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"It's a mind melting fusion groove for the hips and the head"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/monolit...
Find M.A.C. in the Slow Grooves Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-gr...
#psychedelic #disco #music #independent #alternative #artist
@futuregods.bsky.social
Check out the latest TSMM interview. Say hello to Montreal upstart @hockitay.bsky.social."To be honest, making music a sustainable career seems less realistic every day. It’s obvious that music and art in general are wildly undervalued." www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/a-chat-...
The cover for Benjamin Draad, Mathi Egholt and Anders Skadhede aka Lips Glued's, "Pose in the Present" single, showing a blurred close-up of a face with prominent lighting and shadows creating a surreal effect. Elements of skin, hair, and light are visible.
Blurred image of Benjamin Draad, Mathi Egholt and Anders Skadhede aka Lips Glued, in a dim setting, wearing formal attire. Central figure leans forward. Mood is mysterious and ethereal.
"it's in the easy listening section, just lightly opiated, quietly stoned and possibly parallel dimensional."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/lips-gl...
Find Lips Glued in the Slow Alt-Pop Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-po...
#altpop #dreampop #independent #alternative #artist #denmark
"this wonderful compilation and celebration of some of the talented women to be found in ambient music studios around the world."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/gentle-...
Playlist Companion:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-am...
#ambient #womensday #music #independent #alternative #artist
The cover for singer songwriter Josephine Illingworth's Old Holy Feeling single, showing Illingworth in a white dress embraces a kneeling person on grass with a dark, textured background. Blue abstract figures are drawn behind them.
Singer songwriter Josephine Illingworth smiles while swimming in a calm lake surrounded by trees. Ripples in the water and a clear sky create a serene, timeless mood.
"the winds vanish, leaving our dishevelled conductor alone again with her guitar, thoughts and a lingering ambient drone"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/josephi...
Find Illingworth in the Slow Alt-Pop Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-po...
#folk #altfolk #music #alternative #artist #london
My pleasure, glad you're feeling it. You'll be in for a shock if you check some of his previous releases 😅
"The ominously entitled, “Tumor” initially wobbles along in woozy fashion, before the abnormal cells force the track into a psychedelic episode"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/otto-be...
Companion Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-ps...
#psychedelic #freakfolk #independent #alternative #nyc
"a fine slice of sofa friendly Americana that should appeal to both ambient escapists and the good old boys who know where the grow shop is."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/quiet-c...
Find QC in the Slow Ambient Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-am...
#ambient #americana #music #alternative
The album cover for Dan Michaels, Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong aka The Choir's Translucent album, showing an abstract painting with vibrant green, orange, and yellow hues blending into tree-like shapes. Text reads "the choir." Earthy and artistic mood.
Nashville's indie/ambient/post rock band Dan Michaels, Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong aka The Choir with instruments, seated against a backdrop of blue abstract patterns. Text reads "the CHOIR" in white. Mood is calm and focused.
"Their new album is an instrumental ambient minded affair that aims for the sofa dwellers and space cadets rather than the crowdsurfers"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/the-cho...
Companion Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-od...
#ambient #electroacoustic #nashville
Interviews shining a light on exciting new artists that more people need to know about will now be a regular feature at TSMM. The latest is from Hot Springs who just dropped her great debut single & kindly agreed to a chat.
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/a-chat-...
#altpop #altfolk #manchester
"widescreen synth-powered cinematic grandeur, pulsing downtempo delights, cosmos contemplating ambient and glistening soundscapes."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/james-b...
Companion Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slowtro...
#ambient #electronic #music #independent #alternative #artist #uk
"making the world of ambient electronic music that bit weirder and more colourful"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/strange...
Find Strangebird~Sounds in the Slow Ambient Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-am...
#ambient #electronic #music #independent #alternative #artist #antwerp
The cover of Dexter Story's Inner album, showing a collage of childhood photos featuring family gatherings, children playing, and various candid moments. Vibrant outfits and joyful expressions.
"a well meaning journey through electroacoustic new age territory, reviving the counter-cultural optimism and brighter day designs of sixty years ago"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/dexter-...
Companion Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/the-new...
#newage #electroacoustic #losangeles
Beautifully crafted, top quality wallpaper. But if it's not your thing....
"all sorts of weightless frequencies that drift into your listening space and hang listlessly yet reassuringly in the air."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/sleepla...
Companion Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-am...
#ambient #electroacoustic #independent #alternative #artist #drone
The cover of Kenneth Pattengale and Joe Ryan, aka The Milk Carton Kids' - Blue Water single, showing a hazy landscape with trees in foreground and distant mountains, text reads "The Milk Carton Kids Lost Cause Lover Fool," serene mood.
Kenneth Pattengale and Joe Ryan, aka The Milk Carton Kids
"allowing pause for thought and momentary trips down memory lane - the past and present converging in reflective folk form"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/the-mil...
Find them in the Slow Indie-Folk Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-in...
#folk #indiefolk #independent #losangeles
"evoking lazy summer days, snuggly Sunday mornings and Balearic sunsets"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/fabiano...
Find the pair in the Slow Balearic Playlist.
www.submithub.com/link/slow-ba...
#balearic #electroacoustic #independent #alternative #artist #losangeles
PILLBERT just dropped her killer debut album and kindly agreed to an interview:
"I mostly use this very weird microphone which looks a little bit like an egg - I also like the atmosphere that is created when things aren't played in the ‘right’ way"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/the-pil...
"a flickering, broken fluorescent tube lit, heavily stoned reflection on our digital dystopian present, & the trials of trying to keep your head together in this modern shit show that promises so much, but rarely delivers."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/hockita...
@hockitay.bsky.social
The cover art for John Gutenberger and Thom Monahan aka Out On In's EP08 release, showing bstract cover art with vertical, multicolored streaks. Text reads "OUT ON IN" at the top left. Minimalistic design with a small logo at the bottom left.
John Gutenberger
Thom Monahan
"the project explores the shadier side of ambient on the whole, but let's face it America is seeing darker days at the moment, it's hardly time to bury your head in the sonic sands."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/out-on-...
Companion Playlist.
www.submithub.com/link/slow-am...
#ambient #la
"softly delivered vocals ride the alt-pop thermals which develop all sorts of pleasing sonic details as the patiently building, beautifully crafted arrangement evolves"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/beth-pr...
Companion Playlist.
www.submithub.com/link/ambient...
#ambientpop #colorado
"artfully fused them with machine made ambient noise to provide some sonic beds on which to rest her, at times translucent, musings"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/pillber...
Find PILLBERT in the Ambient Pop Playlist.
www.submithub.com/link/ambient...
#ambientpop #music #alternative #london
"soothing, meandering, low gravity electroacoustic soundscapes which elevate rather than distract from the seductively delivered meditations on the human and spiritual condition."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/benny-s...
#spokenword #music #independent #alternative #artist #atlanta
The cover for Craven Faults' Yard Loup single, showing a weathered railway sign with faded numbers stands beside tracks. Rolling hills in the background, conveying a desolate, timeless mood. Black and white.
Craven Faults in dark clothing stands on rocky terrain under cloudy sky, conveying solitude. Monochrome.
"knobs are tweaked to inject some chopped and screwed acid nostalgia as a cosmically inclined organ teases dimensions that we so often sense"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/craven-...
Find Craven Faults in the Slowtronic Playlist.
www.submithub.com/link/slowtro...
#electronic #music #yorkshire
That's beyond current sex change technology I'm afraid, but bra shopping with the wife will be fun...
I blame that on being blessed with warm hearts. And the drugs.
If you’re not one already, your headphones might be turning you into a woman, giving your kids neurodevelopmental problems and helping you develop cancer. Refunds all round then?
Bose, Panasonic, Samsung and Sennheiser did not respond to requests for comment.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"Larb effortlessly combines agitated, soothing, sleepy and conscious states into a pleasing and singular ambient whole."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/larb-sh...
Find Larb in the Slow Ambient Playlist.
www.submithub.com/link/slow-am...
#ambient #electronic #music #independent #scotland
The album cover art for Toni Cutrone aka Mai Mai Mai's Karakoz album, showing a stylized figure with Arabic script on a black background. Text says "Mai Mai Mai" at the top and "Karakoz" at the bottom in gray.
Toni Cutrone aka Mai Mai Mai draped in striped fabric stands among sheep on a hillside with buildings in the background, under a clear blue sky.
"There's a lot to absorb during this excusrion amongst the Fourth World and it's forgotten people"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/mai-mai...
Find Mai Mai Mai in the Slow Jazz Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-ja...
#fourthworld #experimental #independent #alternative #artist #palestine
