In today's program we’re going to be exploring the vast width and depth of emotions expressed through ambient, atmospheric, and neoclassical music from artists around the world. My two featured albums bring different sets of emotions to the table with their brand new releases. My featured artists include Vermont-based ambient artist Thorny who has a great new album that explores the transitional experience from day to night in his new album “A Long Dusk”; and City of Dawn is out with a brand new remix of Rhucle’s album “Cycle” that feels reassuring and hopeful — something we could use quite a bit of these days. Plus music from Oblivion8, Tiger Arcade, Gollden, Jörget Gustafsson, Aaron J. Noth and many, many more....
Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.
Featured artists
Thornyhttps://witherwillow.bandcamp.com
City of Dawnhttps://cityofdawn.bandcamp.com
Featured album /// "A Long Dusk" by Thorny
I have a soft spot for long-form ambient music that takes its time to tell a story well beyond the commonly accepted limits of popular music. New from Vermont-based ambient artist Thorny, comes the long-form composition “A Long Dusk” clocking in at nearly 44 minutes in length and slowly, but methodically tells a story of change and transition, and the contemplative wake it leaves behind. The instrumentation evolves with the sort of minimalism that would leave people with a short attention span squeamish and begging for mercy, but I’m here to tell you that it’s a intriguingly beautiful space that Thorny has created and is worthwhile coming along for the ride with its deeply atmospheric layers of suspense and intrigue — it’s a long form composition that deserves your time and attention. "A Long Dusk" by Thorny is available now on most streaming music services as well as at https://witherwillow.bandcamp.com.
Featured album /// Rhucle - Cycle (City Of Dawn Remix)" by City of Dawn
There is nothing like a warm conversation to put you at ease, to help you feel like you belong and have a place in this world. Well the new remix album from City of Dawn somehow manages to replicate that feeling in the beautiful remix of the album “Cycle” by Japanese ambient artist Rhucle. While honoring the beauty of the original release and its esthetic, Damian of City of Dawn masterfully creates a musical dialogue with the original album and produces a new work that feels comforting and reassuring, like a dear friend coming along side you, putting their arm around you in solidarity, and giving you an affectionate kiss on the forehead, telling you that everything is going to be alright. It’s the sort of album that I’d recommend as a part of your self-care routine. “Cycle (City Of Dawn Remix)” is available now on most streaming music services as well as at https://cityofdawn.bandcamp.com.
Playlist
* "Open Cold Heart" by HERE from "A Quiet Unease"
* "Expansive White Fallen" by Oblivion8 from "Passed Winter"
* "The Floors of Heaven" by Michael D. Tidwell + Silvia Blaser from "The Floors of Heaven (single)"
* "make me feel" by Gollden from "birds in september (expanded edition)"
* "Close to Home" by Ryan Judd from "Close to Home"
* "Transmedium" by Piscean Daydreams from "Unidentified Ambient Phenomena, Vol. 1"
* "A Long Dusk (radio cut, part 3)" by Thorny from "A Long Dusk"
* "Stars in Silence" by Billy Denk from "Beneath the Peaceful Sky"
* "Everlasting Nights" by Aaron J. Noth from "Passed Winter"
* "identity" by Jörgen Gustafsson from "a darkened harbour"
* "The Silence of Pallas (Ancient Astronaut Remix)" by Philippe Deschamps from "Ambient Cat Remixes, Vol. 1"
* "Mother Harmonature" by Tiger Arcade from "Asheville Rising: An Ambient Compilation to Benefit Hurricane Relief Efforts in Western NC"
* "The Loch Ness Monster" by Michael D. Tidwell + Henrik Meierkord from "In The Depths of Dreadful Waters & Menacing Seas"
* "Eternal" by Sun Rain from "mea culpa"
* "Music for Migraines (Part 3)" by KapTep + Brannan Lane from "Music for Migraines"
* "Free" by Zen Lemon from "Musikforheadphones"
* "Cycle (City Of Dawn Remix)" by City Of Dawn from "Rhucle - Cycle (City Of Dawn Remix)"
* "Reflection" by Exit Chamber + Ed Herbers from "SELF-"
* "Åtta år senare" by Rotating Tapes from "2"
* "in medias res" by anthéne from "frailty"
* "Imago" by Thme from "Anti Atlas"
* "21" by Stolace from "Jamuary 2025"
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