his rural Bavarian hometown, producer and sound-artist Florian T M Zeisig was intrigued by a new addition to his parent's house, a vibroacoustic mattress purchased in the hopes of aiding their chronic sleep issues. Driven by a desire to reconnect in adulthood and help them finally find some rest, Zeisig spent the next two years researching vibroacoustic sound therapy, resulting in his third full-length LP 'Music for Parents'.Building conceptual frameworks around intimate and personal encounters has always been the bedrock of Zeisig's work. His 2020 LP 'Coatcheck' explored emotional, physical and functional experiences of working in nightlife from the perspective of a garderobe attendant, a position he's held at various venues in Berlin over several years. With 'Music for Parents' he turns his attention to themes of sleep and healing, using elements of low-frequency sound therapy to create soothing soundscapes imbued with childhood memories and aspirations for creating better, more accepting familial relationships today. While rooted in the personal, the album was made with all those struggling with anxiety, stress and insomnia in mind.Practically speaking, 'Music for Parents' can be paired with a vibroacoustic mattress or wearable bass device to enhance a listener's experience of the low frequencies. Zeisig will be teaming up with SubPac for a live rendition when gatherings can safely return, and frequently made use of their 'Wearable sub' while composing the record.'Music for Parents' features cover artwork by his father and will come out on February 2nd, in celebration of the artist's mother's birthday.Happy 60th Birthday Mom.
Building conceptual frameworks around intimate and personal encounters has always been the bedrock of Zeisig's work. His 2020 LP 'Coatcheck' explored emotional, physical and functional experiences of working in nightlife from the perspective of a garderobe attendant, a position he's held at various venues in Berlin over several years. With 'Music for Parents' he turns his attention to themes of sleep and healing, using elements of low-frequency sound therapy to create soothing soundscapes imbued with childhood memories and aspirations for creating better, more accepting familial relationships today. While rooted in the personal, the album was made with all those struggling with anxiety, stress and insomnia in mind.
Practically speaking, 'Music for Parents' can be paired with a vibroacoustic mattress or wearable bass device to enhance a listener's experience of the low frequencies. Zeisig will be teaming up with SubPac for a live rendition when gatherings can safely return, and frequently made use of their 'Wearable sub' while composing the record.
'Music for Parents' features cover artwork by his father and will come out on February 2nd, in celebration of the artist's mother's birthday.
Happy 60th Birthday Mom.
― Barnaby, Hardly, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 14:44 (three years ago) link
p4k review reminded me to check his out. It sounds great so far!
― Evan, Thursday, 4 February 2021 15:12 (three years ago) link
this*
know he's been talked about here, but KMRU released a new track this morning, and it's quite lovely, would fit in nicely with something from Skelton's record from last year.
https://kmru.bandcamp.com/track/falling-dreams
― The return of our beloved potatoes (the table is the table), Friday, 5 February 2021 15:17 (three years ago) link
my friend tanner menard had this record released by Full Spectrum last year. it's quite lovely.
https://fullspectrumrecords.bandcamp.com/album/san-francisco-an-audiophony-in-four-movements
Presented as a suite in four movements, san francisco was recorded between 2006 and 2009 as an extension of the conceptual “envelope” music – inspired by Ray Johnson’s work – that they were doing around the Bay Area during that time. The artist provided their friends Ping Chu and Chris Horgan with envelopes containing conceptual scores that indicated trajectories for recording locations around the San Francisco metro. These recorded found sounds and environmental performances were then mixed with sounds generated from a physically modeled 30-foot long piano, utilizing various experimental tunings by Nick Gish.Ever the poet, tanner structured the album to roughly mirror Sonata Allegro form; hence the title, ‘an audiophony.’ Taking inspiration from Bernadette Mayer’s approach to the traditional sonnet, they sought to create a vast, experimental, recursive and barely recognizable sonic experience, achieving striking divergence from the source material through subtle changes in tuning and gradual movements from melodic signal to noise
Ever the poet, tanner structured the album to roughly mirror Sonata Allegro form; hence the title, ‘an audiophony.’ Taking inspiration from Bernadette Mayer’s approach to the traditional sonnet, they sought to create a vast, experimental, recursive and barely recognizable sonic experience, achieving striking divergence from the source material through subtle changes in tuning and gradual movements from melodic signal to noise
― The return of our beloved potatoes (the table is the table), Friday, 5 February 2021 17:00 (three years ago) link
love the cover, very nostalgic photo for me <3
― brimstead, Friday, 5 February 2021 17:03 (three years ago) link
same tbh! i have a feeling that my next visit to the Bay is going to be filled with a lot of moments where i'm going to become irrationally emotional when i see, like, a seagull eating a dead pigeon at the Civic Center BART.
― The return of our beloved potatoes (the table is the table), Friday, 5 February 2021 17:22 (three years ago) link
haven't seen many mentions of Sea Oleena on here, but jesus, this record is phenomenal
https://seaoleena.bandcamp.com/album/weaving-a-basket
― The return of our beloved potatoes (the table is the table), Friday, 5 February 2021 21:21 (three years ago) link
like less creepy but similarly somnambulant Grouper
― The return of our beloved potatoes (the table is the table), Friday, 5 February 2021 21:22 (three years ago) link
As genre tags go, that's got me interested.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 5 February 2021 21:39 (three years ago) link
Surprised 'slowcore' isn't listed as well.
― pomenitul, Friday, 5 February 2021 21:41 (three years ago) link
That Caldwell/Tester 'Little Flower' record is great
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 5 February 2021 21:41 (three years ago) link
Right? So beautiful!
― The return of our beloved potatoes (the table is the table), Friday, 5 February 2021 22:26 (three years ago) link
i'm listening to the tape right now
😎
― Karl Malone, Friday, 5 February 2021 23:37 (three years ago) link
one of my favorite things about it is this, in the liner notes:
Sunday, April 16, 2017 Landon Caldwell: piano, synthesizers Mark Tester: Arp Odyssey, field recordings
Sunday April 1, 2018 Landon Caldwell: electric piano, marimba, vibraphone, effects, percussion Mark Tester: vibraphone, bass guitar, Casio SK1, percussion
Sunday April 21, 2019 Caldwell/Tester: Mixing
i don't know how intentional that was, but i think that's a really cool process - record, wait a year, record, wait a year, mix, wait a year, release
― Karl Malone, Friday, 5 February 2021 23:39 (three years ago) link
I noted that too! Love it
― The return of our beloved potatoes (the table is the table), Saturday, 6 February 2021 12:32 (three years ago) link
https://a-ton.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-yellow-haze-2
Nigerian sound and installation artist Emeka Ogboh has put a perfect debut album out, it's very evocative and pretty and moving stuff.
― calzino, Sunday, 7 February 2021 09:06 (three years ago) link
Nice, thanks
― Scampi reggae party (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 7 February 2021 09:34 (three years ago) link
― calzino, Sunday, February 7, 2021 4:06 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
this is incredible, thank you for posting
anyone else getting a slight Rapoon or Muslimgauze vibe from parts of this?
― Paul Ponzi, Monday, 8 February 2021 15:36 (three years ago) link
Gosh, I think I just feel like this is like Deepchord or other similar sounds that really pushes on whether I'd consider it ambient— tbh, I like it, but I don't think it's ambient music.
― The return of our beloved potatoes (the table is the table), Monday, 8 February 2021 16:22 (three years ago) link
And when I say I like it, I like it quite a lot.
― The return of our beloved potatoes (the table is the table), Monday, 8 February 2021 16:24 (three years ago) link
no you're right, this is not what I'd classify as ambient at all.
― Paul Ponzi, Monday, 8 February 2021 16:27 (three years ago) link
lo-fi chill Rhodes piano to study to:https://lionmilk.bandcamp.com/album/i-hope-you-are-well
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 8 February 2021 16:36 (three years ago) link
xps yeah definite Muslimgauze vibes there, too rhythmic to work as ambient imo but quite good
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:15 (three years ago) link
I keep meaning to check out Muslimgauze!
they have so much stuff...are there a few that stand out in particular?
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:17 (three years ago) link
This is a good primer covering the different stages of his output imo (though with an output like that you'll get a diff primer depending on who you ask).
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:22 (three years ago) link
Karl iirc I put a link to a personal best-of in the ILM thread, just search my username
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:24 (three years ago) link
I also have a Spotify playlist:
http://open.spotify.com/user/sb0ut0n/playlist/5gm4mhkHE1DpPDjqomZdMj
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:25 (three years ago) link
thanks to you both! yes, just cursorily looking through his stuff, i quickly realized that i was asking a very complicated question! :)
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:25 (three years ago) link
Good list Sleeve! It's here btw, Karl.
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:29 (three years ago) link
Was gonna say there aren't complicated questions, just complicated/complicating answers ZS, but in this case... :)
siiiiick playlist, sleeve, thank you! LBI i have that primer bookmarked for this evening, but right now i'm enjoying the feeling of listening to this playlist and having zero clue about the origins or context of any of the songs. i allowed myself to read that he had died more than 20 years ago and that the music was still coming out, and that's enough for me for now. :)
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:29 (three years ago) link
Oh but that's totally the best way to dip your toes into this, enjoy!
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:30 (three years ago) link
that Rhodes album is sounding really nice, thanks for posting Jordan :-)
― brimstead, Monday, 8 February 2021 18:59 (three years ago) link
early muslimgauze is probably my favorite but I really haven’t heard anything I haven’t enjoyed
― brimstead, Monday, 8 February 2021 20:59 (three years ago) link
i thought about calling you out on the cocteau duo thread, given that i saw it on the poll regarding the two and only two cocteau musicians, who were also identical twins, but then thought i'd call you out here instead. sleeve, in your quick list of harold budd recommendations:
Ambient #2, Plateaux Of MirrorThe Pearl (w/Eno)some people rep for the Obscure record, Pavilion Of Dreams, but I don't get that one at all.
― money, chicken and other DNA (sleeve), Tuesday, September 17, 2013 6:00 PM (seven years ago)
and i'm feeling a little hurt, and i can only hope that you've had a "moment" with pavilion of dreams in the last 7 years. and if you haven't, was it that same night when that moment was knocking at your door but you didn't open or say anything back? you know what i'm talking about. i'll take my answer online, later
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 03:27 (three years ago) link
i want to explore this new territory of "very aggressive" and "confrontational" ambient music
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 03:29 (three years ago) link
very passive-aggressive, though
oh, i guess my peace of mind playlist wasn't enough to make you forget your troubles for 3 minutes? *extremely focused and grooving kalimbas enter the mix*
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 03:31 (three years ago) link
for real though, i want to say that i rep hard for Pavilion of Dreams, which is not exactly ambient, but is still one of my all-time favorite recordings. i would love to hear it performed again, adapted, whatever
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 03:34 (three years ago) link