Floating (Zero Beat Ambient, Drone, Meditation, Deep Sleep)

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There’s always private pleasure in seeing beauty where others don’t. Sometimes it’s just a case of the personal outweighing the spectacular but in a part of the world as vast and stunning as Yorkshire, the abundance of scenery makes finding that place an infinitely easier coincidence. Ilkley or ‘Heather Spa’ is one such place for 36 aka Dennis Huddleston. A moorland area on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, it’s served as both a place of escape and inspiration.

“It’s a place I’ve visited many times at various stages of my life,” he begins, “coming from Bradford, which has had its fair share of social and economic problems over the years, Ilkley provided an escape from the city and is somewhere me and my friends spent many days and nights. It isn't the largest, nor the most beautiful countryside in England, but it has an undeniable charm that’s felt by everyone who’s visited.”

You feel that connection throughout ‘Heather Spa’. It’s one of familiarity and rejuvenation with the exhale of the strings evoking happiness and a gazing contentment. ‘Heather Spa (Burning)’ is just as poised and gentle with its slow, weaving melodies and whilst it’s more clouded and subdued, it leaves a determinedly resonant impression.

“There was a huge fire in 2006 which destroyed vast areas of the moorland,” Dennis explains. “I had visited it only a few days prior and the lush green land was replaced by charred cinders, completely decimating the landscape. It was quite a sight to behold and there was an undeniable melancholy in the air. Reseeding efforts and the tough will of nature has reversed most of the damage and Ilkley Moor is alive once again.”

The initial inspiration for the ‘Shadow Play’ album, this final instalment of ‘Heather Spa’ marks the culmination of Dennis’ personal trilogy, and helps the ‘Heather Spa EP’ feel like a very natural conclusion to a journey of transition, progression and redemption.

"It's come full-circle in a way,” Dennis muses, “Heather Spa as a concept was the catalyst for my latest album 'Shadow Play' and you can see three distinct yet fully-connected chapters on what is a single story; the inception with Heather Spa, the realisation with Shadow Play, and finally with this EP for the ASIP Places Series, an epilogue. I think they're some of the most emotional pieces of music I've worked on and I hope you enjoy taking this final journey with me, right back at the place where it started."

ASIP028 36 - Shadow Play (After Dark Reprise)

From the Ultimae camp of cinematic brilliant ambient, comes "Held Together By Gravity", an aquatic and opiated journey that touches the realms of space and earth simultaneously by Carbon Based Lifeforms.
The 8-track album "Twentythree" drops August 8th on Ultimae Records from Swedish electronic duo Carbon Based Lifeforms. They have a social media following of over 14,000 users and over 4.5 million plays on Last.fm. 

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Held Together By Gravity

[p*dis] distribution sampler for August 2011.

Chihei Hatakeyama - Mirror - Renitency (room40)

(dispersed signal) versions fragment the original material through granular time-warping, scattering its rhythmic core into drifting pulses and textured echoes. Like a fading transmission from deep space, these pieces unravel slowly, leaving behind only traces of their origin.

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🎧 Music for:
sleep · deep focus · meditation · inner drift · slow time · space dreaming

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Levitate (dispersed signal)

Kloster Kamp-Linfort

"The Final Chapter" unfolds over 4 minutes and 16 seconds of serene, immersive ambience. Soft, evolving textures drift like mist through a quiet soundscape, building a gentle sense of closure and reflection. Layers of airy pads and subtle drones create a warm yet spacious atmosphere, perfect for moments of meditation, focus, or emotional release. With its delicate dynamics and cinematic undertone, this piece feels like the last page of a long journey, both tranquil and bittersweet.

The final chapter

6: Insomnia

And the Stars Go with You

Stratos

Confluence

Leirosa

[gterma008] : Mathias Grassow - Dämmerung

The long and often dreary winters up here in the north are characterized by burning nightskies as the cold tears into the skin and the wind torments our eyes. Conversely the short summers with their bright colours and dreamlike nights have a very profound effect on the people and creatures dwelling underneath. One long flowing epos dedicated to the Sun and her voyage across the burning evening skies of Northern Europe. Comes in a jewelcase with a 12-page booklet.

Tracklist

1. Fading Light (9:25)
2. A Bed Of Clouds (19:52)
3. Setting Sun (9:44)
4. Last Rays (13:23)
5. Nightfall (6:04)
6. Entering The Between (14:45)

[gterma008] : Mathias Grassow - Nightfall

Looping Around The Forest I thought I Remenbered

Mochinoki

This track is from the album In The Distance and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/arrocata

AstroPilot - Languor 2.0

XingChen He

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