much better drawn out melody.  one of the best bismuth songs now

Delightfully dystopian with a sliver of hope:)

Out now: https://hilyard.bandcamp.com/album/a-wake-in-shadows

“A wake in shadows” is a funerary dirge for the lost and an implement of catharsis for the here and now. A warm embrace for cold nights when loneliness scrapes at the frozen windowpanes and shadows of ourselves dance on the periphery of the firelight. In the darkness of a hushed forest and a quiet mind, the leaves fall from whispering trees, their limbs shed bare in the frigid moonlight. In the spring the roots will feed on the past and sing bittersweet life into the canopy with a long sigh of ephemeral recompense.

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if this is goodbye

Cities Last Broadcast, the Swedish expert of paranormal electronics and Fractalyst, the Greek specialist of technical soundscapes, has created an equally disturbing and fascinating album of the finest dark ambient.

Phantasmora is an album about feverish madness, séances gone wrong and about grandma singing in many tongues as reality crumbles.

Recommended for fans of séances trapped in endless tape loops and ghostly transmissions through analog noise

Cities Last Broadcast & Fractalyst - Phantasmora - 06 Cellar Eidolon

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Sylven - empty promises

Belgian ambient artist First Snow of The Year returns to Whitelabrecs with Hibernation, his third release on the label. Recorded between late 2023 and early 2024, the album reflects a period of creative retreat and quiet transformation. As the world outside moved through its seasons, the artist found himself in a state of hibernation.

Erik tells us “There was a stretch where my energy was low, and I spent more time at home, adjusting to life with a one-year-old daughter. It felt like hibernating”. Over time, that stillness gave way to renewal, and these recordings capture the feeling of re-emerging with a new perspective.

The album blends digital and analog elements, combining field recordings, experimental pedal loops, and mic-captured textures. It moves between expansive drone-like pieces (Hibernation, St Wendel) and more structured compositions (Postcards, Sail), with brief interludes in between providing moments of pause. Without a strict concept, the record flows naturally, weaving together different sounds into a cohesive and organic patchwork of textures and moments,

For the first time, First Snow of The Year worked with an external mixing engineer, allowing him to focus fully on the creative process. This shift helped shape an album that feels personal yet open-ended, inviting listeners to experience its unfolding journey in their own way.

With Hibernation, First Snow of The Year presents an album about transition and renewal, born from winter’s quiet and released just as spring begins.

Credits:
Written and produced by Erik Sevenans
Mixed by Chiaran Verheyden
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong
Artwork by George Korunov
Art and design by Andrew Heath

Hibernation

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composer. producer. ambient piano. sometimes cello. 
just gentle songs for gentle moments 🩵

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