Science fiction films and ambient music are natural partners. Here are 10 mind-blowing original scores. My own concept of ambient music has always been a broad one. It touches nearly every genre, yet makes its home in none of them. It revels in ideas and mystery. It’s often been the product of cutting-edge technology, yet […]
Maybe it had to happen sooner or later. I’ve started getting approaches from marketing agencies asking me to become – I retch at even saying this word – an influencer. Translation: a sell-out. Further translation: taking money or free product in return for doing advertising disguised as personal reviews, recommendations, playlists or whatever. As I […]
Although he’s best known for his punchy, quirky, dubby ambient pop instrumentals, Bluetech’s original Liquid Geometries album from 2018 was conjured in a beatless universe – all psychedelic drones, ethereal progressions and cosmic arpeggios, generally melodic and occasionally dissonant. It’s beatless foundations makes it an unusual candidate for remixing by dub and beat-driven electronica producers. […]
The steady trickle of New Release reviews on the AMG blog feed has stopped in the last 3 months because I just can’t write at the moment. My currently stressful work situation – an unrelated job where I’m paid to think and write a lot – has left me exhausted with zero inspiration to write […]
I had no idea that Atlantic Jaxx, the electronica label owned by UK house duo Basement Jaxx, occasionally puts out downtempo and ambient releases. So it was a great surprise when this landed in my box, a fresh and astonishingly accomplished cinematic spacemusic album by the mysterious Aluben Noiro. Well not so mysterious now, because […]
I suppose it’s okay to give this fine release the nebulous tag of “post-rock”, insomuch as it has loopy processed guitars and drones and some organ and semi-Gothic piano, and progressions that might vaguely resemble the quieter passages done by more adventurous rock bands like Pink Floyd or Sigur Ros over the last 50 years. […]
Dan Armstrong is a mate of Si Matthews, the gifted UK artist whose three solo albums of cosmic instrumental electronica have all made Ambient Music Guide’s Best Albums of the Year lists. Dan’s debut solo album of panoramic ambitronic beats is a stunner, orbiting the same sun as his friend but tracking its own distinctive path. […]
Ishq may be in hibernation for now, but under different aliases UK composer/producer Matt Hillier remains as prolific and creative as ever. Fans of psyambient maestros Ishq (Matt Hillier & Jacqueline Kersley) might remember Matt’s announcement at the end of 2017 that he was putting Ishq to sleep so he could focus on other projects. […]
Daniel Segerstad of Swedish ambient trance-tech duo Carbon Based Lifeforms talks with Ambient Music Guide about his third solo album under his Sync24 moniker. AMG: When I first saw the title for the new album I thought it was “Ominous” and so I was puzzled it wasn’t lot of darkish ambient tech/trance. So what’s with […]
What I’m loving right now in ambient, downtempo and sounds we don’t even have names for yet. Reviews of new album releases by Gold Lounge, Sankt Otten, Lingua Lustra, Tangent, Ambidextrous, Richard Lewis, The Green Kingdom, Stephanie Sante, Carl Weingarten, Dr. Deep House and the compilation Strange-Eyed Constellations 2. GOLD LOUNGE Floating (Sine Music) buy […]
