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	The Mysteries of Bioluminescence - Pip Craighead Pip Craighead, creator of the Dandelion Council, presents us with the Mysteries of Bioluminescence. A guided tour through our natural world and into even more heavenly realms. Each song is graced by luminescent organisms whose light refracts through the warm ambient tones. Pip Craighead lives in Altadena, California, in close proximity to mountains. This relationship to the natural world has shaped the music of the Dandelion Council... Keywords: experimental; electronic; down-tempo; ambient; chill; chillout; downtempo; electronica; idm; mellow; dream; electro; christian Downloads: 9,390 Average rating: (1 review)
	Ariill - Will Long and Dani Baquet-Long Celer's 'Ariill' was a beginning point for the two artists to produce original, melancholic music with a geometric and technical approach, at many times allowing the machines to compose on its own without previous sound examination. Originating from improvisational piano sonatas, the husband and wife duo performed their entire pieces on the piano, allowing the keys to float into their triangular sound setup, and in the end, produce a result that makes sound appear as if it is actually standing u... Keywords: ambience; drone; drones; meditation; meditative; geometry; piano; sonata Downloads: 2,643 Average rating: (1 review)
	Corwin Trails - Samuel Vandiver Corwin Trails is an odd mixture of ambient down-tempo with storytelling. This self-titled EP release from Samuel Vandiver incorporates a narrative element in each track that is blanketed with rich, smooth melodic phrases. Burried underneath these surreal landscapes are cut up samples of anything from children's stories to philosophy lectures. "Hakim Bay" is first to stand out with remarkable rhythms and percussion, uniquely distorted, tampered and dismantled... Keywords: ambient; cut-up; ambience; ambient electronica; chill; chillout; classical; deep; downtempo; dream; drone; electronic; electronica; ethereal; experimental; idm; mellow; electronic; nostalgic; progressive Downloads: 14,871 Average rating: (3 reviews)
	Expressing Thoughts - Melorman Melorman's 'Expressing Thoughts' is a short melodious three track EP perfect for a rainy spring day. He renders a melancholy mood through melody and granular ambience that is complemented with soft fractured beats. Based in Athens, Melorman is the moniker of Antonis Haniotakis. The EP is a tranquil expression of resonant melodies and chilled beats. Emphasizing an expansive aural environment, Melorman's synths orbit around a stereofield enriched with granular ambience and soft, fragmented percuss... Keywords: experimental; ambient; electronic Downloads: 1,559 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Spring Snow - Matt Spokes Heroines of the U.S.S.R constructed 'Spring Snow' with manipulated field recordings layered upon various instruments including the glockenspiel, guitar, and trumpet, as well as other homemade instruments. The sound of which is then deconstructed into an aged and grainy fury of soft kinetic tones, which wander about the periphery of the stereo field. Each track posses a living force that is elemental to the operation of its change... Keywords: ambient; experimental; electronic; drone Downloads: 605 Average rating: (1 review)
	Autumn Reflections - Orange Crush Orange Crush is the moniker of musician Karl Endreson from Norway and under which he brings us his latest album "Autumn Reflections". For fans of his previous works, this album wont be an upset; the same beautiful nostalgic melodies, wavering synths, and slow lo-fi beats are present and even further developed. Revolving songs around various themes of nature, Orange Crush captures and freezes ephemeral moments, places where a listeners mind can wander through his hazy reverb drenched sonics... Keywords: nostalgic; electronic; downtempo; lo-fi; ambient Downloads: 816 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Good Old Days - Gabriel Kreps Good Old Days is a narrative told through layers of loving electronic sounds. Gabriel Kreps fills his latest release with clean analog melodies that enliven and enrich his music. Plan to walk along his reminiscent trails while coloring your thoughts with sunny hues. Currently residing in Pennsylvania, Gabriel Kreps has filled all our nostalgic desires with his newest album "Good old Days". An entertaining recollection through melodic impressions of radiance, compassion, and pleasure all embracin... Keywords: electronic; electronica; down-tempo; ambient; advant garde; idm; analog Downloads: 9,266 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Lithium Enchantment - Lithium Enchantment Lithium Enchantment's outerworldy origin is clearly present in his bold and unrestrained use of analog synths. They're interwoven in pure and adventurous harmonies and unravel a retro outlook on the future of mankind. Fueled by sequenced drum synths let this science fiction tale of psychedelic explorations unfold with Lithium Enchantment's engaging style. Drifting along ambient swells through deep black space is "erebus", whose cool enveloping melodies form vibrant trails in the solar wind... Keywords: electronica; electronic; ambient; vintage; retro; nostalgic; analog Downloads: 3,075 Average rating: (1 review)
	Future Dream - Matt Guilbeau Bay area artist Matt Guilbeau, withholds a vision of peaceful tranquility led by his passionate love of all existence. He strives to speak out against all things that stem from hatred by creating powerfully optimistic music. "Future Dream" embodies these goals and at no time falls short of achievement. Statedlife builds compositions based upon hope, usually beginning with soft spoken melodies that build into a crescendo of harmonies... Keywords: ambient; electronic; electronica; experimental; indie; melodic Downloads: 4,313 Average rating: (1 review)
	Distancing EP - Jason Lurman Distancing EP by Sora Shima places us in an ambiguous atmosphere where the vast, expansive horizon looms over head. Slowly we will be immersed by the delicate beauty of his sonic waves alleviating all apprehensiveness. Distancing offers a serene meditative experience of mysterious, ambient soundscapes. Keywords: ambient; texture; electronic; soundscape; organic Downloads: 4,952 Average rating: (1 review)
	The Fields - Orange Crush Located in Norway, Karl Endreson intuitively routes our senses to the memories of autumn, signaling us to observe and uphold the beauty of our natural world. This near hour long release has shifted the seasons and presents a spacious realm for us dreamers to roam. "The Fields" can be described as a movement through the moods and emotions harvested by Orange Crush. Processing his music to age his sound, notably in songs like "Adrift" and "Across the Breeze” which immerse us into his significant... Keywords: experimental; electronic; down-tempo; ambient; chill; chillout; downtempo; electronica; idm; mellow; dream Downloads: 26,400 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	March Forth - Drew Donavanik Drew Donavanik reflects upon a broken trail of memories that lead him back through paths of dejection and melancholia into the fonder spirited times of his past. The melodies of 'March Forth' bear brittle edges that have been weathered and chipped away from emotional distress and are rendered by a fever of pixilated digital sonics. Underlying these melodies is the eagerness for reconnecting to a past that has escaped him, and through this album he draws a mass of tenuous bonds that secure this p... Keywords: ambient; electronic; experimental; down-tempo; idm; glitch Downloads: 559 Average rating: (0 review)
	holding on - letting go - Peter James This first offering from uk based ambient artist peter james is a collection of tracks taken from his debut album "holding on – letting go", plus "flight of tears". this is in the same vein as the album tracks, and almost acts as a "full stop" to the end of that project. the four album tracks are all particular parts of a long journey. from here to there. there to elsewhere. emotionally charged, longing, and sometimes difficult music, created almost entirely from bass guitar samples... Keywords: ambient; experimental; electronic; dark; organic; abstract; drones; advant garde; atmospheric; soundscape; earthly Downloads: 9,344 Average rating: (0 review)
	Glare - Tom Carey Jr. Glare, the latest release from Hills West, penetrates a world flooded in light. Warm, lush synths are evocative of a summer afternoon and nostalgic, soft, tones are carefully modulated in and out of consciousness. Hills West is the solo project of Tom Carey Jr. produced in one of the last remotely wooded areas of Long Island, New York. Glare touches on many different feelings yet overall the album seems reminiscent of a youthful time... Keywords: electronic; nostalgic; advant-garde; down-tempo; ambient; melodic Downloads: 3,742 Average rating: (0 review)
	Hello How are You - Reza Nugraha Renu has greeted us with his latest release "Hello How are You" which delivers beautiful melodic electronica with an urban twist. Deep bass, hard beats, and chilled melodies are a reoccurring characteristic of his sound. Keywords: electronica; downtempo; chilled; ambient; hip-hop; urban; experimental; nostalgic Downloads: 4,138 Average rating: (0 review)
	Drinking Rosewater - Loafeye Loafeye's unique style is clearly present through "Drinking Rosewater". Punchy electronic beats define his sound while melodies lightly reverberate and accent mysterious tones. The title track is a hallmark of Loafeye's sound with its erie melody that seems to glide across a subtle ambient mixture. Electronic kicks root the song but do not detract from the more textured layers. "Wandering Sounds" indicates his ability to dissolve melodies into a dark niche of hollow eerie sounds which echo withi... Keywords: down-temp; melodic; electronica; electronic; lo-fi; ambient; idm; chill; chillout Downloads: 5,439 Average rating: (0 review)
	Track53 - Frank Dambra Our tenth release is a short self titled EP from Track53 that boasts a simple yet elegant sound. Frank Dambra creates and transforms the somber waves that run through the veins of each song, but ironically leaves you warm and comfortable in an empty gap between conscious and unconscious thought. Located in Texas, Frank Dambra presents his self titled EP which is a trance inducing movement of sound... Keywords: ambient; nostalgic; electronic; psychedelic; minimalist; experimental Downloads: 2,732 Average rating: (0 review)
	Wasted Magic in the Sound - Various Brian Grainger brings us a collection of unreleased remixes from a diverse family of artists. Each track is reinvented in Milieu's style creating a strong commonality between the various artists. Wasted Magic in the Sound cohesively bonds thirteen different artists together in thirteen Milieu mixed tracks. Brian Grainger applies his distinctive style and reinterprets each song accordingly resulting in a well rounded and entertaining release... Keywords: remix; electronic; ambient; psychedelic; electronica; idm Downloads: 7,842 Average rating: (0 review)
	The Lonely Hike - Seth Haley Expressing a reflection of the past and a direction for the future, The Lonely Hike evokes complex narratives almost purely through sonic compositions. The creator of Sarin Sunday, Seth Haley from New York, demonstrates his ability to manipulate mood and emotion through melody, rhythm and ambience. Just as the sun shine is broken through the trees "Light Fragments" breaks melody into elegant glimmering facets that echo across the shadows... Keywords: electronica; retro; archaic; horizon; electronic; ambient; down-tempo; nostalgic Downloads: 3,604 Average rating: (0 review)
	Citrus Drop - Jonathan Jindra With slightly glitching beats and energetic analog synths Trills has created a lively style whose vibrancy is perfect for the early waking hours of the day. As Jonathan Jindra's first release, Citrus Drop stands out with its musical compositions that vividly color outside the lines and consistently shift hues to realize his animated sonic vision. "Thanksgiving Eve" starts the album off strong with its bouncy intro of rich caffeinated melodies incised across peppy beats... Keywords: Experimental; Electronic; Rock; IDM; Ambient Downloads: 5,712 Average rating: (0 review)
	Sun Burned Memories - Jose Rodriguez Sun Burned Memories is a mellow afternoon of daydreams where Jose Rodriguez has embraced a state of absentmindedness. His preference for thickly layered synths, absorbed with glaring light and muffled with delicate shadows are most knowingly revealed in "doll face" and "carmine", both of which easily allow ones thoughts to be completely dissolved. Additionally, subtle lo-fi qualities personify the different fields of sound and contribute to the humble atmosphere of the EP... Keywords: lofi; lo-fi; electronic; down-tempo; ambient Downloads: 1,924 Average rating: (0 review)
	REFERENCE - Ophibre Set to stand alone with a strong physical presence is Ophibre's REFERENCE. This sonic sculpture communicates through complex interconnected paths that breathe as natural forces allow them to adapt. The track begins with a prickly textural abstraction, both organic and mechanical, and then continues to a melodic and psychedelic outgrowth of the original movement. Unified by layers of recordings the first half of REFERENCE is shaped by the experiences of the past, not directly representational but... Keywords: ambient; atonal; abstract; minimal; drone Downloads: 306 Average rating: (0 review)
	Partly Cloudy - Jedidiah Becker A melancholy and nature inspired EP from Saturday Index reflects the cooler imagery of early morning skies above tearful trees. Partly Cloudy follows a mellow wavelength capable of inducing deep thought and reasoning. Artist Jedidiah Becker from Denver, Colorado, mirrors the natural sky with crystalline melodies whose fronts progress and converge with one another. Opening with "Satin Window" precipitates the lonesome, solitary mood evoked through out the EP... Keywords: ambient; experimental; electronic Downloads: 1,693 Average rating: (0 review)
	Red Seals - Will Long and Dani Baquet-Long With a hope from awareness to experience, 'Red Seals' encapsulates the effects of the red tide upon the coastline of the Pacific Ocean, as experienced by its composers. Recorded in late Spring of 2007, in the coastal hills above Laguna Beach, the oceans were viewed, recorded, and composed, being used entirely as a basis for the driving intensity, and loosening sounds; sounds that have a theme. These strings were recorded at home, driven much farther than possible, and released in sync with the v... Keywords: ambient; experimental; electronic; field recording; drone; ambience; meditative Downloads: 961 Average rating: (0 review)
	Broken Sun EP - Josh Walund Josh Walund's 'Broken Sun EP' is a sonic psychoactive produced through rich stereophonic synths that flow and decay. At many times the EP is dizzying and spinning with psychedelic effects that merge a naturalistic environment with the peculiar and unlikely. The delicate fluttering sound of "Leaves Falling in Reverse" mixes our senses in a bizarre but soothing impression of synesthesia. Echoing the cover in its bold and saturated colors is the title track "Broken Sun" which pours out a rich flood... Keywords: electronic; nostalgic; psychedelic; experimental; ambient Downloads: 1,136 Average rating: (0 review)
	Divine de Vice - Pat Benolkin Manifesting an angelic sound through adverse emotions creates a dynamic structure to Divine de Vice. On the surface lie alluring tangible synths that glaze arduous and mysterious memories. Softly broken beats fringed at the edges skim across this ever fading finish, condensing the foggy barrier between a burdened past. Beginning with a tranquil hum, "Before You Know I'm Gone" progresses from its quiet origin with distinctive glitching percussion, soft and effervescent... Keywords: ambient; electronic; experimental; drone; remix; idm Downloads: 883 Average rating: (0 review)
	Skin Diagram - David Tagg ‘Skin Diagram’ is able to achieve a mesmerizing solar glare, like the bouncing refractions of the sun rays underneath the water, that can transfix its listeners into a quiet serenity. Evoking this imagery with a youthful, kinetic sonic, David Tagg wraps a quivering stereo field with slow movements of warmly wavering drones. Deriving a thermal energy from a biological motif, the sound of his music posses a glowing translucence, as if lit from within... Keywords: ambient; ambience; warm; warmth; electronic; drones; david; tagg; skin; diagram Downloads: 1,045 Average rating: (0 review)
	The Now of Sound - Jeph Jerman and Tanner Menard Jeph Jerman and Tanner Menard both have a unique notion to the world of sound. When meeting in the desserts of Arizona, Tanner discovered the unique philosophies that drive Jeph in his ecological recordings. Jeph in his disinterest in contextualizing sound has found that "music" is merely listening to all sonic vibrations. Sound is to be experienced wholly and not isolated by categories. The removal of formal knowledge of music opens up the listener’s ability to hear, experience and enjoy all ... Keywords: ambient; healing; drone; field recording; environmental Downloads: 402 Average rating: (0 review)
	Fetal Discoveries - Jonathan Jindra Guided by iridescent synths, swirling about an incandescing playground of beats, we are induced into the sonic narrative that is 'Fetal Discoveries'. Narrated by harmonious melodies and the sounds of psychedelic experimentation, this album is rich with a personifying timbre. Appropriately opening with 'Embryo', the track begins with fluorescent sonics that gyrate in a sea of ambience, thereafter blossoming out from lively, fluid currents... Keywords: ambient; nostalgic; idm; electronic Downloads: 448 Average rating: (0 review)
	Songs For Little Night Explorer - Pip Craighead Pip Craighead returns to Archaic Horizon with 'Songs For Little Night Explorers'. As the Title suggests, this album is a soundtrack for the adventurous night explorations from a youthful past. Nostalgic, cheerful, and lighthearted sonics along with crisp drum programming characterize the album. Capturing the carefree fleeting moments in its short vignettes the album also offers songs like 'Pacific Northwest Memories' that cohesively unites his nostalgic ambient style with a punchy, ratcheting id... Keywords: electronic; ambient; nostalgic; idm Downloads: 625 Average rating: (0 review)
	Existence EP - Johnny Utterback Counterspark is Johnny Utterback from Richmond Virginia, and his "Existence EP" is this year’s first release for Archaic Horizon. Counterspark kindles a gentle warmth and melancholic nostalgia at the heart of each of his pastoral soundscapes. "Existence EP" by Counterspark is filled with a warm, rustic color palette and sun-washed sonic atmospheres, which it aptly captures in the cover art. The EP expresses a delicacy in sonic depth, with subtle layering of sounds that provide a rich timbre an... Keywords: ambient; nostalgic; electronic; meloncholic Downloads: 938 Average rating: (0 review)
	Drift - Patrick Benolkin Eluder's "Drift" is our latest offering of wavering ambient releases. The EP is comprised of four tracks full of hazy drones, dense textures and milky warmth. "Drift" carries a solemn, and sometimes desolate timbre evoked through its processed and swollen tones. Additionally, a spirituality is evoked through the music's lonely but peaceful sonics and through its inhabitance of a seemingly surreal expansive space. Eluder (aka Electricwest) has crafted this rich depth and antiqued sonic atmosphe... Keywords: ambient; minimal; experimental; drone; electronic Downloads: 394 Average rating: (0 review)
	MOTH3R / R3MIXES - Electricwest After a three track sampler and a pay per download release on Rope Swing Cities, AH is re-releasing Electricwest's 'MOTH3R' along with a bonus album. 'R3MIXES' reinterprets the album's 11 songs through 11 different artists, including Electricwest himself. It features a mix of ambient drones to start the album off, flowing gradually into more beat-oriented, dub and idm. 'MOTH3R' stands strong on its own, with Electricwest's familiar rumbling bass and haunting tones invigorated from their own dist... Keywords: ambient; dub; remixes; electronic; experimental; idm Downloads: 1,408 Average rating: (0 review)
	The Gabriel Sequence (a Grim on Mbient mix) - GABRIEL GABRIEL returns to AH with a mix by Grim on Mbient, taking songs across four releases and sequencing them into a new narrative. 'The Gabriel Sequence' is rich with samples and upbeat melodies rendering a colorful sound. After hearing the 'Gathering the Rise' mix Gabriel Kreps asked Grim on Mbient to create a mix that features some of the best songs across his growing body of work. Songs for the mix were gathered from GABRIEL's four releases which include his album 'Good Old Days' on AH, 'Sum of ... Keywords: grim on mbien; electronic; experimental; nostalgic; analog; mix; downtempo Downloads: 1,192 Average rating: (0 review)
	Nowcast - Trenton McElhinney Fusing murky atmospheric ambience to hip-hop inspired beats the 'Nowcast' EP takes off in a stratospheric journey. 2% loops samples into vaporous drones creating a milky haze for his melodies to refract within then drops beats that land you back on solid ground. Additionally, tracks like 'Neaps' and 'Front' offer a beatless diversion that keep you lifted in this whirling, sun drenched horizon. Trenton McElhinney, the name behind 2%, composed the entire 'Nowcast' EP on a Monome, a live sample-cut... Keywords: ambient; drone; electronic; hip-hop; experimental; monome Downloads: 1,273
	Aeron EP - Aeron Aeron's self titled EP is a serene exploration through sound shadowed by a slightly mysterious aura. Ambient and cinematic the EP seem to makes an interesting exploration of personal and external myth. Wyn Evans of the UK brings us this mysterious and concise self-titled EP. Taking a minimalist approach Aeron builds an ambient atmosphere of layered synths that kindle a peaceful energy. Punctuated by punchy kicks the EP resonates with poetic tones that thread myths through its sonic verses... Keywords: Ambient; Experimental; Electronic; Dub Downloads: 920