Hello!
I'm still enjoying my holiday for now, nevertheless there's one thing that I always wanted to do in these past few weeks - sharing musics from around the world that I found interesting, through days of hunting here and there~ Some of the artists that I included here may be quite obscure, but finding hidden gems that scattered through the internet is a pleasure by it's own, for sure!
Hope you all enjoy this set, though!
-> Vanguard Sound - Awaken (http://soundcloud.com/vanguard_sound/awaken)
Treating a song's main vocals, especially the artificial ones, as 'an instrument by itself somehow' is quite an uncommon technique (in this case, a background synth-like voice) and I rarely saw technique outside the Shoegaze world, personally. Although previously the more popular An through Xhroria (www.youtube.com/watch?v=onPcvh6G1SM) more or less brought the same atmosphere to a track, I found this track brought more bliss when heard due to its angelic buildup section~
This track was used as a set opener at an event previously, and I thought it would be a perfect true as well on this list.
-> The Queenstons - PROW13 (http://lapfox.bandcamp.com/track/prow13)
As someone who has been famliar with Renard's song for years, I found myself stunned while hearing this newest single-track album from this Canadian electronic maestro. Get ready for an incredible firework while the elegant drum'n'bass + synth combination kicks in on 1:46, and again with even more dramatic harmony on 3:14!
-> Luna Safari - Loving Rain (http://soundcloud.com/luna_safari/loving-rain)
Moving to the more ambient side of music here, Luna Safari brings you a melodious chillout, electronic new age-ish music which portrays a romantic atmosphere amidst the rain~ There's a vocal version to this song available as well (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPqcrv4AxZg), but still, I myself prefer the instrumental rendition as I can hear the song's rich sound samples more clearly - reminds me of onoken's ambient songs from his Blue Orb album, personally (:
-> pla remixed by 8 to 7 - MIGRATORY BIRDS (http://soundcloud.com/8_to_7/migratory-birds-pla-remixed-by)
This is a song which I've been using to accompany my sleep in the past few days, actually - labeled under the 'Atmospheric Drum'n'Bass' genre, expect a calming, more-downtempo DnB song which will make your mind wander around contemplatively. A beautiful 164 BPM song - albeit some might found it repetitive, the song still gives a transcendental experience more than most (if not all) other Atmospheric DnB/Jungle song. Truly an enlightening experience.
-> Brian Eno - By This River (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrZYP8SzlN8)
Warping back in time to 1977! Oh, Brian Eno, you're such a father for the Ambient genre and all of its derivatives. I know Brian Eno previously from his ambiental masterpiece 'Ambient 1: Music for Airports' (www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9kPIp4MtX0), but it was this song which captivated me the most - and I regret for not discovering it until recently. As you might have figured, the ambient influence is quite strong on this one - beautiful flowing piano melody combined with deep sad lyrics, definitely a wonderful one~
-> hania - Days Ahead (http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/434943)
I shall finish this list with another wonderful track I found while browsing newgrounds a while ago~ 'Days Ahead' is another sad track primarily consisting of piano and violin melodies, with a handy touch of electronic beats - I personally loved the depressive atmosphere this song builds, but alongside that I also found that this is also a good song to accompany myself while working on stuffs (:
...as I've been determining to re-utilize my blog (as I've stated previously), I might do this again regularly in the future... But for now, yet again I have to say I hope you all enjoy these wonderful songs!
- Nivalyx
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