{"id":134058,"date":"2025-03-15T00:19:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T00:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/ambient-music\/acl-2025-spring-music-preview-ambient\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T00:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T00:19:51","slug":"acl-2025-spring-music-preview-ambient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=134058","title":{"rendered":"ACL 2025 ~ Spring Music Preview: Ambient"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/?attachment_id=155643\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-155643\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"155643\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/2025\/03\/15\/spring-music-preview-2\/into-calm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/into-calm.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"700,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Into Calm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/into-calm.jpeg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/into-calm.jpeg?w=700\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-155643 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/into-calm.jpeg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><em>Stay calm; there is still beauty in the world. \u00a0<\/em>One can glean this message in this season\u2019s ambient releases, many of which draw inspiration from springtime, the great outdoors, the environment and the cyclical nature of the seasons. \u00a0There are consolations to be found in the melting snow, the returning birds, the blossoming trees and the blooming flowers. \u00a0Pristine environments still exist, and even a few minutes in a park or a field can change one\u2019s mood for the better. Add the tranquility of ambient music, and one might even be able to conquer the day. \u00a0This is the first of six articles that will appear this week, featuring hundreds of spring releases: the first of the flowers to flourish. We welcome you to the sights and sounds of <em>A Closer Listen\u2019s Spring Music Preview!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Our cover image comes from the compilation Into Calm on Friends of Friends Music, listed below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/?attachment_id=155498\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-155498\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"155498\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/2025\/03\/15\/spring-music-preview-2\/dcr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dcr.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"700,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DCR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dcr.jpeg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dcr.jpeg?w=700\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-155498\" src=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dcr.jpeg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/homenormal.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank&quot;\">Home Normal<\/a><\/strong> has been extremely pro-active in announcing their 2025 releases, previewed in Ian Hawgood\u2019s Sampler Mix, which includes excerpts of albums released from January through the end of the year. \u00a0The first spring release is <strong>David Cordero &amp; Rhucle<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0<em>So Far, So Close<\/em>, a meditation on nature specifically timed to coincide with the new season (April 4). \u00a0<strong>Federica Deiana<\/strong> offers <em>Fragments<\/em>, which nudges against modern composition with healthy servings of strings and piano (April 18). \u00a0This will be followed by <strong>anthe\u0301ne &amp; Simon McCorry<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0<em>wellspring<\/em>, \u201ca companion piece to the season\u2019s change\u201d (May 2). \u00a0On June 6,\u00a0<strong>Monogoto\u00a0<\/strong>(David Newman, Porya Hatami, and Ian Hawgood) will release <em>Partial Deletion of Everything Volume III<\/em>, the continuation of an inter-label series that began on Polar Seas and 12k. \u00a0To peer further into the future, play the sampler below!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/album=628973854\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=ffffff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/?attachment_id=155514\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-155514\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"155514\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/2025\/03\/15\/spring-music-preview-2\/rotations\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rotations.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"700,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rotations\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rotations.jpeg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rotations.jpeg?w=700\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-155514\" src=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rotations.jpeg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a>The beloved <em>Ceremony of Seasons\u00a0<\/em>series returns with\u00a0<strong>Christopher Hamilton<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enaudible.bandcamp.com\/album\/euthermia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Euthermia<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, which refers to the warming body temperatures of a new season. \u00a0Spring peepers coexist with synth, guitar and effects, coaxing new life from the ground (March 20). \u00a0The ongoing <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretcircuit.bandcamp.com\/album\/music-to-watch-seeds-grow-by-004-e-ruscha-v-cosmos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Music to Watch Seeds Grow By<\/a><\/strong><\/em> series has been a wonderful addition to the musical world. \u00a0The latest edition comes from <strong>E Ruscha V<\/strong>, whose <em>Cosmos<\/em> comes with a packet of seeds to sow while enjoying the bright, encouraging electronic tones (Secret Circuit, March 28).\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Schatterau\u00a0<\/strong>takes a wide angle approach to seasonal change, as <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/schatterau.bandcamp.com\/album\/bers-jahr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00dcbers Jahr (Throughout the Year)<\/a><\/strong><\/em> addresses the cyclical nature of time, with tracks applicable to all four seasons. \u00a0Spoken word and swelling soundscapes emphasize the ephemeral nature of existence (Hands in the Dark, March 21). \u00a0In similar fashion, <strong>The Album Leaf\u00a0<\/strong>switches from electronic to ambient and purple to blue on <em>ROTATIONS<\/em>, which includes tracks titled \u201cDance of Seasons\u201d and \u201cCelestial Spin\u201d (Nettwerk, April 11). \u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kyotoconnection.bandcamp.com\/album\/four-seasons-in-kyoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four Seasons in Tokyo<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is the final installment in a trilogy by <strong>The Kyoto Connection<\/strong>, a reflection of life in a fictional rural village (Isle of Jura, April 11).\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Olivia Font<\/strong>\u2018s <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/modernobscuremusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/invictam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Invictam<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is a \u201cmeditation on the passing of the seasons,\u201d with ritualistic voices and a blend of the organic and the electronic. \u00a0The music is mysterious and alluring, an invitation to head into a sonic forest (Modern Obscure, April 11).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/album=2898348161\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jefre Cantu-Ledesma<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jefrecantu-ledesma.bandcamp.com\/album\/gift-songs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gift Songs<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is an ode to the natural world, inspired by the spirituality of the Shakers (\u2019tis a gift to be simple). \u00a0The artist, whose other incarnations are hospice worker and Zen priest, proves holistic in his approach (Mexican Summer, March 21). \u00a0Five years of environmental works are gathered on\u00a0<strong>Michael Begg<\/strong>\u2018s <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/omnempathy.bandcamp.com\/album\/witness-ambient-chamber-works-2020-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WITNESS: Ambient Chamber Works 2020-2024<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, which includes data from migrations, currents and collapsing glaciers and a preview of the forthcoming <em>Out of Whose Womb Comes the Ice\u00a0<\/em>(Omnempathy, May 19). \u00a0<b>Elori Saxl<\/b>\u2018s score to the film <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/elorisaxl.bandcamp.com\/album\/texada-original-score\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texada<\/a><\/strong><\/em> delves into the connections between the Canadian island and the people who live there, giving particular attention to nature reclaiming its own (Western Vinyl, April 25).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/album=4034569185\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=ffffff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/?attachment_id=155504\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-155504\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"155504\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/2025\/03\/15\/spring-music-preview-2\/heroarky\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/heroarky.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"700,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"heroarky\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/heroarky.jpeg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/heroarky.jpeg?w=700\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-155504\" src=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/heroarky.jpeg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklarecords.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Okla Records<\/a><\/strong> took an unusual approach on its fourth batch of releases; for the first week, they held back the names of the artists, so their intricate music could be appreciated on musical merits alone. \u00a0We now know that the tapes come from <strong>Heroarky<\/strong>, whose\u00a0<em>Healing Process\u00a0<\/em>chronicles a bout with cancer, the yearning for healing and the subsequent recovery; and <strong>Mute Branches<\/strong>, whose\u00a0<em>Us Without the World\u00a0<\/em>imagines a \u201cmythical Elsewhere,\u201d \u00a0where humanity leaves Earth for the stars, only to realize that they have brought their problems along with them (March 28).<\/p>\n<p>Slow dissipations grace <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manuelcarbone.bandcamp.com\/album\/in-fondo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In Fondo<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, which is described by <strong>Manuel Carbone\u00a0<\/strong>as \u201ca diary or sparse shreds of a diary.\u201d \u00a0It may be the season\u2019s softest release (Dragon\u2019s Eye Recordings, March 28). \u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vaagner.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-air-outside-feels-crazy-right-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Air Outside Feels Crazy Right Now<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is a close second, described as \u201ca whispered conversation in the quiet moments of the day.\u201d On this album, <strong>Perila<\/strong>\u2018s voice brushes up against sedate, patient guitar (Vaagner, April 3). \u00a0<strong>Billow Observatory<\/strong>\u2018s music may be calm, but\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/billowobservatory.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-glass-curtain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Glass Curtain<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is meant to reflect \u201cslowly spinning globes being knocked slightly off axis.\u201d \u00a0The album marks a return to a purely ambient sound (Felte, April 25). \u00a0<strong>Andreas Lutz\u00a0<\/strong>uses \u201cresynthesized versions of original voice samples\u201d as the foundation of\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/andreaslutz.bandcamp.com\/album\/aura-trans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aura Trans<\/a><\/strong><\/em>; the manipulated voices are nearly unrecognizable in their tendril-like forms (Kasuga, March 28). \u00a0Synthesizer, French horn and bass guitar cause \u201ctime to fold in on itself\u201d on <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mappa.bandcamp.com\/album\/greater-honeyguide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">greater honeyguide<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, a set of ambient drift that features marching minstrels, from the duo <strong>Fraufraulein<\/strong> (mappa, April 3).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/album=3920560576\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=ffffff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Electric guitar is the only instrument on <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/odrobinskistephane.bandcamp.com\/album\/le-bleu-de-la-rivi-re-tournesol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le bleu de la rivi\u00e8re tournesol<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, a meditation on color and flow. <strong> St\u00e9phane Odrobinski<\/strong>\u2018s e-bow donates a haunted timbre (April 4). \u00a0Somnambulant loops create the backdrop for <strong>Aaron Landsman \/ Norman Westberg<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0spoken word monologue about the <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hallowground.bandcamp.com\/album\/aaron-landsman-norman-westberg-night-keeper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Night Keeper<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, a study of insomnia based on the eponymous play. \u00a0\u201cWho else is awake?\u201d asks Jehan O. Young. \u00a0Depending on how interested one is in the narrative, the album may either keep one up or lull one to sleep (Hallow Ground, March 25).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will Graefe\u00a0<\/strong>is releasing two albums of folkish, Western-tinged solo guitar works on the same day; <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/willgraefe.bandcamp.com\/album\/compositions-for-guitar-vol-1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Compositions for Guitar Vol. 1 and Vol. 2<\/a><\/strong><\/em> drop April 25. \u00a0<strong>The Balloonist\u00a0<\/strong>jumps slightly forward with\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com\/album\/dreamland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dreamland<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, which is meant to produce a hazy nostalgia for halcyon summer days in Britain. \u00a0The artist succeeds with a blend of shoegaze and languid ambience with a soup\u00e7on of post-rock (Wayside &amp; Woodland, May 2). \u00a0<strong>more eaze &amp; claire rousay\u00a0<\/strong>present an unusual Americana on\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clairerousay.bandcamp.com\/album\/no-floor\" target=\"-blank\">no floor<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, which seems like a dusty Texas dream, melodies sinking into soundscapes as time and place distort (Thrill Jockey, March 21).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/album=3487980460\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=ffffff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/?attachment_id=155569\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-155569\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"155569\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/2025\/03\/15\/spring-music-preview-2\/musik-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/musik.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"700,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Musik\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/musik.jpeg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/musik.jpeg?w=700\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-155569\" src=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/musik.jpeg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a>Calming River\u00a0<\/strong>is a wonderful name for an ambient folk artist, and the music matches the moniker. \u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calmingriver.bandcamp.com\/album\/macdui\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macdui<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is a meditation on modern environmental destruction, an elegy inspired by Michael McCarthy\u2019s <i>Fergus The Silent <\/i>(April 4). \u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/floraochfauna.bandcamp.com\/album\/musik-f-r-v-nskap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musik f\u00f6r v\u00e4nskap<\/a><\/strong><\/em> may have a giant nuclear explosion on the cover and have been recorded in a bomb shelter, but the piano and guitar-led set is \u201ca soundtrack to friendship,\u201d perhaps a friendship that endures even after all else is gone. \u00a0<b>J\u00e4verling and von Euler<\/b>\u2018s album is released April 3 on Flora &amp; Fauna. \u00a0The first of four interrelated albums in\u00a0<strong>JICS<\/strong>\u2018\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com\/album\/quadrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quadrants<\/a><\/strong><\/em> project is already out, with more following in March, April and May. \u00a0Each has its own character, folklike and warm, 46 tracks in all (Imaginary North).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Henrik Lindstrand<\/strong> reflects on the concept of <em>Ma <\/em>(last heard here on Manja Risti\u0107\u2019s album of the same name) on <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/henriklindstrand.bandcamp.com\/album\/space-between\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Space Between<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, which expands past piano to incorporate organ, strings, synth, woodwinds and drums (Lime Tree Beach, April 25). \u00a0Trumpet, violin, upright bass, cello and more appear on <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/benshirken.bandcamp.com\/album\/h-d-reliquary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H.D. Reliquary<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, a collaborative album on which\u00a0<strong>Ben Shirken\u00a0<\/strong>is joined by a host of like-minded musicians, including MIZU. \u00a0The album comments on the ability of hard drives to preserve components of our existence as they inevitably break down (April 11). \u00a0<strong>Kara-Lis Coverdale\u00a0<\/strong>uses a wide array of orchestral instruments on <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kara-liscoverdale.bandcamp.com\/album\/from-where-you-came-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From Where You Came From<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, which also includes guest appearances from Anne Bourne and Kalia Vendever. \u00a0While the music is calm, we keep worrying about the woman on the cover (Smalltown Supersound, May 9).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/album=241475315\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=ffffff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Metallic flute and jazz trumpet cast a spell on\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/andreastilliandergorankajfes.bandcamp.com\/album\/in-cmin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In Cmin<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, the title an homage to Terry Riley. \u00a0<strong>Andreas Tilliander and Goran Kajfe\u0161\u00a0<\/strong>compose tributes to the moon, the tides and the night, adding a slight electronic undercurrent (Kontra-Musik, April 7). \u00a0Jazz and ambience combine on the allusive <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hxhexpanse.bandcamp.com\/album\/stark-phenomena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stark Phenomena<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, released on KMRU\u2019s label OFNOT. \u00a0The duo\u00a0<strong>HxH\u00a0<\/strong>uses trumpet, cello, electronics and spoken word to weave a colorful tapestry (April 4). \u00a0Piano and saxophone create a tranquil sonic environment on <strong>Rindert Lammers<\/strong>\u2018 <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rindertlammers.bandcamp.com\/album\/thank-you-kirin-kiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thank You Kirin Kiki<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, an ambient jazz set that takes the form of a film, from the trailer to the closing credits (Western Vinyl, April 18).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/album=295639005\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/?attachment_id=155509\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-155509\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"155509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/2025\/03\/15\/spring-music-preview-2\/chamaerops\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/chamaerops.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"700,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chamaerops\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/chamaerops.jpeg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/chamaerops.jpeg?w=700\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-155509\" src=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/chamaerops.jpeg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a>Heart of Snake and Mira\u00a0<\/strong>join forces for the forty-minute <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mapledeathrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/chamaerops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chamaerops<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, a single track that operates as an imaginary score. \u00a0The piece uses a wide array of approaches, from exotica to waltz, sprinkling in some folk and field recordings along the way (Maple Death, March 21). \u00a0<strong>Kim Hiorthay\u00a0<\/strong>plays with perception on\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kimhiorthoy.bandcamp.com\/album\/ghost-note\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghost Note<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, asking listeners if what they think they hear is really there (Blinkwikel, March 21).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mutestare.bandcamp.com\/album\/my-house-is-full-of-faces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My House Is Full of Faces<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, claims\u00a0<strong>Mutestare<\/strong>, which seems slightly intimidating until the listener realizes that the house is friendly, filled with footsteps and voices and paws, windows open to the sounds of the birds and the breeze (March 23). \u00a0Where else can one hear humpback whales, hematite magnets, violin and a sample from \u201cAlien\u201d? \u00a0Only on <strong>Gryphon Rue<\/strong>\u2018s \u201cwoodsy record\u201d\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gryphonrue.bandcamp.com\/album\/i-keep-my-diamond-necklace-in-a-pond-of-sparkling-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Keep My Diamond Necklace in a Pond of Sparkling Water<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, a potpourri of uncorked samples and sounds (April 18).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe transformative power of breathing\u201d is the subject of\u00a0<b>Arborra<\/b>\u2018s\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/arborra.bandcamp.com\/album\/mind-over-matter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mind Over Matter<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, a healing album of synth and saxophone that produces an early highlight in the single \u201cSumerian Green\u201d (7K!, May 9). \u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nicogeoris.bandcamp.com\/album\/music-belongs-to-the-universe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Music Belongs to the Universe<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, says\u00a0<strong>Nico Georis<\/strong>, who sends electronic and organic signals into the ether in hopes they will return. \u00a0The album will be out April 4 on Leaving Records. \u00a0Gorgeous electronic patterns mingle with keyboards on <strong>Juha M\u00e4ki-Patola<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/modernarecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/solar-nights-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solar Nights<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, which sounds like the energy generated by solar panels converted to sound (Moderna, March 21). \u00a0As it has both ambient and electronic tracks but exudes the sensibility of modern composition,\u00a0<strong>Conrad Praetzel<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/conradpraetzel.bandcamp.com\/album\/angels-set-in-motion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angels Set in Motion<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is difficult to define. \u00a0But since it comes with a Shrinky-Dink, it\u2019s a whole lot of fun! (April 23). \u00a0<b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/niteloops\" target=\"_blank&quot;\">nightloops<\/a><\/strong><\/b> is releasing the soothing\u00a0<em>hush\u00a0<\/em>EP on May 6, the lowercase letters a preview of the sound (Friends of Friends). \u00a0<strong>Praj\u00f1\u0101gho\u1e63a<\/strong>\u2018s ambient-electronic <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/intothedeeptreasury.bandcamp.com\/album\/prajnaghosa-flow-of-adhisthana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flow of Adhisthana<\/a><\/strong><\/em> chronicles an inner and outer journey with birds and beats, a placid undercurrent that carries the listener away (Into the Deep Treasury, April 1). \u00a0The compilation <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lightwerxcollective.bandcamp.com\/album\/into-calm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Into Calm<\/a><\/strong><\/em> does exactly what it promises as multiple artists from <strong>Lightwerx Collective <\/strong>journey into the heart of rest (Friends of Friends Music, March 21).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/album=4270949916\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=2ebd35\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/?attachment_id=155539\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-155539\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"155539\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/2025\/03\/15\/spring-music-preview-2\/once\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/once.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"700,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"once\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/once.jpeg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/once.jpeg?w=700\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-155539\" src=\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/once.jpeg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a>Loscil\u00a0<\/strong>returns with\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/loscil.bandcamp.com\/album\/lake-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Fire<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, a concept album of sorts that includes tracks titled \u201cBell Flame,\u201d \u201cSpark\u201d and \u201cAsh Clouds.\u201d \u00a0Blending ambience and light electronics, the artist establishes an appropriately smoldering sound (kranky, May 2). \u00a0The sci-fi themed <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stereominusone.bandcamp.com\/album\/dead-petals-at-the-other\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dead Petals at the Other<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is an ambient-electronic offering from <strong>Stereo Minus One<\/strong>. \u00a0The album investigates alternate realities in tracks such as \u201cAnother Me Is Probably Being Asked If He\u2019s Okay\u201d (Machine Records, May 2). \u00a0Lying on the border between ambient and electronic is <strong>Beatrice Dillon \/ Hideka Uwazama<\/strong>\u2018s <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/portraitsgrm.bandcamp.com\/album\/basho-still-forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Basho \/ Still Forms<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, as each artist takes a different approach on a different side. \u00a0They share a love for percussion and an experimental approach (Portraits GRM, May 16).\u00a0 <strong>Inal Bilsel<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inalbilsel.bandcamp.com\/album\/once-upon-a-cloudtop-meadow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Once Upon a Cloudtop Meadow<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is an album that looks and sounds like a storybook. \u00a0Be sure to check out the artwork for the individual tracks, as well as for the album itself. \u00a0A smooth melding of children\u2019s voices, cinematic strings, lullaby bells and languid jazz flavors, the album includes a story that one can read along with the music (March 28).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" 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