Solar Fields’ “Forgiveness”

I'm a little exhausted this eve, trying to tie up a bunch of loose ends before the New Year kicks in. I'm really trying to avoid dragging any of the 2019 baggage into 2020, unless, of course, it's the really good stuff from the past 12 months. But this year's been a strange, tricky, and …

AstroPilot’s “The Masquerade”

"The Masquerade" from the 2017 album "Thirty Three." Just a quick post for tonight, since it's actually kind of late in the evening. This one comes all the way from Siberia from psy-ambient composer Dmitriy Redko, a.k.a. AstroPilot. The track's called "The Masquerade," and it's an audio drive-by - i.e. one of those tracks from …

“Cloud Hopping” with Alien Mutation & Indigo Egg

Alien Mutation and Indigo Egg's 1996 album "Microcosm Macrocosm," featuring the single "Cloud Hopping."
I was working late this eve, and there were some discussions about ambient electronic music. It occurred to me that I haven't really delved too deeply into this part of my past. I used to be way deep into psy-ambient, dub, and chill-out electronica. It was my go-to when things got rough or uneasy, an …

Orion vs. Alien Project and the arrival of “Cryptic Aliens”

The 2002 compilation "Siesta," featuring Orion vs. Alien Project's single "Cryptic Aliens."
It's a relaxed Sunday afternoon. The air is clean. The remnants of last night's downpour have evaporated. The skies are blue with little fluffy clouds. It's as good a setting as any for some classic psychedelic ambience from collaborators Orion and Alien Project. The track in question is an instrumental tour-de-force of downtempo electronica titled …

Younger Brother’s “Psychic Gibbon”

Younger Brother's 2007 album "The Last Days of Gravity," featuring "Psychic Gibbon."
As we're about to head into the final month of the year,  I thought I'd cap November with a few personal psychedelic ambient and trance favorites, which I'll attempt to post throughout the remainder of the day.So for starters, here's Younger Brother's "Psychic Gibbon."  I previously posted these guys back at the outset of October, …