Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Latest ambient drone tracks
Cementation Anxiety - Labyrinthine
Obscure SoundFollow “Artwork by Deborah Sheedy A spacious, meditative enthrallment shows across AGNOSIAREIGN, an ambient drone album from New Jersey-based artist Cementation…” on Jul 11th →
Alison Cotton - The Last Wooden Ship
Bandcamp DailyFollow “"Personally, I miss that purity of plugging in homemade electronics, early synths, and hearing the amps buzz." Read full story…” on Jun 7th →
Alison Cotton - The Letter Burning
Record Crates UnitedFollow “Here’s a selection of great titles that I’ve been enjoying that were either sent to me or have recently graced…” on Apr 5th →
Alison Cotton - Crépuscule
raven sings the bluesFollow “Following up on her harrowing last album, The Portrait You Painted Of Me, stood as no easy task for Alison…” on Mar 12th →
Small Things on Sundays - Prozac
AmbientblogFollow “MORITZ VON OSWALD - SILENCIO Moritz von Oswald is a tough artist to pinpoint, and that is usually a good…” on Jan 26th →
Dronal - Softening
a closer listenFollow “Of the ten album covers below; four are nearly black, two black and grey. This year’s drone list is dark…” on Dec 15th, 2023 →
Vague Imaginaires - Ondées Cosmiques
Groove MagazineFollow “Die Platten der Woche â dieses Mal mit mit Reviews zu Alan Johnson, Kombé, Hodge, Vague Imaginaires und X-Coast. Der…” on Nov 23rd, 2023 →
Kaya North - The Temple (Hymn)
Various Small FlamesFollow “Kaya North is one of several aliases of Caleb R.K. Williams, who also runs French ambient/drone label The Eagle Stone…” on Oct 6th, 2023 →
Stars of the Lid - Central Texas
BrooklynVeganFollow “Brian McBride, one half of ambient duo Stars of the Lid, has died. His bandmate, Adam Wiltzie, shared the news…” on Aug 27th, 2023 →
Hank & Slim - Dark Cloud Lightning
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Eight releases that capture the grandeur and loneliness of the great wide open. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on May 30th, 2023 →
CHAIGIDEL & NERATERRÆ - Da'at
Łabandzi ŚpiewFollow “Alessio Antoni is one of the ambient artists I respect the most. This time, he joins forces with CHAIGIDEl, making…” on Apr 7th, 2023 →
Alison Cotton - Violet May
The QuietusFollow “For those of you lucky enough to be heading to this year's edition of Le Guess Who? in Utrecht next…” on Nov 3rd, 2022 →
Oneohtrix Point Never - Andro
ilictronixFollow “I'm back on the ambient / downtempo train again surprising no-one, but this time it has a bit more purpose…” on Jul 10th, 2021 →
Cementation Anxiety - This is In Continual
Monolith CocktailFollow “DOMINIC VALVONA’S REVIEWS COLUMN Jane Inc. ‘Number One’ (Telephone Explosion) 19th March 2021 Despite the inner turmoil, anxieties and mental…” on Mar 11th, 2021 →
Good Willsmith - Dolphin >
Tabs OutFollow “Good Willsmith – HausLive 2: Good Willsmith at Sleeping Village, 4/25/2019 3.1.21 by Matty McPherson A HausLive entry beyond the…” on Mar 1st, 2021 →
Grøte - Prognosis I
The Predatory WaspFollow “Sometimes all your want to do is sit back in a comfy chair and be made to feel increasingly anxious…” on Feb 18th, 2021 →
Dave Vettraino - Morning Music
The Deli MagazineFollow “Main Artist you are covering (it will be added to our charts): Dave Vettraino Link to Artist's Bandcamp or Soundcloud…” on Dec 18th, 2020 →
Cities Aviv - INTRO
The FaderFollow “With Bandcamp again diverting its share of profits to artists for the day, we’ve picke out a few of our…” on May 1st, 2020 →
Nerveshatter - Homecomings
Fuzzy SunFollow “Couple of very awesome heavy bands in a little list. ranging from destructive noiserock to Death Metal with a twist.…” on Feb 26th, 2020 →