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Ambient Music Releases of the Week: July 19, 2024

Collected EPs [2015​-​2023] – Benoît Pioulard

This is a collection of various Pioulard’s EPs spanning 2015 to 2023, and includes several tracks that were previously subscriber-only.

Natur – KMRU

A staple of KMRU’s live show, this piece was inspired by Berlin’s relative silence compared to Nairobi’s constant sounds of birds, animals, chatter and electrical buzzes.

Possente Spirto – Sarah Davachi

Possente Spirto is the first track released off of Davachi’s upcoming album, The Head As Form​’​d In The Crier​’​s Choir.

Total Blue – Total Blue

The Los Angeles-based trio Total Blue combine synths, fretless bass, and guitar to create an album that traverses jazz, ambient, and dream-pop.

The Man From Nowhere – Throbbing Gristle

‘The Man From Nowhere’ is the first single off of the reissue of The Third Mind Movements by English music and visual arts group Throbbing Gristle. Having only been available as an exclusive release during the band’s last ever American tour in 2009, The Third Mind Movements will be released commercially for the first time on CD and vinyl on August 23rd.

An hour of sleep – Michiru Aoyama

Japanese ambient artist Michiru Aoyama, who gained renown for releasing an album a week, has released a collection of 1-hour albums that–if I’m interpreting the titles correctly–are to help you fall asleep. I’ve included volume 1 above, but the rest can be accessed via his Bandcamp discography.

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Ambient Music Releases of the Week: June 14, 2024

Gems II – Celer

Everyone’s favorite Tokyo-based Ambient artist, Will Long returns with circa 58 minutes of ambient goodness that bobs and weaves between soothing and quasi-ominous sounds.

Disconnect – KRM & KMRU

Kevin Richard Martin (The Bug) and Joseph Kamaru (KMRU) collaborated on Disconnect, a combination of Martin’s deep dub and Kamaru’s voice, and ambient sensibilities.

Backo – Michiru Aoyama

A window into a serene Japanese valley.

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Ambient Music Releases of the Week: May 17, 2024

Black – Kevin Richard Martin

Black is a dark dub ambient ode and deconstructed of Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’.

Aruba – Michiru Aoyama

I’m not sure what Aruba means in Japanese. A first-person pronoun used to refer to oneself? To protect? Does it mean horse?

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Ambient Music Releases of the Week: April 19, 2024

Entai – Michiru Aoyama

Michiru Aoyama practices Zen Buddhism for 3 hours every weekend at a temple. Then, the ambient music just comes out of him.

It Would Be Giving Up –Celer

Although It Would Be Giving Up is not a new release as it was released digitally in August of 2020, the album is now shipping as a 4-CD set.

Moving –Yorkshire Modular Society

Described as a cathartic exploration of loss and love, Moving is a tribute to the the artist’s late father.

Lysergic Lullabies – Ogle

Rome, Italy based artist Ogle describes Lysergic Lullabies as “a collection of lullabies that sounds both reassuring and warm but at the same time also psychedelic and otherworldly.”

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Ambient Music Releases of the Week: April 5, 2024

Sky Within Us – Various Artists

For its 75th and final release, Toronto-based ambient label Polar Seas has put out a digital compilation album featuring the label’s friends and collaborators. All proceeds will be donated to FLAP Canada, for the protection of birds against collisions with buildings.

Reflections In Repose –Steve Roach

Steve Roach’s latest release, Reflections In Response, was created over two evenings at the Timehouse, Baja Arizona, the eve of Christmas 2023, and was recorded in the same sequence as presented on the two discs’ 116 minutes. The five long-form tracks were performed on a single instrument — the Oberheim OB-X8 — the modern spiritual successor of the iconic Oberheim OB-8 which Steve used 40 years ago in the making of his classic piece Structures from Silence.

Kujyuu – Michiru Aoyama

Michiru Aoyama, the Kyoto-based ambient artist known for writing, recording, and releasing “an album a day”, has released another of his digital albums with an über-design living room on the cover, Kujyuu.