It’s getting warmer outside, and maybe you like that… but maybe you’d like to feel a little colder. Maybe you’d like an hour of cool ambient sounds that hint at crips frosty mornings. I hope so because that’s what I have for you this week. Track listSocool, Paper Flowers Taken from: Becomes Music (Bathurst) © All rights reserved. Used with permission. After releasing her cover version of Radiohead's 'Blow Out,' Socool unveils her new EP 'Becomes Music' on Bathurst, a beautiful and charming ambient downtempo affair. Originally written with fairly heavy drums but eventually turning into an ambient piece, 'Paper Flowers' opens with some beautifully played piano figures on a bed of synth chords that carry the song's lightness over the course. Francois Dion, Musique pour decompresser Taken from: Selected Ambient Jams (Self released) © All rights reserved. Used with permission. 11th track for #jamuary2025, "Musique pour decompresser" is French for music to chill or relax to. It also is a reference to the fact that no compressor was used. All the percussions are provided by a modified Roland TR-606 clone (TD-6). Modular effects from some of other modular / semi modular synths complement the main synth, a Roland System 100m tribute modular. No midi, no sequencer, just a plain mono arpeggiator drives all synth sounds. Aaron J. Noth, Everlasting Nights Taken from: Passed Winter (Passed Recordings) Release of the week © All rights reserved. Used with permission. Frosty mornings, snow storms and howling gales - all filtered through an ambient lens. Passed Winter is our latest themed compilation featuring almost four hours of new music. This time, artists were encouraged to make music inspired by winter in whichever way they want. Some new names and some familiar faces contributed, so make yourself a hot drink, get tucked under a nice warm blanket and enjoy the music. 80% of any sales will be donated to Doctors Without Borders (www.msf.org), while the remaining 20% will go toward label expenses. alka feat. Nero's Tongue, drama[mine] Taken from: drama[mine] (Mortality Tables) © All rights reserved. Used with permission. drama[mine] sees Mortality Tables collaborating again with Philadelphia sound artist alka (Bryan Michael), who released two albums on Vince Clarke's VeryRecords label. drama[mine] pairs alka with poet Nero's Tongue for a 10-minute combination of swirling ambient textures, field recordings and dreamy vocals. Simon Heartfield, Bell Seven Taken from: The State Of Social Movement (Machine Records) © All rights reserved. Used with permission. On The State of Social Movement, Simon says he “wanted to combine some dancefloor/electro/techno elements with more abstract soundscapes/soundtrack sounds.” With that in mind, he “used just about every bit of studio gear, even the ancient Yamaha RS7000 plus bits of guitar. I was aiming to make it suitable for home listening with the track you could drop in a club.” Hiram, Solstice Song Taken from: Solstice Song (PermaCulture Media) © All rights reserved. Used with permission. 'Solstice Song' was recorded on the Winter Solstice at the base of a frozen waterfall. This eight-minute meditative piece captures the quiet shift of seasons. With the flow of water, bamboo chimes, brass bells, and layers of warm synthesizer, 'Solstice Song' invites listeners to form a deeper connection with the rhythmic cycles of nature. Mastered by James Bernard at Ambient Mountain House, and published by PermaCulture Media, this is the next step forward in my evolving exploration of sound as an ecological dialogue, and forming a deeper language of connection to the natural spaces surrounding us. This track will resonate with folks interested in nature themed, site-based, experimental ambient, as well as deep listening, ceremonial, and minimal electro-acoustic music. For fans of: Ojas, Karma Moffett, Deuter, Harold Budd, and Jon Hassell. Release date is on Vernal Equinox March 20th, the first day of Spring! dogg jaw, SW Sunset Tunnel Taken from: Passed Winter (Passed Recordings) Release of the week © All rights reserved. Used with permission. Joachim Spieth | Andrew Thomas, Cobalt Taken from: Nocturna (Affin) © All rights reserved. Used with permission. Nocturna sits on the threshold of ambient and modern classical, with elements of sound design that make it an especially pleasing piece with deeper listening. As Nocturna unfolds, it transports the listener into a space of contemplation and mystery—expansion and enclosure, and perhaps reflecting the increase in nocturnal activity of nature on a Summers evening. Light and shadow, the duality of hemispheres, and the promise of Summer’s arrival converge, and then fade once more into the night. Substak, Time Travelling Taken from: A Journey Through Stillness (Camembert Électrique) © All rights reserved. Used with permission. Taken from 'A Journey Through Stillness' a collection of experimental soundscapes transports you to a world where time dissolves and the universe unfolds. Logickal, Lattice Taken from: Passed Winter (Passed Recordings) Release of the week © All rights reserved. Used with permission. You can submit your music for the podcast via our website. If you enjoy the show please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, share it with a friend and check out the featured artists. 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