Tim Hecker – Eric Morello

Ambient Music Releases of the Week: February 21, 2025

Shards – Tim Hecker

Canada’s favorite ambient son has released this EP of various pieces originally written for various TV and film projects, including Infinity Pool, and The North Water, but that were left off the final scores.

Kind Regards – Oren Ambarchi & Eric Thielemans

This is the second release from guitarist Oren Ambarchi and drummer Eric Thielemans and captures a single unbroken performance in Poitiers, France in November 2023.

Not Around But Through – AMULETS

Portland-based experimental musician and tape wizard Amulets merges ambient, shoegaze, and post-rock, in this release that explores the emotions involved in a purposeful desire to face trauma and vulnerability.

The Pool – Apta

Ambient Music Releases of the Week: January 17, 2025

Sunset Key Melt – Tim Hecker

New Tim Hecker! I think he has to be my de facto favorite ambient artist as I’ve been to at least three of his shows and I believe he lives in my town (at least he was in the crowd at the last Oneohtrix Point Never show I was at). His new EP Shards will be released on February 21st, and features pieces originally written for various film and TV soundtracks. Sunset Key Melt has a breathy, twinkling melody, reminiscent of sunlight refracting on the moving water of a lake in summer, but it slowly gets engulfed in–or melts into–a slightly foreboding noise. Another new track, Morning (Piano Version), is also available.