Ambient

(Brian Eno, Vangelis, Tangerine Dream)

Selina Elsie: Closer

Blessed with a genuine talent, Selina Elsie makes music to spread positivity. Listening to her songs is liberating, for her exceptional voice will transport you to a place full of untouched beauty, cathartic freedom, and incomparable bliss.

Demeter Grieving: Mythical Beasts EP

Mythical Beast is an album by indie acoustic electro duo Demeter Grieving and was recently released last April 10, 2014. Expect soul-soothing and relaxing listening experience, as this duo gives you the songs that can make you sit and fall in love with their rhythm.

Nathaniel Noton-Freeman: Seabirds

Using nothing but an acoustic guitar and his astonishing vocals, Nathaniel Noton-Freeman makes incomparable music. Seabirds was released last March 2013. This album yields music that focuses on pedal effects. Playing entertaining post-rock genre, his sound produces an unforgettable tune. Nathaniel proves to be an authentic and bold artist by restricting his music with the use of acoustic guitar only.

Miles Wider: Strange Lullabies

Feel like basking in a lengthy acoustic collection? Miles Wilder‘s Strange Lullabies are here to rock you off to a musical dreamland. Exaggeration aside, the 18-track affair is an impressive feat for a first album. Surely, “the culmination of a year and a half of work” has paid off, cleverly making the entire live feature sound like polished studio sessions.

Killed By A Word: Kids With No Life Manuals

Hassen Daoues has been around the industry for awhile. He's released several singles/compilations under different pseudonyms like Anagramist and A Textura From Heaven. Today, he's back with a different moniker; Killed By A Word. This time he brings in tow his latest compilation, Kids With No Life Manuals. More experimental, the Tunisian artist describes it as a collection of tracks that focuses on the study of textures and samples.

REW<<: Departeures

Armed with a guitar and a strong, wanderlust spirit, listen as REW<< creates wonderful songs in hotel rooms and train compartments. Departeures is a ten-track ambient folk collection that takes the listeners to a splendid and reflective journey throughout different timezones. REW<< (Ryan Weber of Milwaukee’s Eric & Magill) recorded this album from July to September 2013 while traveling across Kenya, India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Clare Costello: Halloween EP

Ambient blues rock has a leg up with other genres when it comes to writing reflective lyricism that punches the heart. This intent to hone clear stories into a relaxing yet entertaining fashion is clearly shown in Clare Costello‘s Halloween EP.

Tracing Arcs: Wasteland

Here is yet another outstanding album from one of the finest trip-hop acts in the industry. Tracing Arcs, founded in the mid ’90s, gives us Wasteland. In this ten-track collection, musicians Fran Kapelle (lead vocal/backing vocals/lyrics) and Paul H. Addie (keyboards/programming/guitars) treats the listeners with a premium blend of jazz, downtempo beats, and some mellow electronic. The album also features special performances by Violet M. Williams (backing vocals) and Phil Brammer (guitar).

Spazzkid: Desire 願う

Indie pop introduces a hip new face in Desire, the latest musical offering from Spazzkid. After a one-year hiatus, the LA-based electronic artist treats us with eight glittering, j-pop influenced tracks.