Episode 35 is an ambient music special with one of the genre’s contemporary luminaries and a personal favourite of mine, John Elliott, also known as Imaginary Softwoods.

Although he’d be loathe to describe his work as ambient, John’s music as Imaginary Softwoods is celebrated for its deep, lush tones, beautiful synthwork, pensive melodies, and thoughtful samples. Perhaps best known for his band Emeralds, which disbanded in 2012, John has been making music as Imaginary Softwoods since 2008, releasing several incredible works on tape and on vinyl over the years, while simultaneously managing the @EditionsMego offshoot label @SpectrumSpools. In this conversation, John and I discuss the ins and outs of making, playing, and releasing ambient music, and what the genre has to offer in 2021.

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Music:
"Another First/Sea Machine" - Imaginary Softwoods (2020)
"Overlook" - Tetsu Inoue (2007)
"The Imminent Collapse Department" - Imaginary Softwoods (2020)
"Court of Failure" - Imaginary Softwoods (2008)
"Entrance Through Selenite Pillars" - Imaginary Softwoods (2016)
"Vaporware 04" - Donato Dozzy Plays Bee Mask (2013)
"Sapphire Point" - Imaginary Softwoods (2019)

AIR 035 / Imaginary Softwoods

Chuck Person - Eccojams Vol. 1 *FULL ALBUM*

VOID-002 is now officially public. You can grab the Vinyl / Cassette / Digital format at https://vill4in.bandcamp.com/album/void-002

Tracklist:

01 - 0:00 - 虚空 (The Void)
02 - 2:37 - 她是一颗耀眼的明星 (She Was A Shining Star)
03 - 6:42 - 无法入睡  (Can’t Sleep feat. _hy0)
04 - 10:33 - 变换 (Transform)
05 - 13:09 - 半圈 (Half Circle)
06 - 16:08 - 阴影 (The Shadows)
07 - 17:25 - 日食 (Eclipse feat. Y4M4-UB4)
08 - 22:11 - 生病和累 (Sick and Tired)
09 - 25:32 - 莲花 (Lotus)
10 - 27:55 - 没有逃脱 (No Escape)
11 - 31:47 - 离开过去 (Leaving The Past)

Art: 
Polygon1993 

Master Tape Processing: 
Michael Segal 

Mastering: 
Gregor Zemljic

Vinyl / Digital

暗号零  - VOID-002

Vaporwaves is the first plugin dedicated to vaporwave. Get it athttps://www.samplescience.ca/2019/09/vaporwaves.html

Vaporwaves

Upcoming release for a Pure Life Compilation.

Stay tuned for more...

Various Variables - Demo

https://www.samplescience.ca/2019/09/80s-arcade-sounds.html

80s Arcade Sounds

From the forthcoming Pure Life compilation: 'Ambient Punk Vol. I'

Available October 5th 2019.

ЧЖ014 - Kuroi Ame - "Genesis"

Wavelength

https://radiopunctum.cz/

Tracklist:
Shima33 - Catherine, I...
Warmth - Shades
jjjacob - The Tower
Twin Galaxxies - Fiction Wall
Infant - Witness
Sangam & Kid Smpl - The Tracker
KAGAMI Smile - Half Moon As I Watch You Crumble Into the Meaningless Void
sortlegeme - climbing
Kid Smpl - Endless Arc
Dark0 - Reverie Eternity ft. Malibu
0comeups - With Light You Lead Me
Dark0 - Eye Ignite ft. 0comeups
Kas - Like Sunlit Threads

Planet LAZY DJ 03/21 by arnii

Digipsych/Dreampunk/AnalogSynths/Chillwave/RetroFuture