Dust to Dust blazes a new trail for Steve Roach. On many of his albums, he has explored integrating electronically generated sounds with acoustic percussion and didgerido to create tribal electronica. On Dust to Dust, he collaborates with guitarist Roger King to create music inspired by the dreams and memories of the people that have… Read More Steve Roach & Roger King – Dust to Dust
The latest em:t release, 302 Acid’s 0005 Even Calls, is a very cool voyage into a new territory of improvisational ambient jazz. Doug Kallmeyer, Justin Mader and Andrew Reichel make up 302 Acid. Some may recognize Reichel’s name from em:t’s earlier release gel-sol1104. There some similarities with the earlier album, but 302 Acid’s CD has… Read More 302 Acid – 0005 Even Calls
The Dark Winter label, out of Minneapolis, MN, sends word that they have 14 releases of dark ambient music available for free download as MP3 files. Fans of ambient and dark ambient will find a treasure trove of great music. For a taste of what you’ll find, check out Samsa’s Unyou from Return of the… Read More Free Ambient Electronica MP3s from Dark Winter
Auxar, a netlabel, has announced a free EP release, Laugan Evil – Aeon Blend [Auxar003], that is available for free download. The release features “4 dark melodic ambient patterns with a twist.” Download the tracks (for free) from Auxar.com. A podcast of the EP is also available.
Cycling 74, a San Francisco-based music software company, has released Unnatural Rhythm, the second volume in the Cycles series of audio source libraries. Produced and edited by Ron MacLeod, Unnatural Rhythm consists of organic, extended-form grooves that provide an alternative to the drum loop genre. The sounds in this volume range from rhythmic undulations of… Read More Cycling ’74 Releases Unnatural Rhythm Sound Library
Challenge your perception with this innovative ambient reinterpretation of one of the greatest works of Beethoven. 9 Beet Stretch is the Ninth Symphony stretched to last twenty-four hours. By slowing down the recording so dramatically, recognizable melodies are lost, and the ambient sound can be appreciated. You can download free MP3s of the music, and… Read More 9 Beet Stretch – Free Experimental Ambient MP3 Download
Codex Hypnos, the debut release of SourceCodeX, explores ambient spaces somewhere between music and chaos. This release is a treat for fans of experimental electronica and dark ambient music. This self-produced CD displays a stylistic boldness and confidence that is unusual for first releases. SourceCodeX makes no concessions to popular tastes. The music is devoid… Read More SourceCodeX – Codex Hypnos
Dark ambient music explores the experimental fringes of ambient music, often using ambient sounds to create an unsettling or even scary soundscape. Dark ambient is rhythmless or uses minimal beats, and may include atonal synthesized washes and sample-based noise effects. One of the earliest examples of what could be considered dark ambient was Brian Eno’s… Read More Dark Ambient Music
This Hearts of Space release from Steve Roach explores ambient soundscapes and combines them with rhythmic backing. Roach’s ambient music is often built with metallic, otherworldly sounds that push his music into dark ambient territory. He uses a variety of analog and digital instruments to create long droning sounds, and then envelopes them in ambient… Read More Steve Roach – Light Fantastic
Aphex Twin one of the working names for Richard James, an artist with a unique, quirky angle on electronica. His Selected Ambient Works, Volume II, is a set of abstract musical pieces that add to the ambient genre started by Brian Eno. On Volume II, each track is electronic tone painting, that explore a broader… Read More Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works, Volume 2
