Ambient

Ben Lukas Boysen shares elegiac piano track, "Nocturne 4"

Last month, Erased Tapes' newest member Ben Lukas Boysen released "Golden Times 1," the first single from his sophomore record, Spells. The upcoming album–mixed and mastered by Nils Frahm–is out June 10. This week,…

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Masaya Ozaki captures a moment of fleeting beauty with "050516"

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Aukai gets nostalgic in intimate new single, "Hidden" [Premiere]

Markus Sieber is Aukai, purveyor of ambient soundscapes. He hasn’t always been that, though. In the '90s, Sieber played in rock bands in East Berlin, and after that he ventured…

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Erased Tapes' Ben Lukas Boysen molds time and texture in "Golden Times 1"

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: electronic music—with its minimalist structures and repetitive tendencies—has paved the way for erudite composers to explore neoclassical music in popular realms.…

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Julianna Barwick teams with Mas Ysa for new track, "Same"

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Kris Davis' "Empathy" is rich, complex, and exceedingly human [Premiere]

UK artist Kris Davis seeks to create music that “combines melancholy with euphoria”—a difficult duality to achieve. It seems, though, that our culture is getting more accustomed to the fact…

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Helios' new "Embrace" video is a wordless sci-fi love story

Keith Kenniff's most recent album as Helios was last September's Yume, but it's never too late for a video as stunning as his "Embrace" visuals. More short film than music video, the opening…

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Julianna Barwick's "Nebula" is cosmic ambient at its best

Ethereal vocalist Julianna Barwick returns this spring with a new self-produced album, Will. The news was brought in by her video for "Nebula," which depicts a creepy nocturnal setting at the historic Philip Johnson…

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Bibio teams with Gotye for "The Way You Talk"

Bibio's forthcoming album for Warp, A Mineral Love, keeps getting sweeter and sweeter with each taste we get. Stephen Wilkinson seems focused on vocals and pop arrangements this time around, although the…

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Thom Yorke, Bibio set to feature on Mark Pritchard's new LP

Mark Pritchard isn't really known as an album-oriented producer, but when he does drop a full length it's always big news. 2011's 93 Million Miles, a collaboration with Steve Spacek as Africa HiTech, was a…

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Stream et aliae's Sparkling "Rose" EP

The mysterious Singaporean producer et aliae has sporadically teased us for months with low-key collabs (Ryan Hemsworth’s Secret Songs) and electro-remixes (Lemonade), all hinting at her hypnotic talent without providing…

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Dave Harrington shares "White Heat" off new LP for Other People

Dave Harrington broke onto the scene thanks to his friendship with Nicolas Jaar, and his razor-edged guitar playing for their critically-acclaimed collaboration, Darkside. The duo is taking a nice, long break now,…

Ben Lukas Boysen shares elegiac piano track, "Nocturne 4"

Masaya Ozaki captures a moment of fleeting beauty with "050516"

Aukai gets nostalgic in intimate new single, "Hidden" [Premiere]

Erased Tapes' Ben Lukas Boysen molds time and texture in "Golden Times 1"

Julianna Barwick teams with Mas Ysa for new track, "Same"

Kris Davis' "Empathy" is rich, complex, and exceedingly human [Premiere]

Helios' new "Embrace" video is a wordless sci-fi love story

Julianna Barwick's "Nebula" is cosmic ambient at its best

Bibio teams with Gotye for "The Way You Talk"

Thom Yorke, Bibio set to feature on Mark Pritchard's new LP

Stream et aliae's Sparkling "Rose" EP

Dave Harrington shares "White Heat" off new LP for Other People

[Interview] Bryan Chase chats teaming up with Sik-K and CAMO on "Flaunt It," new EP 'GRANTED' and more

[Interview] OX:N dive into 'SWAY,' carving a sonic identity as a sub-unit and their creative process

[Interview] Billlie chat Korea Spotlight 2025 appearance, ARrc collaboration and other memorable moments

[INTERVIEW] FIFTY FIFTY dives into new project 'Too Much Part 1,' going viral and staying creatively motivated

Chloe Mayse unfurls love in all forms on 'Dear Love…'

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Cenyc : A rising artist building soundscapes laden with legacy and discipline

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