ambient

"Low-end might be associated with thunder, or the sound of a mother's heartbeat as heard from inside the womb, or an approaching stampede, or earthquake. Low-end generally indicates something bigger and more powerful than you" — BotanyDimming Awe, The Light is Raw is the expansive new full-length from DFW native and current Austin resident Spencer Stephenson, aka Botany...

The most versatile producer in the game™ Recycle Culture just sent over his beautiful, swirling psychedelic (official) remix of Valet's "Clouds" — taken from one of our favorite records of the year so far — that we kind of want to listen to on loop forever, complete with a trippy visual accompaniment that he also created...

Nico Jaar follows up the release of Nymphs II + the generous free release of his early 2015 LP/film soundtrack Pomegranates with his new Nymphs III 12". Listen to both sides -- "Swim" + "Mistress" -- below or here.

One of the most versatile producers/composers currently doing it returns with his first official release of the year, a stunning new EP called Trapped Goddess. Immerse yourselves in the beautiful, soothing "ambient leftfield hip-hop" vibes below, and download it here...

Gently floating, vaguely cinematic (this guy should be scoring sci-fi films already) vibes from Montreal's CFCF, taken from a forthcoming ambient compilation on Driftless Recordings, which also features Megafortress, Tim Cohen, Joel Ford, North Americans + more...

Fresh off the blissful and soothing surprise release Drown Me Up that dropped just last week, the impossibly prolific Recycle Culture unveils the sequel to his brilliant 2013 release In Transit (one of our favorite records of last year)...

As we patiently await the proper release of In Transit II, Recycle Culture soothes + relaxes once again by sending over his latest gorgeous release, Drown Me Up. Grab it here for $2, then just let the peaceful, languorous Balearic waves wash over your bleary lil head: drown me up by Recycle Culture

CFCF's new Outsiders EP is the rare collection of b-sides + remixes that feels like an essential release, thanks to two gorgeous, previously unreleased tracks that could stand alongside anything on the original release, and a handful of inspired, dramatic re-imaginings like that Huerco S...

No Note by Recycle Culture Shapeshifting producer Recycle Culture continues his prolific run of very strong 2013 releases with a 4-song collection of soothing, wintry, piano-based ambient compositions called No Note; buy it here for whatever $ you'd like...

Producer Recycle Culture follows up his sublime/soothing In Transit EP -- one of our favorite and most listened-to releases of the year so far -- by dropping a much darker + more abrasive collection of hypnotic, ambient electronic drones via his tumblr/bandcamp...