Category Archives: Music

Blossom – Blue Balloons

Posted on December 29, 2011 by bahgheera

Mellow guitars start this release out, but it doesn’t take long for the nicely mellow breakbeat to show up. Blue Balloons is reminiscent of Revolution Void and Boards of Canada, though not as all over the place – these tracks … Continue reading →

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Good Weather For An Airstrike – A Summer

Posted on November 23, 2011 by bahgheera

More ambient goodness from Good Weather For An Airstrike, a UK project that was originally intended to create relaxing sounds to combat tinnitus and aid in falling asleep. Their sound is definitely relaxing, and inspired by such artists as Brian … Continue reading →

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Lowercase Noises – Ambient Songs

Posted on November 13, 2011 by bahgheera

Andrew Othling, aka Lowercase Noises, offers a superb album of ambient guitar music. Clocking in at almost two hours,  the music barely moves but is somehow filled with motion, giving the sense of floating along on a galactic river full … Continue reading →

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IAMX – Bernadette

Posted on September 5, 2011 by bahgheera

This is an unusual post for the orbit, in that I’m going to link you to a video instead of an entire album – and the album that the song comes from isn’t free. But this is too outstanding not … Continue reading →

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wecollectskies – Of Clouds

Posted on August 6, 2011 by bahgheera

From the Lost Children netlabel comes wecollectskies with a four track ep that will melt your face off. Every track brings pure energy. The first three are a post-metal audio assault that will leave your senses reeling, and the last … Continue reading →

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Th.e n.d – Metaphors

Posted on February 25, 2011 by bahgheera

Th.e n.d is the artist Norman Dauskardt who hails from Berlin. Norman has a style that is hard to define, for it is so unique. Blending ambient movements and middle eastern acoustic trance elements with well timed rhythms and diverse … Continue reading →

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Hammock – Kenotic (and other albums)

Posted on February 11, 2011 by bahgheera

Hooray, the orbit is not dead yet! I just discovered the ambient post-rock group Hammock last night via a post on Facebook linking to one of their songs on youtube. I was instantly enthralled. Hammock, is a collaboration between Marc … Continue reading →

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Sudio – Soulstrip

Posted on December 1, 2010 by bahgheera

A smooth release of three tracks. This reminds me of cold winter days in a quiet spot in the woods, with leaves silently falling around and sunlight streaming through the tree tops. You know, one of those strange, quiet experiences … Continue reading →

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Culprate – Avian Life on Mars Will Be…

Posted on November 6, 2010 by bahgheera

A smooth release full of glitches and all manner of electro goodness. Part hip hop, part electronica, Culprate has created six tracks for this release. Culprate is not afraid to go crazy with effects, using comb filters and speeding up … Continue reading →

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Khonnor – Lost Pets

Posted on September 25, 2010 by bahgheera

A quiet, moving release of melodic electronica. http://www.archive.org/details/pls001

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