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Clariloops/The Quiet Below/04 Drifting, Fleeting
subtle chord changes or melodic moments that can
give you goose bumps or make the eyes well
Juan Pastor - Chinchanno/Memorias/03 Memorias
explores the profound connection between memory and identity
Yazz Ahmed/A Paradise in The Hold/02 A Paradise In The Hold
A thread in my work has been searching for, establishing and, now,
finally embracing and celebrating my cultural identity
Pharoah Sanders/Floating Points/Movement 5
the album enters an entirely new musical dimension as it
draws from electronic music, ambient/atmospheric cues, spiritual jazz,
free jazz, contemporary orchestral music and something that
feels like a take on space music/new age music.
Carbon Based Lifeforms/Derelicts/12 Everwave
a reflection on the tenebrous future in store for mankind
Mike Stern/Echos and Other Songs/10 Climate
Echoes is a defiant record — not so much a victory lap as a call to arms.
Mary Halvorson/About Ghosts/04 Absinthian
the brisk interplay that dominates "Absinthian" is fully in keeping with its title
Rick Sanders - The Arrow of Time/Blue Hour
somewhere between the end of one day and the
beginning of another, there lies a moment of stillness — a tranquility
suspended in the vast blue sky. This is the Blue Hour
Jaco Pastorius/Truth Liberty Soul/04 Three Views to a Secret
Jaco Pastorius leading a 22-piece big band on June 27, 1982
at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City
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Dizzy Gillespie 1945-1946/7 Dizzy Gillespie Orch - Parlophone R 3193 Ray's idea
Dizzy Gillespie - in 1946 started the first bebop big band. He also pioneered
in the Afro-Cuban jazz.
Three Point Circle/Fluorescent Grey - Three Point Circle - K Liemer/06 Nearly Remote
K. Leimer, Marc Barreca & Steve Peters remerge as Three Point Circle
for a 3rd album quietly consolidating of their respective energies in drifting
forms of ambient modern classical.
David Helpling & Erik "the" Taylor/The Precious Dark feat Erik "the" Tayor/06 For Those In Shadow
electro vibrations, ethereal guitar arrangements, and analog synths
ALPFV - Quentin Lachapèle - Port Sleep - Dust Tail - Of Mountains and Seas - AMBIENT TRANSMISSION/Dust Tail - AMBIENT TRANSMISSION - 04 Hedgehog's Playground
There are no algorithms, no ads, no endless scroll, no tracking here.
Pan American & Kramer/Interior of an Edifice Under the Sea/08 Blind to the Last of Its Kind
rendered textures that evaporate the guitar tone to evanescent foggy residue,
perfect for hazy afternoon and late night reveries.
Brubeck/02 Strange Meadow Lark
The first six notes of the theme are commnly heard in the fields of
Amador County, California, where Dave Brubeck grew up.
Almost An Island - Almost An Island/07 In Light Of
Almost An Island, which is a collaboration between Kenneth James Gibson
and husband and wife duo James and Cynthia Bernard.
Material - Hallucination Engine (24 bit)/06 Cucumber Slumber (Fluxus mix)
a very funky and very jazzy remix
mjq56-64/07 Woody 'n You
Discipline and elegance
Ry Cooder/04 The Dream
known for his slide guitar work, his interest in blues-rock and native North American roots music.
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Purelink/Purelink - Signs/Murmurs - Purelink - Signs
Chicago trio Purelink unspools an alchemical suite of fractal ambient, dusted dub tech, and interstitial electronica
Pharoah Sanders/Floating Points/Movement 2
Shepherd's musical influences include Claude Debussy, Olivier Messiaen, and Bill Evans.
Pharoah Sanders/Floating Points/Movement 3
a divinity explored through the power of his tenor sax.
Pharoah Sanders/Floating Points/Movement 4
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & London Symphony Orchestra
2002/The Wishing Well/05 Dream Chasers
inspired by tales from other lands as well as by a few personal stories
Zake/Cantus For Winter/Cantus for Winter, Part Two
a hushed atmosphere of sublime calm through deep resonances and a sustained wisp of pianissimo violin
Rachel Eckroth John Hadfield/Speaking In Tongues/09 Phase And Liberation Part 1
Rachel's music is obvious - from its' roots and influence, to its' gracefully bold uniqueness.
Rachel Eckroth John Hadfield/Speaking In Tongues/10 Phase And Liberation Part 2
mythology, religion, astronomy
Amina Claudine Myers/Solace of the Mind/01 African Blues
newly minted NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers
Pat Metheny/From This Place/08 From This Place
a thrumming rhythmic excitement that nods toward pop music even as it grows complex
Vijay Iyer/08 Lude
Accelerando is an album driven by the visceral, universal, intoxicating experience of rhythm
James C Davis - Beveled/Arc and Edge/01 Long Road Home
layers in horns with chestnut warmth and subdued intensity
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Soul of The Machine/07 Mark Isham - Musings - in Two Parts
[Isham]...joined Joni Mitchell on her triumphant return to the stage,
serving as a featured soloist in her concerts
Pharoah Sanders/Floating Points/Movement 1
Promises is a 2021 studio album by the British electronic musician
Floating Points, the American jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders
and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Benoit Pioulard/Stanza IV/07 Fog Dialect (MJ Guider ver)
breathy waves of pitched-down melodica,
long trails of softly howling guitar,
and a patiently ascending bass loop,
until it relents into a reflecting
pool of hushed, echoing thumb piano
Maps and Diagrams/Clearwater/12 Still blue
"Clearwater" is fractured ... with a conscious
emphasis on eroded melodic structures.
Jon Jenkins/Flow (Remastered)/09 Blood And Water (Remastered)
a testament to Jenkins’ unique ability to blend melodic sensibility with atmospheric depth.
Soul of The Machine/06 Chris Meyer's Alias Zone - The Gathering Storm (APR remix)
Edmondo Riccardo Annoni/La Grotta e Aperta/06 Opera Maggiore
Existing in a timeless dimension
modern jazz quartet 56-64/11 Cortege
"Discipline and elegance"
Derrick Stembridge/Home/01 through the static everything returned
Derrick Stembridge’s Home is a meditative ambient journey through memory and belonging
Church of Hed/Under Blue Ridge Skies/02 Abbott's Fantasia
aural travelogues along classic American roads
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Helen Bolan/Moonscapes (Original)
"GNU/Linux Music Producer" of multiple genres
Petr Bakla/Cello Piano/01 Two Instances
It doesn’t need anything whatsoever, we do.
mjq56-64/05 Conversation
The genesis of the MJQ was Dizzy Gillespie’s decision to feature four musicians from his orchestra during breaks
Putu Septa/Piwal/02 Piwal III
Septa represents a new generation of maverick Indonesian composers, “evident,”
as ethnomusicologist Oscar Murakami-Smith writes in his liner notes
Helen Bolan/Nothing But A Dream
Absolutely love the Roland TR-808, LinnDrum, Yamaha DX7 and Korg M1 instruments
Bart Hawkins/Bell's Theorem/08 Everybody Rides the Carousel
mesmerizing as it is a luxurious cosmic experience
KALI MALONE/The Sacrificial Code 2025 edition/02 Sacrificial Code
during an apprenticeship with the organ tuner Jan Börjeson. As she explored
the instrument's possibilities, she developed music that has been
widely hailed as a masterpiece of neo-classical minimalism.
Kamasi Washington/The Epic/10 Seven Prayers
a true story and a carefully constructed musical daydream
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The Quietist/The Quietist - Opia
Hidden charts the developments of this composer, from his
initial apprenticeship writing music in the late 90s on a
Playstation 1 (of all things) to a Cubase SE upgrad
bill evans trio /21 Some Other Time
Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest is a newly unearthed studio session
from the iconic pianist Bill Evans featuring bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette.
Miles Davis/Elevator to the Scaffolding/Miles Davis - 6 - Dîner au motel - Lift to the scaffold
one of the best examples of modern jazz serving as a cinematic score
Yazz Ahmed/A Paradise in The Hold/07 Into The Night
voices as additional instruments in the mix, sometimes using two vocalists at once singing different phrases
Steve Peters/With My Back to the World [OST]/Vancouver
deeper immersion revealed a subtle aura of color quietly glowing beneath the surface
Kronos Quartet/Aleksandra Vrebalov - The Sea Ranch Songs/11 Spirit II
The music does a magnificent job of connecting with the nature, spirit, and architecture of this magical landscape.
Southern Lands/09 Windy Flowers
three inspirations, three experiences and three souls with one thing in common
Alex Albrecht Violet Visionary_ASIPV043 Promo/ASIPV043 Alex Abrecht (Unmixed tracks)/06 6. June.wav
a perfectly honed evolution of picturesque downtempo and hazy, percussive Deep House.
Rebecca Trescher/Changing Perspectives/06 Song For The Night - dedicated to Carla Bley
Rebecca Trescher offers her fellow musicians rhythmically, melodically,
motivically challenging pieces that also provide opportunities for adventure
Jon Jenkins/Flow (Remastered)/04 Night Drifting Through Black Canyon (Remastered)
FLOW is ... an invitation to introspection and emotional discovery.
Sun-Mi Hong/Fourth Page: Meaning of a Nest/03 Escapism
Meaning of a Nest, embodies the album’s exploration of home and community
bill evans trio/28 Green Dolphin Street
an unusual evening session following a Chet Baker recording for which
Evans, Chambers, and Jones had served as the rhythm section, as they had the
previous year in the Miles Davis Sextet
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Carbon Based Lifeforms/Stochastic/04 Probability Approaches Infinity
exploring the random functionalities on some synthesizers
we had not used for a while, we found sequences that were best suited
for passive listening whilst not stealing focus.
nws.bpm0192/Noston/MA
Since 1997, we have been exploring the possibilities
to expand our awareness and are always finding new areas for action.-anonymous to me quote
Ry Cooder/03 The Pearls _ Tia Juana
Jelly Roll Morton; adapted by Ry Cooder
Marine Eyes/quiet circle/03 long horizon
carving out space for our own quiet circles. music is one of the ways i find mine. - Cynthia Bernard (marine eyes)
Louis Armstrong/Body and Soul/2-01 Royal Garden Blues
Jazz, in fact, is not—and never has been—an entirely composed, predetermined music
2002/The Wishing Well/08 On the Wings of Angels
stories from the past, current reverie and future aspirations
First Contact/Out of the Void
Sort of sonic sand mandala, produce and let go, blown by the wind. Here we are...
Miles Davis/Kind of Blue/03 All Blues
a 6/8 12-measure blues form that produces its mood through only a few modal
changes and Miles Davis' free melodic conception -Bill Evans
Bart Hawkins/Nonlinear Crossroads/03 Going Back In Time Moves You Forward
It is said that our future lies in our past. Going back in time, moves you forward in life
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Gigi/Illuminated Audio/02 Tew Ante Sew
a tapestry of deep percussive ambient and heavy dub
Stephen Upshaw/Veneer/05 Verneer by Ed Finnis
a shimmer of ringing harmonics and fragile resonances
Kara-Lis Cloverdale/07 Freedom
inscribing a musical language that resonates animations with unfiltered, striking clarity
Juan Pastor - Chinchanno/Memorias/06 Que Frio
"Qué Frío" is an Afro-Peruvian festejo
David Helpling & Erik "the" Taylor/IN/04 Here All Along
On this miniature scale, a shard of lichen is a monument,
a twig, a skyscraper, an arm’s length, a universe.
Amina Claudine Myers/Solace of the Mind/02 Song for Mother E
"'Jazz Master' — I guess that means I've got to up my game,"
she muses. "It calls for something masterful."
Everyday Dust/Mossed In Translation/Who Built The Chimes_ (Ana Espin & FUTURo3000 Remix)
Gritty cyberpunk now meets the surrealistic supernatural undertones
with an overload of drum and bass elements.
Mike Stern/Echos and Other Songs/03 Stuff Happens
McBride and Sanchez introduce "Stuff Happens" with a
reggae backbeat before the principals -- with Beard on organ --
gather them under an umbrella of assonant harmony, syncopated rhythms, and blues.
Kronos Quartet/Aleksandra Vrebalov - The Sea Ranch Songs/01 Spirit I
“Sea Ranch, a small community perched on Northern California’s
oceanside cliffs, is one of a few places where the 1960s utopian dream of
living in harmony with the land still survives…
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Rachel Eckroth John Hadfield/Speaking In Tongues/01 God Particle
amorphous outer-space electronics disappear, gulped into the form of a jazz tune
Alex Albrecht Violet Visionary_ASIPV043 Promo/ASIPV043 Alex Abrecht (Unmixed tracks)/01 1. Understory
Alex’s music is just as suited for the orange hues of dawn as the purple tints of sundown
Deborah Martin & Jill Haley/Rendering Time/06 Shadow of the Moon
Rendering Time compels with a poetic narrative that expands the mainstream idea of ambient music
Yazz Ahmed/A Paradise in The Hold/02 A Paradise In The Hold
It features motifs inspired by Bahraini folk music
and a narrative reflective of the voyages of pearl divers—it’s a
progressive epic in both an exploratory sense as, well, being kinda prog
Zake/Cantus For Winter/Cantus for Winter, Part One
Cantus for Winter in Six Parts creates a space for comfort,
contemplation, nostalgia, and longing; a moment of stillness
that honors the cycle of all things, wandering fallow
landscapes while dreaming of their renewal.
Mary Halvorson/About Ghosts/03 Eventidal
Eventidal
Robert Rich Markus Reuter/Incubation/08 Invisible Lightning
Consider this musical excursion as subterranean, seeking balance inside of dark silence.
James C Davis - Beveled/Arc and Edge/08 Heartstring Saga
“The name ‘Beveled’ is meant to evoke a soundscape that
uses softer edges, unexpected angles, and a generally gentler
and warmer side of modern creative music,” says Davis.
Matthew Florianz Mist Schimmen/Matthew Florianz - mist schimmen - 01 haven licht
Mist Schimmen (missed figures / mist shades) is a soundtrack to a place, a memory and nostalgia.
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Michael Valentine West/02 a black ship, conflicting versions of events
inviting listeners into a suspended state where memory and introspection meet
COCO FRANCAVILLA/re-oceaning/01 re-oceaning
We all come from the water. It holds our earliest rhythm, our first breath
Aris Kindt/Now Claims My Timid Heart/06 Letters To Felice
A slightly different kind of homage to Franz Kafka
Stephen Upshaw/Veneer/01 Lavinia by Errollyn Wallen
Color here is not cosmetic. It is bruised, mottled, alive. Expression arrives without apology
Sun-Mi Hong/Fourth Page: Meaning of a Nest/01 Meaning of a Nest I: Finding
an inventive and spacious soundscape, seamlessly blending
meticulously crafted compositions with elements of improvisation
Tim Hecker/Shards/01 Heaven Will Come
an unfixed landscape that moves from shadowy to frigid to transcendent with ease
Carbon Based Lifeforms/Stochastic/08 Sphere Eversion
A fusion of Hans Zimmer and Kenji Yamamoto, Stochastic succeeds at
its mission of keeping the mind “focused and relaxed” – a soundscape
assuredly worth exploring while putting one’s mindfulness elsewhere.
Rebecca Trescher/Changing Perspectives/07 Veils Of Fog
Together, Rebecca Trescher’s troupe created intoxicating soundscapes,
plots with striking twists and turns, and scenes that
those who follow them will long remember.
Bart Hawkins/Mirror/05 Mirror Master
Each thought, action, and intention ripples through the fabric of existence,
influencing both our immediate surroundings and the broader cosmos.
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Rebecca Trescher/Changing Perspectives/08 Changing Perspectives
with growing development and maturity, Trescher ... has learned
to relinquish excessive control and has long since refined the art of letting go
Rick Sanders - The Arrow of Time/Dream Sequence (of Crescent Moon and Berenice's Hair)
reflects a transition through the night, the irreversible flow of events happening from twilight in the evening till dawn.
A Radical Horizon - Goldston-Christoff/Pine Tree Tops
A conversation between friends
Bill Evans Trio/19 Peace Piece
He only ever played it once live with the Bill Evans Dance Company in Seattle in 1978
I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away - Hayden Pedigo/01 Long Pond Lily
We're always in a constant state of leaving. You never have as much time as you think.
Robert Rich Markus Reuter/Incubation/02 Forms Still Linger
A cancelled gig and a serendipitus week with a friend
Lia Kohl/Normal Sounds/01 Lia Kohl - Tennis Court Light, Snow
an uncanny appraisal of the urban soundscape
Mike Stern/Echos and Other Songs/10 Climate
his playing immediately invokes the halcyon days of jazz-rock fusion
Marc Berreca - From the Gray and Green/01 Voorish Dome
Barreca tells us that 'My goal was to create immersive,
evolving landscapes shaped by a dynamic past and viewed
as if through the translucence of passing clouds.'
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Miles Davis/Birth of The Cool/03 Moon Dreams
Gil Evans's arrangement of Chummy MacGregor's "Moon Dreams"
MC Snatch/01 Cathedrals of Snow
A celebrationn of Winter
Wayne Shorter/Second Genesis/01 Ruby and the Pearl
Art Blakey on drums, pianist Cedar Walton and bassist Bob Cranshaw
Kara-Lis Cloverdale/04 Daze
[Daze] could symbolize excitement and anticipation, followed by peace
Oscar Peterson/Jazz 'Round Midnight/11 Little Right Foot
Peterson spent his career growing within his style rather than making any major changes
Marine Eyes/quiet circle/01 searching
carving out space for our own quiet circles. music is one of the ways i find mine -marine eyes
Soul of The Machine/17 Lisa Bella Donna / Conclusions
Lisa Bella Donna takes listeners on an extended journey into timeless wonder in the epic “Conclusions.”
Voices From The Lake/II/02 Lotus Mist
Voices From The Lake explores extremes, while remaining anchored in the meditative pulse of ambient techno.
Carbon Based Lifeforms/Stochastic/10 Finite State Space
an ever connecting thread of Zen and understated beauty
Southern Lands/06 Endless Source
The unpredictable and incredible sonic result of three inspirations,
three experiences and three souls with one thing in common
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Substak + LR Friberg/The White Between Words/06 The Edge of the Ripple
She'd been coming to the fjord every morning that week.
Mike Stern/Echos and Other Songs/07 Gospel Song
scythe-like runs incandescent with energy
Carbon Based Lifeforms/Seeker/01 Seeker
some of the most beautiful and cohesive odysseys in the ambient/psybient field.
Bill Evans/35 Blue In Green (take 3)
emphasizing spontaneity and modal exploration over the conventional chord progressions of the time
Steve Roach/The Road Eternal/05 Travel By Moonlight
the sound of big skies, open roads and soaring thoughts pulling one towards the next destination
Miles Davis/1969 Bitches Brew (40th Anniversary Legacy Edition 2 CD) @320/CD1/2-02 Sanctuary
Bass – Dave Holland
Bass Clarinet – Bennie Maupin
Congas – Don Alias,Jumma Santos
Drums [Left] – Lenny White,Don Alias
Drums [Right] – Jack DeJohnette
Electric Bass – Harvey Brooks
Electric Piano [Center] – Larry Young
Electric Piano [Left] – Joe Zawinul
Electric Piano [Right] – Chick Corea
Guitar – John McLaughlin
Shaker – Jumma Santos
Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
Trumpet – Miles Davis
Liquid Mind/In the Love/01 Gratitude
Gratitude is the foundation of a healthy relationship, and this song is dedicated to that value which we all hold dear. — Chuck Wild
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