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MIZU Creates an Experimental Masterwork with ‘Forest Scenes’

MIZU Creates an Experimental Masterwork with ‘Forest Scenes’

As a composer and performer, MIZU embraces uncharted territory with her cello not so much in hand but working fully as an extension of her body and voice.

OHYUNG’s Ambient Take on Lockdown Anxiety Is a Masterwork

OHYUNG’s Ambient Take on Lockdown Anxiety Is a Masterwork

Conceived out of the pandemic’s hopelessness, outre-art rapper and film composer OHYUNG has crafted a two-hour ambient record for the ages in imagine naked!.

‘Our Hands Against the Dusk’ Is Rachika Nayar’s Striking Take on Ambient/Electronic

‘Our Hands Against the Dusk’ Is Rachika Nayar’s Striking Take on Ambient/Electronic

Brooklyn-based composer Rachika Nayar’s first full-length album Our Hands Against the Dusk is infused with a kaleidoscopic beauty.

TALsounds Offers Controlled Bliss on ​’Acquiesce’

TALsounds Offers Controlled Bliss on ​’Acquiesce’

TALsounds' Acquiesce reminds us that it's important to notice how brief moments of confidence or peace can unfurl in real-time, forming solid ground for us to walk forward.

LEYA and the Art of Instrument Twisting

LEYA and the Art of Instrument Twisting

Adam Markiewicz and Marilu Donovan give their take on modern ambient with violin and harp on the new LEYA album, The Fool.

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