Ambient Music
JOHN LUTHER ADAMS: Become Ocean
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by André de Ridder. Recorded 28 July 2023, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
Calling Home: Dave Holmes in London
Kiwi musician Dave Holmes is a guitarist in the band Kerretta and a co-owner of the iconic Soup Studio, which is situated on a former lightship on the River Thames. Audio
Nights' Culture - Electronic Music
Tonight's focus in on the idea of chill out zones or rooms, a trend that took off in the 90s as tempos in the clubs got higher, the music became more intense. Paul Berrington is with us to impart his… Audio
Taking It Easy
Taking his lead from the Jackson Browne song "Take It Easy", William Dart explores a couple of discs sounding nothing like Jackson Browne, but having a somewhat relaxed vibe. Ambient you might say. Audio
Nights' Culture - Contemporary Classical Music
Chamber Music New Zealand's Hannah Darroch reviews contemporary classical music as well as recent releases of old masters. Audio
Soundtracks From The NZIFF - Victoria
Victoria, directed by Sebastian Schipper, is a German romantic thriller about a Spanish girl looking for fun in Berlin who falls in with a group of dodgy youths. The mostly ambient soundtrack is by… Video, Audio
Introducing: MOSES
MOSES introduces "Because You Never Know" from their self-titled EP Audio
Tlaotlon - Natural Devices
Melbourne based expat producer Jeremy Coubrough on the orbiting rhythms and internet soundscapes that fed into his new Tlaotlon album Natural Devices. Audio
Brian Eno: Eno as Ambient Composer (Part 3 of 6)
Thomas Goss looks at the beginnings of ambient music, and shows how Eno not only pioneered the field, but helped usher other talents into the spotlight. (RNZ) Audio
I Am The Center: New Age Music In America 1950-1999
One of the last widely-agreed bastions of musical bad taste, new age music has been largely ignored outside of spiritualist bookstores and massage places until late last year, when Seattle-based… Audio
