Ambient

Mary Lattimore Is a Singular Force on the Mesmerizing 'Goodbye, Hotel Arkada'

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PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2023

I made the mistake of starting my day with Drake's For All the Dogs, so hitting play on Mary Lattimore's Goodbye, Hotel Arkada felt like re...

Ruby Singh Announces Double Album in Collaboration with Flora, Fauna and Fungi

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2023

Vancouver polymath Ruby Singh has announced a double album with his most natural collaborators: the natural world. On kraKIN — a "more-than...

Loraine James Preserves Love's Artifacts on 'Gentle Confrontation'

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2023

With every album, one gets the sense that Loraine James has discovered new facets of herself, however big or small they may be. "I really c...

Loraine James Is Caught in the Anxieties of Digital Romance on "I DM U"

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PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2023

Loraine James's Gentle Confrontation is said to be an album the artist's younger self would have made, though its centrepiece "I DM U" capt...

Stars of the Lid's Brian McBride Dies at 53

PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2023

Brian McBride — the American artist best known as one half of ambient duo Stars of the Lid — has died. McBride's passing was confirmed by t...

Joseph Shabason Reimagines a Skate Video Soundtrack on New Album 'Welcome to Hell'

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2023

Joseph Shabason has detailed a new album inspired by the filmography of skateboard company Toy Machine. The multi-instrumentalist and compo...

Follow Diplo on His $15,999 Expedition to Antarctica for "Complete Wellness Immersion"

PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2023

We're a long way from Florida: the latest bit of oceanic expedition for the wealthy will see Diplo host a weeklong luxury cruise to Antarct...

Devin Townsend Delivers Seven Ambient Albums as DreamPeace

PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2023

Devin Townsend has revealed new alias DreamPeace, a name under which the Canadian has shared seven albums of ambient music. In a launch vi...