This recent compilation by the Strategic Tape Reserve is a daunting release, so I decided to break it down track by track. Nicholas Langley – Prelude One Very pretty …
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Renunciant by Sawak is unlike any album I’ve ever heard before. The album opens up with some wonderful drone and melody, before descending into a bit of noise madness, then …
Naukeag has a comforting old school indie rock vibe to it. On his second album, Steep Leans (Jeffrey Gray Somers) creates a lovely atmosphere that brings to mind earlier Wilco …
Padang Food Tigers – Wake Up, Mr. Pancake On Wake Up, Mr Pancake, Padang Food Tigers deliver an enjoyable album of ambient folk music. Lulling guitars and banjos connote …
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So for this playlist, I decided to start off with 5 favorites released this year, followed by a bunch of older records I’ve been spinning. Hope you enjoy these songs …
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Eli Winter – The Time to Come Eli Winter is a young fingerpicking guitarist with a lot of talent. The Time To Come was a pleasure to listen to and …
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Jeff Mercel – Lunescapes Volume One Lunescapes Volume One, the debut release by Jeff Mercel (former member of Mercury Rev), is a beautiful record with glistening and articulate piano …
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Stop what you’re doing right now. R. Stevie Moore just released one of his best collection of songs, Afterlife, so what else were you going to spend that money on? …
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Pleasure-Voltage is a record that manages to balance the most relaxing aspects of ambient music along with the most psychedelic. The collaboration composed and performed by Benjamin Finger, James Plotkin, …
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