Ambient Music Blog

To get you excited about the upcoming release of Slow Dancing Society’s album Priest Lake Circa ’88, Hidden Shoal Recordings is offering a track from the album as a free download.

Download A Warm Glow (.zip)

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• Deepspace ? Listen free at Last.fm
  “Deepspace is Mirko Ruckels from Brisbane, Australia. The music is amorphous, hypnotic and ambient, and influences include Steve Roach, Stars of the Lid, Debussy, Arvo Pärt, Tavener.”

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The new Sigur Rós album með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust can be streamed in its entirety via last.fm.

Paris, Texas musician Allan Hubbard has a nice set of guitar-based instrumental work available for free download on his site through June. Well worth looking into.

The site is frames-based, so I’ll link straight through to the mp3’s right here.
Mist
Twilight
Moon
Fog
Startled
Slumber
Zeke

And, if you like what you hear, Allan says he’s got some new work coming out this month.

I stumbled across Swedish band Tape, who play quiet, spooky instrumental stuff with a bit of found sound added in as texture. Luminarium is their latest release from Häpna Records. They’ve got another couple records, all worth your time, but I think this latest release is likely their best.

Artist Scott Hansen, who produces some nice music as Tycho, has created a nice print for Barrack Obama’s 2008 campaign for President of the United States.

• eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news - new album details
  “sigur rós?s fifth lp is called ?með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust? (with a buzz in our ears we play endlessly). it will be released june 23rd worldwide (june 24th in north america) and will be available to pre-order on sigurros.com on june

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• Häpna downloads
  8 free full-length mp3 downloads from Swedish band Tape along with tracks from other Häpna artists.

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• tokafi - 15 Questions to Sawako
  “What I offer to my audiences in real time and in the same physical space tends toward no drama and no catharsis. Something empty.”

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Here’s a quick video I took of Stars of the Lid performing at the Good Shepherd Faith Church as part of the Wordless Music Series. Some photos and a bit of a review coming later this week.