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Amiina - Puzzle

2010-12-20T19:39:00.000-08:00

Amiina - Puzzle
Released: 2010
Genre: Electronic, Post-Rock, Ambient

Tracklist:

1. Ásinn
2. Over and Again
3. What Are We Waiting For?
4. Púsl
5. In the Sun
6. Mambó
7. Sicsak
8. Thoka

Circadian Eyes

2010-12-20T17:12:00.000-08:00

Incredibly beautiful. For fans of Ólafur Arnalds.

Circadian Eyes - EP
Released: 2010
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Tracklist:

1. We Age Onward
2. Swing Set
3. A Song for Drowning
4. The Memory is Fleeting
5. I Hope the Fields Remember Us

Circadian Eyes - Rain EPReleased: 2010
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Tracklist:

1. The Clouds Marched
2. Rain
3. A Flood Named Aftermath
4. When We Float
5. Fog
6. What Remains of Our Chalk Road

Circadian Eyes - Finding Silence (Single)
Released: 2010
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Tracklist:
1. Finding Silence

Andrei Machado

2010-12-15T20:12:00.000-08:00

Andrei Machado - Lacuna

Released: 2008

Genre: Modern Classical, Ambient

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Tracklist:

1. Uma Breve História do Tempo

2. La Mi Realidad

3. Campo de Centeio

4. Después de Muertos

5. Sou, das Verdades, a Maior Farsa

6. Eu Sei que Sou Fraco

7. O Mundo em Meus Dedos

8. Relapso

Andre Machado - Étant

Released: 2009

Genre: Modern Classical, Ambient

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Tracklist:

1. Ecce Homo

2. O Cemitério dos Deuses Mortos

3. Achei o Abismo, Está em Mim

4. Prelúdio

5. O Limiar da Eternidade

6. Somos Poeira de Estrelas

7. Minha Vida Sem Mim

8. Uma Canção Para Werther

9. E, Finalmente, Deixei o Sol Entrar

Max Richter - Infra

2010-10-25T20:52:00.000-07:00

Max Richter - Infra

Genre: Modern Classical

Released: 2010

Tracklist:

1. Infra 1
2. Journey 1
3. Infra 2
4. Infra 3
5. Journey 2
6. Infra 4
7. Journey 3
8. Journey 4
9. Journey 5
10. Infra 5
11. Infra 6
12. Infra 7
13. Infra 8

Hammock - Chasing After Shadows... Living With the Ghosts

2010-09-22T17:14:00.000-07:00

Hammock - Chasing After Shadows... Living With the Ghosts

Genre: Ambient

Released: 2010

Tracklist:

1. The Backward Step

2. Tristia

3. Little Fly/Mouchette

4. Breathturn

5. In the Nothing of a Night

6. Andalusia

7. The Whole Catastrophe

8. The World We Knew As Children

9. Dust Is the Devil's Snow

10. How Can I Make You Remember Me?

11. You Lost the Starlight in Your Eyes

12. Something Other Than Remaining

Rafael Anton Irisarri - The North Bend

2010-09-22T16:21:00.000-07:00

Review from Boomkat:

It doesn't get any easier writing about dark-ambient music, and certainly there are only so many adjectives you can usefully throw around the place to describe the music at hand. Often in this genre, what separates the good from the mediocre, and in turn the great from the good, tends to be something intangible that resides within the atmosphere a piece conjures, and (speaking from first-hand experience) trying to verbalise just what that is can often make you sound like a bit of a divvy. Having said all that, Rafael Anton Irisarri's music is rich in imagery, and like Wolfgang Voigt's corpus as Gas it seems to paint a synthesized portrait of a particular place and time without getting too directly involved in it, in the more documentary style of Chris Watson and the like. During The North Bend you'll hear sounds that draw you into natural landscapes, but also muffled micro-melodies and huge, immersive sonic vistas fashioned from gusty electronic plumage. The standard and scope of production places Irisarri within the upper crust of artists in his field, and as with his work as The Sight Below the well-rounded depth of his sound will keep you returning time and time again. From the anthemic, looped fanfare of 'Traces' to the intoxicating, balmy orchestrations of 'Blue Tomorrows', every corner of this album brims not only with artistry and accomplishment but also a stealthy emotive grandeur that holds your attention for long after the record has finished. So yes, it's a struggle to convey the sense of what this music is without getting a little bit wishy-washy or sentimental, but The North Bend is without doubt one of the more worthy albums of its kind and deserving of your full and immediate attention. Highly Recommended.

Rafael Anton Irisarri - The North Bend
Released: 2010
Genre: Ambient

Tracklist:

1. Passage
2. Blue Tomorrows
3. A Great Northern Sigh
4. Traces
5. Deception Falls

Haruka Nakamura - Twilight

2010-08-28T22:09:00.000-07:00

Haruka Nakamura - Twilight

Released: 2010

Genre: Ambient

1. 夕べの祈り

2. Harmonie du so

3. 彼方

4. 窓辺

5. memoria

6. ベランダにて

7. faraway

8. 光景

9. dialogo

10. 音楽のある風景

11. twilight

12. カーテンコール

13. The Light

Drivan - Disko

2010-08-24T14:16:00.000-07:00

Despite the record's title, Drivan's sound is far from club-friendly. Their debut album is contemplative and mostly down-tempo, blending elements of Swedish folk with ambient textures and electronic sounds. The band is led by Norwegian artist Kim Hiorthøy, a producer who's released three albums and a fistful of 12-inches for Smalltown Supersound and frequently does graphic design for the label's album covers.

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Drivan - Disko
Released: 2010
Genre: Electronic

Tracklist:

1. Som en läderlapp
2. Inget mer sen
3. Kämpa
4. Campingvagn
5. Låt det va
6. Det gör ingenting
7. Hårt i ögat
8. Shamshalam, shimshilim
9. Allt man vill
10. Hej då
11. Sönderslagna möbler

Kim Hiorthøy - My Last Day

RQTN - Monolithes En Mouvement

2010-08-24T14:02:00.000-07:00

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RQTN - Monolithes En Mouvement
Released: 2009
Genre: Modern Classical, Instrumental, Ambient

Tracklist:

1. Debout, Decharges Passives
2. Comme Suspendu a Regarder Passer, Sans Jamais Toucher
3. Le Point Culminant, le Reveil, les Mains Brumeuses
4. Effleurer du Doigt, Deplacer les Masses
5. Remuer les Pieds dans L'Eau, les Yeux Clairs
6. Aurore, Lettres Manuscrites (G. Hoepffner)
7. Departs et Decalages
8. Marcher a L'Envers et Detourner le Regard. Sur le Rebord
9. Photographies, Emulsion. Interpretations

Nest - Retold

2010-08-16T22:50:00.000-07:00

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Apparently there is more than one band called Nest. This one is Otto Totland (of Deaf Center) and Huw Roberts. They compose and play piano-based ambient music.

Nest - Retold
Released: 2010
Genre: Ambient

1. Lodge
2. Kyoto
3. Marefjellet
4. Charlotte
5. Cad Goddeu (Revised)
6. Trans Siberian
7. Wheatstone
8. The Helwick
9. Far From Land
10. The Twelve
11. Amroth

Kim Tak Building - In the Forest and the Field

2010-06-30T23:30:00.000-07:00

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Kim Tak Building (儉德大廈) is a band from my native Hong Kong. In the Forest and the Field (在森林和原野) is melancholic and strongly emotional. Usually it is atmospheric and quiet, but at times this ambience will burst into a thundering sound.

儉德大廈 - 在森林和原野 (Kim Tak Building - In the Forest and the Field)

Released: 2006

Genre: Post-Rock, Ambient

Tracklist:

1. 湖邊的鹿 (The Deer by the Lake)

2. 戀愛中的蝸牛 (The Snail in Love)

3. 乾渴的池塘 (The Thirsty Pond)

4. 冰湖上的獸 (The Beast on the Frozen Lake)

5. 沼澤裡的斧頭 (The Axe in the Swamp)

6. 善良的狼 (The Kind Wolf)

7. 磨破的舞鞋 (The Worn Dancing Shoes)

8. 發光的羽毛 (The Sparkling Feather)

9. 被騙的蝙蝠 (The Misled Bat)

10. 兔子寫的曲 (The Song Written by a Rabbit)

11. 霧中的船 (The Boat in the Mist)

I Am Robot and Proud - The Electricity in Your House Wants to Sing

2010-06-30T22:39:00.000-07:00

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Very melodic IDM. At times it reminded me of Aphex Twin and early múm.

I Am Robot and Proud - The Electricity in Your House Wants to Sing
Released: 2006
Genre: IDM

Tracklist:
1. The Electricity in Your House Wants to Sing
2. When I Get My Ears
3. The Work
4. Save Your Neck, Save Your Brother
5. The Scholars and the Travellers
6. Neil Lake
7. Me vs. Heidi
8. Good Sleep
9. A Man That Runs Too Fast
10. Places We're Trying to Find
11. Center Cities

Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd - Mysterious Skin

2010-06-26T10:05:00.000-07:00

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Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd - Mysterious Skin

Genre: Soundtrack, Ambient

Released: 2005

Tracklist:

1. Neil's Theme

2. The Memories Returning

3. Snowfall

4. Neil's Farewell

5. Childhood Lost

6. Halloween

7. A Silhouette Approaches

8. Goodbye to Wendy

9. Brian's Nightmare / The Unknown, Part One

10. Twilight

11. The Unknown, Part Two

12. The Discovery

13. Loitering

14. The Writing on the Wall

15. One True Love

Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma

2010-06-18T02:28:00.000-07:00

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Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma

Released: 2010

Genre: Electronic, IDM, Glitch

1. Clock Catcher

2. Pickled!

3. Nose Art

4. Intro // A Cosmic Drama

5. Zodiac Shit

6. Computer Face // Pure Being

7. …And the World Laughs With You (feat. Thom Yorke)

8. Arkestry

9. MmmHmm (feat. Thundercat)

10. Do the Astral Plane

11. Satelllliiiiiiiteee

12. German Haircut

13. Recoiled

14. Dance of the Pseudo Nymph

15. Drips // Auntie's Harp

16. Table Tennis (feat. Laura Darlington)

17. Galaxy in Janaki

The Flashbulb - Arboreal

2010-06-18T02:17:00.000-07:00

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Love the jazz element in this one. And "Tomorrow Untrodden" is probably the most beautiful song I've heard this year.

The Flashbulb - Arboreal

Released: 2010

Genre: IDM, Electronic, Ambient

1. Undiscovered Colors

2. Dragging Afloat

3. The Trees in Russia

4. We, The Dispelled

5. Meadow Crush

6. A Raw Understanding

7. Dread, Etched in Snow

8. A Million Dotted Lines

9. Once Weekly

10. Springtime in Distance

11. Dreaming Renewal

12. The Great Pumpkin Tapes

13. Lines Between Us

14. Burning the Black and White

15. Telescopic Memorial

16. Skeletons

17. Tomorrow Untrodden

Alcest - Écailles de lune

2010-06-18T01:53:00.000-07:00

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Alcest - Écailles de lune

Released: 2010

Genre: Shoegaze, Post-Rock

1. Écailles de lune (Part I)

2. Écailles de lune (Part II)

3. Percées de lumière

4. Abysses

5. Solar Song

6. Sur l'océan couleur de fer

Souvenirs d'un autre Monde

Akira Kosemura - Grassland

2010-06-18T01:42:00.000-07:00

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Akira Kosemura - Grassland

Released: 2010

Genre: Ambient

1. Grassland

2. Petrarca

3. Light

4. Marriage

5. Xiao Ge Er

6. Little Dipper

7. Ballet

8. Over the Horizon

9. Just a Few Minutes

10. Amour

11. Ensemble

Polaroid Piano

When the Clouds - The Long-For Season

2010-05-17T01:17:00.000-07:00

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Recommended for fans of The American Dollar, Hammock, Saxon Shore, and Joy Wants Eternity.

When the Clouds - The Long-For Season
Genre: Ambient, Post-Rock
Released: 2010

Tracklist:

1. The Dawn and the Embrace

2. Rise On

3. Flooding River

4. November Song

5. The Place Where This Path Leads

6. The House of Sleep

Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise

2010-05-06T19:22:00.000-07:00

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Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise
Genre: Minimal Techno
Released: 2010

Tracklist:

1. Lay in a Shimmer

2. Abglanz

3. The Splendour

4. Stick to My Side

5. A Nomads Retreat

6. Satellite Sniper

7. Behind the Stars

8. Bohemian Forest

9. Welt Am Draht

10. Im Bann

11. Es Schneit

Les Discrets - Septembre et ses dernières pensées

2010-03-23T21:48:00.001-07:00

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For fans of Alcest.

Les Discrets - Septembre et ses dernières pensées
Genre: Post-Rock, Shoegaze
Released: 2010

Tracklist:
1. L'envol des corbeaux
2. L'échappée
3. Les feuilles de l'olivier
4. Song for Mountains
5. Sur les quais
6. Effet de nuit
7. Septembre et ses dernières pensées
8. Chanson d'automne
9. Svipdagr & Freyja
10. Une matinée d'hiver

The Ascent of Everest - How Lonely Sits the City

2010-02-05T17:38:00.000-08:00

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The Ascent of Everest - How Lonely Sits the City
Released: 2006
Genre: Post-Rock

Tracklist:
1. Alas, Alas! The Breath of Life
2. As the City Burned We Trembled for We Saw the Makings of It's Undoing in Our Own Hearts.
3. Molotov
4. A Threnody (For the Victims of November Second)
5. If I Could Move Mountains
    i. Majesty and Awe
    ii. Collapse Into Understanding
    iii. Gathered Hearts Rise and Sing at the First Breath of Dawn

Similar Artists: Yndi Halda, The Evpatoria Report, Our Last Hope Lost Hope

Our Last Hope Lost Hope - Our Last Hope Lost Hope

2010-02-05T15:57:00.000-08:00

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Our Last Hope Lost Hope - Our Last Hope Lost Hope
Released: 2003
Genre: Post-Rock

Incredibly beautiful. For fans of: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Yndi Halda, The Evpatoria Report, Neil on Impression, The Ascent of Everest.

Tracklist:
1. Godsstation
2. Alternative Ending
3. Jonas' Jive
4. Sösjö 1
5. "And From This Chasm, With Ceaseless Turmoil Seething"
6. To Make It All Worth While (Chaplin's Last Dance)

Aufgang - Aufgang

2010-01-29T01:34:00.000-08:00

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Comprised of Juilliard-trained pianists Francesco Tristano and Rami Khalifé as well as drummer Aymeric Westrich, the trio explores the line between avant-garde modern classical and four-to-the-floor drumming.

“It is neither acoustic techno nor electronically seasoned classical music, like Wendy Carlos”, stipulates Francesco who, keeping Fluxus in mind, reminds us that “the piano is also a machine: it’s a big box with a mechanism inside”. By using his pianos like machines and confronting them to other machines, starting with drums, Aufgang manages to generate a music that is as surprising as it is powerful.

In short, 2 grand piano + drums + electronics = totally awesome.

Aufgang "Channel 7" - Live at Ce Soir ou Jamais from InFine Music on Vimeo.
Aufgang - Aufgang
Released: 2009
Genre: Electronic, Modern Classical

Tracklist:
1. Channel 7
2. Channel 8
3. Barock
4. Sonar
5. Prelude du passé
6. Good Generation
7. 3 vitesses
8. Aufgang
9. Soumission

Four Tet - There Is Love In You

2010-01-28T22:00:00.001-08:00

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What a great album to start off the year.

Four Tet - There Is Love In You
Released: 2010
Genre: Electronic

Tracklist:
1. Angel Echoes
2. Love Cry
3. Circling
4. Pablo's Heart
5. Sing
6. This Unfolds
7. Reversing
8. Plastic People
9. She Just Likes To Fight

From Monument to Masses - On Little Known Frequencies

2010-01-14T13:50:00.000-08:00

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From Monument to Masses - On Little Known Frequencies
Released: 2009
Genre: Post-Rock

Tracklist:
1. Checksum
2. (Millions Of) Individual Factories
3. Beyond God & Elvis
4. A Sixth Trumpet
5. An Ounce of Prevention
6. The First Five
7. Let Them Know It's Christmastime
8. Hammer & Nails