Episodes

• The Ambient Hour 005 (14th April 2025)
  1. 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.

  1. Socool, 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Aaron J. Noth, Everlasting Nights

     Taken from: Passed Winter(Passed Recordings) Release of the week

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     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.

  4. alka feat. Nero's Tongue, drama[mine]

     Taken from: drama[mine](Mortality Tables)

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     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.

  5. 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.”

  6. 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!

  7. dogg jaw, SW Sunset Tunnel

     Taken from: Passed Winter(Passed Recordings) Release of the week

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

  8. Joachim Spieth | Andrew Thomas, Cobalt

     Taken from: Nocturna(Affin)

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     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.

  9. Substak, Time Travelling

     Taken from: A Journey Through Stillness(Camembert Électrique)

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     Taken from 'A Journey Through Stillness' a collection of experimental soundscapes transports you to a world where time dissolves and the universe unfolds.

  10. Logickal, Lattice

      Taken from: Passed Winter(Passed Recordings) Release of the week

      © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

• The Ambient Hour 004 (10th March 2025)
  1. An uninterrupted ambient mix to sooth your tired mind.

  1. Siren and the Sea, Spilling Wave

     Taken from: Archipelago(Bathysphere Records) Release of the week

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

  2. Brown Fang, Railway Potatoes

     Taken from: Netherfield Lagoons(Delia Recordings)

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

  3. Robert Scott Thompson, Evensong

     Taken from: Hiraeth(Aucourant Records)

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  4. Niko Dell, Coral Disc

     Taken from: Archipelago(Bathysphere Records) Release of the week

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  5. m u b e, ◌̥

     CC BY-NC 3.0

  6. Jon Tarry, Cloud to Ground

     Taken from: Sprouted Volume 4.010(Burnt Seed Records)

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

  7. Christian Alsemgeest, Forever

     Taken from: Beneath the Surface(Ambient Cat)

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  8. Volcano Lazerbeam, Sea Fret

     Taken from: Archipelago(Bathysphere Records) Release of the week

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• The Ambient Hour 003 (12th February 2025)
  1. It’s time to unwind again with another hour of (mostly) relaxing sounds and minimal interruptions.

  1. Alessandro Ambrosi, La collina

     Taken from: Sogni

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

     These tracks are from an album called Sogni, which means Dreams in Italian. Each song is the portrait of a dream in music through the use of surreal soundscapes, blending field recordings with accordion and other instruments, both acoustic and digital. I wanted to explore the communicative power of field recordings and their ability to project the listener into a new world. The narrative of the tracks follow a line that is both familiar and unpredictable at times, giving a dreamlike feeling.

  2. reirwg, Peanut

     Taken from: Enterprises Release of the week

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     Enterprises is an album of demos, outtakes and newly made music that was recorded during 2022 to 2023. All of the music featured here is drone and ambient music with some other cool elements thrown in.

  3. melondruie, Umber

     Taken from: Audio Interface Submissions

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     “Track was created at the beginning of January 2025. I was, and still am, feeling very disconnected from humanity. I felt like I was floating through a dark and empty world. I guess this is my attempt at capturing that feeling of disconnect.”

  4. Angelwitch XIl, Astral Voyage

     Taken from: Nightfall(1798)

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     Angelwitch XII's new album, "Nightfall," is a relaxing ambient music album designed to aid listeners in falling asleep. Each track is crafted to provide a calming and soothing experience, perfect for unwinding at the end of the day. "Nightfall" is ideal for anyone seeking a peaceful soundtrack to aid in falling asleep or for creating a calm environment.

  5. Francois Dion, Interlude 2

     Taken from: Candy Store(Self released)

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     The album is called "Candy Store", as it really digs far and wide in the palette of synthesizers and other sound generating instruments.

     Each track combines a more "traditional" instrument, with many synthesizers.

  6. Fields of Few, Afloat in Timeless Clouds

     Taken from: Love 80's 110(Triplicate Records)

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     Two artists at the top of their game, coming together to celebrate... what else? Being at the top of their game! A smaller offering, only four tracks, but packed with plenty of character to sustain delight over multiple listens. The selected tunes play to each others strengths, complimenting one anothers downtempo electronica chops marvellously. Four certified mellow bangers. Get on this.

  7. Fugue State, Learning To Walk Again

     Taken from: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

     CC BY-SA

     "Learning To Walk Again" was made during a period of change both personally and musically. It was one of the first times I attempted to write a thing that felt a certain way (cautiously hopeful, reflective), as opposed to inspiration coming from sounds I'm hearing in my head. I consider it a successful attempt.

  8. Grzegorz Bojanek, Do You Remember The Summer Sun?

     Taken from: Do You Remember The Summer Sun?

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

     "Do You Remember the Summer Sun?" is a nostalgic ambient guitar track that takes you back to the warm, golden days of summer. Perfect for anyone longing for the carefree moments under the sun, this track weaves atmospheric textures, creating a calming escape. Whether you're reminiscing about sunsets or relaxing at home, this track will transport you to the peaceful embrace of summer memories.

  9. Michael D. Tidwell & Piscean Daydreams, Faint Whisper of a Wraith

     Taken from: Ghost(Ambient Cat)

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     With its fusion of cinematic storytelling and emotive sound design, 'Ghost' offers a deeply immersive experience perfect for late-night reflection, meditative focus, or creative inspiration. Each track explores the delicate balance between light and shadow, leaving listeners captivated by its haunting beauty.

  10. this occasional society, darkstar_2025

      Taken from: jamuary(Self released)

      © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

      Not being released on any platforms, but available on the 'music sketches' section of the t.o.s. website.

  11. KAVARI, Fang

      Taken from: Against The Wood, Opposed To Flesh

      CC BY-ND

      Like walking through the woods as twilight turns to night. You may imagine you hear someone, or something, on the path behind. You can’t be sure.

  12. reirwg, In The Night Sky, I See Your Eyes

      Taken from: Enterprises Release of the week

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      reirwg plays almost every single instrument, effect, or object on this record including edits, music, piano, production, strings and lastly, synthesizers. All sounds on this record are created digitally with midi except for a few little bits and pieces here and there.

• The Ambient Hour 002 (15th January 2025)
  1. In the second ambient ambient hour of the year we start with a very poor guided meditation and then swiftly move on for an hour of sweet, sweet relaxing sounds.

  1. TEX, Golden Palms

     Taken from: TEX(Self released)

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     Johnny Tex hails from Cape Town, South Africa and has mostly been writing Garage Rock, Rockabilly and Surf Music for the past decade or so (his impressive list of bands includes The Future Primitives, The Dyna Jets, King Trash and The Thirty Eights). He recently transitioned over to producing mostly on the computer under the name TEX and finds he can actually be more creative this way because it feels like literally anything is possible - he says he "can just get lost tweaking sounds forever".

  2. prePosur, Hurricane

     Taken from: RTS.EP(Self released)

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     Hurricane is taken from an Untitled 6 track EP made in only one week. The tracks are based around the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the hellish conditions the enslaved had to go through while on the ships to the Americas. prePosur describes the EP as a gift back to my those before hime who were forcibly transported to the country he--and many other black people--call home.

  3. Techno-Tony, Colloquy 2

     Taken from: Colloquy 2(Self released)

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     This and all Techno-Tony's tracks released are recorded live in one take on a Eurorack modular synth. He performs locally in Santa Cruz, California using the same setup. Of course the rack contents change gradually over time. Techno-Tony calls his genre techno-jazz, perhaps inappropriately he says. But then we're living in a post-genre world now aren't we?

  4. Infant, Lithic Disc

     Taken from: Spiral Industries(Kino Disk)

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     Lithic Disc is the final track from the four track Spiral Industries EP by Infant that was released at the end of October 2024. The EP is atmospheric and textural and well-worth your attention. You can get it for any price you choose from Bandcamp.

  5. this occasional society and james hastings, ghosts run in our family

     Taken from: impossibly impermanent(Self released)

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

     This Occasional Society teams up with James Hastings for the Impossibly Permanent EP. The artists completed the EP remotely via exchanging files and messaging but they sound very much in-sync here. The aim was to create something the listener could lose themselves in and hopefully find some space for themselves. Free/name your price from Bandcamp.

  6. CLOUDWARMER, Journal of the Plague Year and Other Apparitions

     Taken from: Forget Me Nots(Self released)

     CC BY-NC-SA

     Eddie Palmer puts out some truly excellent music under his Cloudwarmer project. 'Journal of the Plague Year and Other Apparitions' is taken from his Forget Me Nots album released back in 2022. Expect dark beats, upright bass and shimmering synth lines. Fans of the Cinematic Orchestra will find much to enjoy here.

  7. chad glenn, adrift in the coastal quadrant

     Taken from: fade from view(Self released)

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     Taken from fade from view by Chad Glenn, this is an album that will take you on a journey into outer space and to the depths of the ocean.

  8. Eustress, Aam

     Taken from: Arx(Kino Disk)

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

     Only three tracks long but packed with dense layers of electronics and organic sounds in the vein of Skee Mask.

  9. Ordos Mk.0, Odyssey

     Taken from: Sisyphean Audio Therapy 2(Self released)

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     From the opening chords of the first track you know that Sisyphean Audio Therapy 2 is going to be a treat. As the album gets going there are uplifting pads that are reminiscent of Boards of Canada without sounding derivative. I actually can hear the birds in this one. I'm on a beach and I'm feeling calm. A perfect soundtrack to a solitary contemplative walk at twilight.

  10. Okmiracle, Up/up down

      Taken from: Drop audio(Self released)

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      Crispy rhythms and viscous ambient melodies contrast with each other like colors on an artist's canvas. Subtly intertwined in a flow of endless energy, a flow of goodness and sadness, sharpness and smoothness, clarity and fuzziness. The album is inspired by autumn walks along empty beaches, rocky landscapes, amber sunsets.

  11. Aoire, Biggar Bank

      Taken from: Arthur Baker bw Biggar Bank(Self released)

      CC BY

      Aoire is South Cumbrian, UK musician Shaun Blezard. Making music after a few years away he returns to his ambient roots. This track is taken from the release Arthur Baker bw Biggar Bank which is a first venture into the world of hardware machines

  12. Please Close Your Eyes, The Moment Before We Sleep

      Taken from: Music For Floating(Mortality Tables)

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      Taken from the new album Music for Floating which was released on 10 January 2025 via Mortality Tables. The title ‘Music for Floating’ comes from one of the two tests that I use when I’m listening back to my music and checking in with how I feel about it. The first test is when I’m dozing in bed, and the other is when I’m in the bath. Both of those things feel like floating. - Oliver Richards

• The Ambient Hour 001 (1st January 2025)
  1. Sixty minutes of music to relax your mind

  1. VOLTIJ, i. hypnagogia

     Taken from: four drones(Self released)

  2. Mute City, How to Disassociate Completely

     Taken from: Total Resignation(Self released)

  3. autumnal_city, 01_05

     Taken from: autumnal_city_01(Self released)

  4. Laser Move Kill, 15:27

     Taken from: Into the Blue EP(Self released)

  5. melondruie, Solitary

     Taken from: In-between spaces(Self released)

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

  6. Lime Bar, Lime Bar Vs Flock Of Nazguls #5

     Taken from: Lime Bar Vs Flock Of Nazguls(Self released)

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

  7. Beigelord, The Ticking Of An Unwinding Clock

     Taken from: Re: sadness(Self released)

     © All rights reserved. Used with permission.

  8. Logickal, The Future Language of New Humanity

     Taken from: Future Language(Self released)

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  9. foldplop, Song For Face Mites (Graffathon 2016 Version)

     Taken from: Presence(Self released)

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  10. thelarchmage, Float

      Taken from: Float(Self released)

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