Sound Impression: Find Yourself Lost by Michael Scott Dawson

By: Stationary Travels May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 Acoustic/Folk, Ambient, Discover, Field Recordings, Reviews & Impressions, Sound Impressions, USAambient, electroacoustic, guitar, instrumental, Michael Scott Dawson, music, pedal steelLeave a Comment

By his own admission, it took Michael Scott Dawson some time to find himself in the music he was creating for his new album. With last year’s Music for Listening (read more about that album in our interview with Michael here), Dawson proved masterful in his ability to weave sublime ambient soundscapes out of field…

Sound Impression: Future Falling by The Album Leaf

By: Stationary Travels May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Ambient, Electronica, Post Rock, Reviews & Impressions, Sound Impressions, USAmusic, ambient, post rock, electronic, instrumental, The Album Leaf, electroacousticLeave a Comment

Jimmy LaValle has been making music as either the sole or lead member of The Album Leaf for a long time. The founding of the project goes back to the late 90’s when LaValle played in a variety of California post-genre bands and began developing the distinctive blend of synths, electronics, and Rhodes piano that…

Duologue: Sofia Nystrand (Vargkvint)

By: Stationary Travels May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Duologues, Modern classical, USAambient, instrumental, Modern classical, music, piano, VargkvintLeave a Comment

Since her spellbinding DIY debut EP Brus in 2017, the multi-talented artist Sofia Nystrand has enchanted listeners with the music of Vargkvint, a solo music project which draws inspiration from the oceans, forests and folklore of her native Sweden. 2019 saw the release of the concept album Hav, a record steeped in the folklore, language,…

Album Premiere: FAUNA by Wings for Louise

By: Stationary Travels May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 Ambient, Canada, Discover, Modern classical, Post Rock, Premieresambient, instrumental, Modern classical, music, piano, post rock, Wings For LouiseLeave a Comment

Pianist & composer Charly Martin has been creating introspective musical journeys under the name Wings for Louise for the better part of five years now. Citing the styles of Yann Tiersen and M83 as reference points, the project draws on Martin’s varied background from composing for film and theater to early forays into post-rock, electronica,…

TRACK PREMIERE: Tides by Deepriver

By: Stationary Travels May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 Ambient, Discover, Electronica, Premieres, South Africa, Swedenambient, Deepriver, electronic, instrumental, musicLeave a Comment

Deepriver is a recently formed intercontinental project from Jason van Wyk, based in Cape Town, and Joni Ljungqvist, based in Stockholm. With Volume One set for release next month on n5MD, the two musicians open a new chapter in a long history of collaboration dating back over a decade. The project, which Van Wyk subtly…

Sound Impression: Black Coral Sprig by Talk West

By: Stationary Travels May 14, 2023May 14, 2023 Acoustic/Folk, Ambient, Discover, Reviews & Impressions, Sound Impressions, USAambient, Dylan Golden Aycock, guitar, instrumental, music, Talk WestLeave a Comment

It is an idyllic Sunday afternoon in May with spring in full bloom and I cannot think of a better time to revisit the perennial joys of Black Coral Sprig by Talk West, the sometimes alias of American guitarist and experimental musician Dylan Golden Aycock. A favorite for nearly a decade since it first came…

VIDEO PREMIERE: Green-Yellow Field by Blue Lake

By: Stationary Travels May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 Acoustic/Folk, Ambient, Denmark, Discover, Premieres, Sweden, USAacoustic, ambient, Blue Lake, folk, instrumental, music, zitherLeave a Comment

Blue Lake is the moniker chosen by multidisciplinary artist Jason Dungan for his instrumental music project. A self-taught musician born in America and currently based in Denmark, Dungan has spent time freely experimenting with self-built instruments, such as his own hybrid 48-string zither, which he blends with percussion, woodwinds, and other stringed instruments to create…

Sound Impression: Dröm by Julia Andersson

By: Stationary Travels May 7, 2023May 7, 2023 Discover, Finland, Modern classical, Reviews & Impressions, Sound Impressionsambient, instrumental, Julia Andersson, Modern classical, music, pianoLeave a Comment

Listen to the music of pianist Julia Andersson and you may remotely hear an evocation of the boreal landscapes of her native Finland, but what really pulls you in is the fluidity of her playing and the tender emotion she infuses into each heartfelt composition. A home to many fine young artists in the contemporary…