archives: Ambient
Ancient History
Brooklyn’s Ancient History make mellow sounds for your late night summer subway ride – or for anything really, as long as it’s chill. The intricate compositions feature Donald Ducote (who...
Snowblink
As we enter fall, it’s important for us to keep our minds as protected from the autumn chill as we do the rest of our body. With Snowblink we get...
Here We Go Magic
Lush, layered loops of textural sounds are hypnotically woven with folk-pop vocals, creating a gentle sonic landscape of synthesizers and spaced out melodies that you’ll want to explore while taking...
Ólöf Arnalds
Ms. Arnalds sings lilting melodies with lyrics that, while frequently in Icelandic, are written in the universal language of chill-the-heck-out. Too many artists in this genre confuse haunting for peaceful,...
Nostalgia 77
Nostalgia 77 has just released a record, The Sleepwalking Society, that could easily become the big wine bar anthem of 2011. Delicious jazz arrangements surround the German vocalist Josa Piet....
Geographer
Do you hold your electronic music to high standards? If so, you should be listening to Geographer. Are you only happy when you’re listening to haunting beats and driving synth-chords?...
