Darkness through light

To See The Light

The Glåsbird project began as an anonymous detour from Harry Towell's previous production work under his own name and as Spheruleus. It embraced Modern Classical composition techniques whilst also exploring the world, through the comfort of his living room. Harry is a lifelong geography enthusiast and on accepting that he will never be likely to experience the remotest corners of the world, he created the 8 album ‘A Sonic Expedition’ series.

Through hours of research including Google Earth explorations, documentary films, YouTube videos, vintage maps and archive footage, each album centered around a particular part of the world as Harry imagined that he'd been commissioned to compose a soundtrack for the chosen location. The series began in the North Pole, descended through Greenland and then over to Svalbard. It continued along the Norwegian fjords, over to Novaya Zemlya and then to Siberia for a double album. The series continued through the Himalayas, right across the Pacific Ocean and the journey concluded at the South Pole, with an exploration of Antarctica. This compilation brings together this series as a compilation, with two curated tracks from each album and ordered in the sequence of the series.

The aim was to evoke an imaginary trip for the listener, through beautiful land and seascapes, so that they might contemplate the enormity of the world around us and how its delicate eco-systems are affected by every change, every action, every inaction.

The music is evocative and adapts according to its environment; the sound for the Greenland album feels vast and perishing, Svalbard feels cold and charming, the fjords glisten with acoustic timbres which reference the colourful wooden cabins that adorn the rugged green landscape and Novaya Zemlya feels harsh and remote, yet both dramatic and sad as the events of 1960s nuclear testing are reflected upon. Siberia feels fittingly enormous, as the largest region on the planet is explored, with more than a hint of a theme around climate change in the longest album of the series. The Himalayas reveal a subtly eastern charm, starting off subdued before the tension builds to a euphoric crescendo, as if to represent the challenges and elation of climbing a mountain. The sound diverges significantly in Pacifica, as exotic rhythms, sun-drenched tape reels and tropical birds tell stories from various islands in the world’s largest ocean. The album concludes with a dramatic and beautiful Modern Classical sound, with its frozen strings, whistling winds and epic choral flourishes.

A Sonic Expedition

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Every Two Minutes

Numb (un-released, DEMO)

Passages of Clouds by Winter Silhouette

Now streaming on all platforms 🎶
And available for purchase through our bandcamp page🦋

https://atlantearecords.bandcamp.com/album/passages-of-clouds

Music by Lewis Broad-Ashman
Audio mastering by Tom Lievens  
Cover Art by Anthony Asher - Yates

Passages Of Clouds

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On hour without interruption at dawn at the Etang des Landes (Creuse, France). Already many bird species for the season. Water birds, then when the light comes on, a few forest birds. Small mammals rummage through tufts of dry grass near the microphones. In the distance, sometimes, flocks of birds take flight like a low hum.

Recorded on March 9, 2025 with a Nagra LB and a pair of Sennheiser MKH8020 in AB.

One hour at dawn at the Etang des Landes (Creuse, France)


'Silence' by @mitseliy - Album Preview

Full album: https://atlantearecords.bandcamp.com/album/silence

Music written & produced by Evgeny Shishulin
Mastered by Tom Lievens
Cover art & design by Å Asher-Yates


Silence

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Preview for “Nature’s Abode”

Available on our Bandcamp Page:  https://atlantearecords.bandcamp.com/album/natures-abode

Music by Tom Lievens & Daniel Field
Mastering by Daniel Field
Video by Anthony Asher - Yates

Nature's Abode

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Basement God - Tryptamine Archives is out now!

Dream weaving soul and reality.

Now available on bandcamp and all streaming platforms🦋

https://atlantearecords.bandcamp.com/album/tryptamine-archives

Mastered by Tom Lievens
Cover Artwork by Anthony Asher - Yates

Tryptamine Archives

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Blanket Swimming • Soul Light 

Album preview for •Soul Light• by Blanket Swimming 🤍

Out now on bandcamp and all streaming platforms 🎶

https://atlantearecords.bandcamp.com/album/soul-light

All songs written by Thea Maloney
Mastered by Tom Lievens
Cover art by Anthony Asher - Yates

Soul Light

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Æther #009 by Tim Six
Dronarivm Guest Mixes Series

We recently released a beautiful two-track EP by Paris-based ambient/drone artist Tim Six - https://dronarivm.bandcamp.com/album/alpine-valley - and asked him to share some recordings that he's been enjoying lately, so he came up with this mix.

You can also read about Tim's preferences in music, synthesizers, and hairstyle in a short interview we did with him: https://dronarivm.com/2025/06/28/interview-with-tim-six/

Tracklist:

00:00. Ariel Kalma ~ Water Echoes [Self-released]
03:23. Shine Grooves ~ Ambience 113 [Not Not Fun]
06:27. Lamina ~ Eclipse [Mappa]
09:57. Amkarahoi ~ Arrhythmic Wave [Biardo Records]
14:27. v a n i t a s 命死 ~ 緑のHorizon [Self-released]
17:47. TEGU ~ 2x3 [Not Not Fun]
22:20. Light Blending In ~ Entities [The Tidal Charm]
25:52. Bålsam ~ Dream Particles Forming [Global Pattern]
31:33. Evelyn Greene ~ TOUCH [Dream Journal Institute]
38:38. Mychael Danna & Tim Clément ~ Under August Sun [Chacra Alternative Music]
43:32. Jean-Paul L'Heureux ~ Rilassamento Subliminale [Demetra]
48:09. Tim Six ~ Park in the evening [Aural Canyon]

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Æther #009 by Tim Six

Sun Altar

Bålsam is a visual & sound artist from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

His journeys have brought him all over South America, where he began listening and recording the voice of nature through walks in the mountains. This became the raw material to transform his music. Now he lives in the mountains of Colombia with his partner Nina Nativa, where they work with ceremonies, therapy, rituals and plant medicines. Choosing this healing path for himself, has allowed him to open his heart, cleanse his body overcome fears and believe in his creation as a healing vibration.

Co-founder of soundcloud.com/atlantearecords

Sun Altar

Bålsam

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