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FFO: Yndi Halda, Esmerine, A Silver Mt. Zion, Joy Wants Eternity, The Seven Mile Journey Oregon post-rockers self-released their self-titled full length record yesterday, 8/26/2014. The album is a must-listen for any fans of the above bands, as the mellow soundscapes they create during its 50-minute long duration rival any of them. Vinyl preorders will be up in the next couple weeks, according to the band. "When the highest of highs do arrive in the form of the crescendos within “The Winter Day Declining” & “Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants (The Battle of Frieders)” they come as not explosions, but huge rises of sound, taut to the point of seat-edge anticipation, and though they could let go completely and crash like sonic waves into eager rocky cliffs, the restraint remains, leaving a feeling of unresolved, unspent energy… still brooding to return once more to the surface when the time again comes." -Exiled in Eugene (full review) Listen in full on Youtube or Bandcamp/ EDIT: Pre-orders now up on Bandcamp. Limited to 100 copies.

FFO: Ambient Hardcore/Post-Rock, Echoes, The Tidal Sleep, Fall of Messiah Formerly known as Fallacies, the British rockers in HAZE have put their debut full-length album, entitled Clouds Surround and Breathe, up for pre-order via Beyond Hope Records (EU/World) and Frail Abuse Records (UK), limited to 250 copies on random colored marbled vinyl. The first 25 pre-orders from Beyond Hope come with a 7-inch of the album's lead single - I Can't Help But Get Lost. The nine-track effort falls just short of 50 minutes in runtime and was mixed and mastered by Neil Kennedy at The Ranch Production House. "Haze is one of those bands that you can't miss out on. Previously known as Fallacies, these guys have mastered the post-rock soundscapes and the hardcore rawness and combined it into something immensely beautiful." -Bandcamp Review (Fret not, US fans. Beyond Hope's shipping fees are beyond cheap. The total cost comes out to about $20.50ppd.) Stream the release here.

A fundraiser campaign for vinyl edition of an upcoming Endless Melancholy - "Fragile" album has been launched. This is the first single from an album, which is supposed to be released until the end of 2014. "Wherever" and "Somewhere" will be an opener and a closer of an album respectively. A link to support: http://endlessmelancholy.bandcamp.com/album/wherever By purchasing this single you're helping me to fund the vinyl edition! The album is actually already recorded, but its release date depends on how fast I'll be able to collect the amount of money needed to make it happen. The faster I have the necessary amount, or at least a big part of it - the sooner I'll be able to order the production. Every donation is a small step toward the goal and is highly appreciated. Everyone, who donates 25$ and more will receive some pleasant benefits: 1) His name listed in "Special thanks" section to an album, both on digital release page and on a physical package; 2) Free digital download of a full Endless Melancholy - "Fragile" album two weeks before the actual release date; 3) A LP sent to his address once everything is done with no additional expenses. Thank you all!

for those of you seeking Emma's self-released Electric Guitar One, seek no further!!! Sargent House has just repressed it. Hopefully they will pull in the Nocturnes catalog too. The new press is limited to 500 and on "ox blood red" vinyl: Seriously, BUY THIS ALBUM NOW: http://hellomerch.com/collections/emma-ruth-rundle/products/electric-guitar-one-12-ox-blood-red-vinyl

Alright so I have found that if I make a separate thread for a lot of smaller know ambient/experimental acts they fall to the bottom in lightning time! If its ok with everyone I would like to keep this thread as a means to post upcoming ambient LPs (I recommend & hopefully others recommend) - At least they will be saved via key word searches! Quick standards: Artist - Title / Order Link / Few words about music and/or classification & SAMPLES if avail Come on people of VC lets see people expand their taste and join in! I know the ambient thread (discussion) hit it off for a bit so there should be interest. If not "Let it die" First up: STEPHEN VITIELLO & TAYLOR DEUPREE - Captiva 12k Records - 2x10" (experimental/ambient/field recording) 4 tracks samples: http://www.beatport.com/release/captiva/1307928 ORDER: http://shop.12k.com/products/529239-stephen-vitiello-taylor-deupree-captiva http://experimedia.net/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=1&products_id=12989

So, Low Roar, which is quite a somber, introspective ambient/indie-folk project is holding a pre-order for the to-be-released second album on Pledgemusic. http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/lowroar You can listen to the self-titled debut album in full here. There is a bunch of options to get the album either on CD or LP, lots of exclusive variants. The prices on Pledgemusic are quite high but as for the debut album - the only one I've seen goes on Discogs for 200€ so the ones that are available on Pledgemusic as a bundle with the upcoming second album are indeed a bargain. I think the double album bundle might indeed be the most cost-efficient. It's only the last two days to get in before it's done so, if interested, give it a listen

It's definitely a lot cheaper for anyone in the UK/EU. For anyone in the US, that's quite a lot of money as it amounts to about 50$. Just posting this in hopes that at least some of you into this kind of music will latch onto this. It is an amazing album and I imagine having the physical release to be worth the money. Serein has a great reputation with their packaging and have released some amazing albums in the past. This album is itself immensely beatiful and contemplative. http://sereinlabel.bandcamp.com/album/retold

SCREAMO / (POST) BLACK METAL / CRUST / AMBIENT Excellent split from these two screamo influenced (post) black metal outfits. PREORDER HERE: http://maniyax.tictail.com/product/preorder-old-soul-split-12 LISTEN HERE: OLD SOUL: http://oldsoulband.bandcamp.com/album/old-soul-split ██████: http://wedonthaveaname.bandcamp.com/album/split-w-old-soul REVIEWS HERE: http://www.heavypop.at (auf deutsch) http://diyconspiracy.net www.heavyblogisheavy.com http://www.sputnikmusic.com Released by: Zegema Beach Records, IFB Records, Dingleberry Records, Maniyax Records, Pike Records, Mosh Potatoes, Suspended Soul Records

Looking to buy any variant of REA's 12" entitled 'Three Love Songs'. This was recently repressed and sold on orchid tapes, but I missed out on the presale.

http://www.patient-sounds.com/#!psv004---hakobune---seamless-and-here/c4ay /500 5 colors are, Coke Bottle Green, Transparent Orange (they call it gold), Transparent Pink, Opaque White (cloud), Clear (air) "Hakobune (ha-koh-boo-nay) is the ever prolific Takahiro Yorifuji, from Japan. As Hakobune, Takahiro has released an incredible library of ambient music, composed on electric guitar. Eschewing the laborious single-note, long form "drone" expectations that have saturated the ambient genre, Takahiro instead focuses on dynamic shifting melodic phrases that overlap, shimmer, flow in and out of eachother, and ultimately, make for an enveloping, atmospheric listen. "Seamless and Here," the first proper international full length LP by Hakobune, finds Takahiro, not making a statement so much as just doing what he does best. These compostions are tight, but billow like a sheet in the wind. They are concise, but retain an air of mystery. This pressing, an edition of 500, comes in 5 colorways; editions of 100 each. Each colorway comes with a 150gm 12" record in a recycled cardboard jacket, and download codes. Each record also comes with a 12x18 poster featuring color-coded artwork corresponding to the respective colorway of the record. All 500 records come with pink labels with gold print."

The Tumbled Sea is running a kickstarter to press their album Melody Summer on vinyl. This was the first neo-classical album that I was acquainted with and really opened the door for more music of the kind so for me personally, it has reserved a very special place. It has previously been released on CD and digitally by the Futurerecordings label, which has also released a lot of other amazing ambient and post-rock artists such as Birds Of Passage, Sunlight Ascending and The Ascent Of Everest. You can stream and download the album for free on the label's bandcamp page and then if you're feeling so inclined, back the vinyl. It's an amazing, mellow and evocative album. It's definitely good idea to give it a listen even if that's not your go-to music. http://futurerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/melody-summer Here's another release of theirs, every same bit as amazing. http://futurerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/songs-by-the-tumbled-sea They still have quite a bit of money to raise, with 11 days left and almost half the sum still needed to back the project but here's to hoping it will work. This music is made to be on wax. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1541457724/the-tumbled-sea

Can't really find much about this artist/release, but DZANG is a producer from Los Angeles currently living in Berlin. Someone posted about the record on Twitter, and that's how I discovered him. Nevertheless, the songs are pretty great. Official website: http://dzangtech.com/ Listen to the record/Download it for free: https://soundcloud.com/dzangcloud/sets/xlo BUY LINK: http://dzangtech.com/xlo/ The total is $12.95 shipped if you're in the US. Not a bad price for some awesome ambient tunes.

Shelflife is a great Portland based label that gets almost no mentions here at VC. New LP by Austin, TX dreampop shoegaze band She Sir Preorder & song samples: http://www.shelflife.com/catalogue/LIFE105.html Preorders have already shipped for 2/25/14 release. One of my favs of 2014 so far.

If you don't know who Arthur Russell is, basically he's a guy that dabbled in electronic, disco, ambient, classical, hip-hop and conventional singer/songwriter type stuff in the 80s and early 90s. He died in 1992 and left hundreds of tape reels and DAT tapes worth of music, so most of his material has been released posthumously, and every collection is different than the others. This album is made up of some very experimental minimalist recordings consisting mostly of just cello and vocals, with lots of reverb and delay. Basically the dopest shit ever, one of my favorite albums, and it just got issued on vinyl for the first time: Cheapest I was able to find stateside is from Experimedia. Roughly $30 ppd, well worth it considering how quick his stuff goes out of print: http://experimedia.net/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=1&products_id=9617 Link for Euros (direct from the label): http://arclighteditions.bigcartel.com/product/arthur-russell-i-another-thought-i This is one of the songs from the album, one of his more well known songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjzsnNkL-7o Another track:

Braveyoung's newest album is up for pre-order. Pre-orders end May 3rd and they ship May 5th. Only 100 will be made. 50 were special editions with the print set by Thomas Sara, but those are already gone. You can still order the standard copy for $10 at http://www.braveyoung.bigcartel.com/ If you don't act on this fast, they will be gone. Heads up for anyone that was interested in this!

This is their first EP from 2006, now available on vinyl. From the Fake Chapter Records site: Limited edition of 300! First 100 on "transparent 'blood' red", remaining traditional black. We'll do our best to have both available while on tour but can only ensure red copies through pre-orders. Please specify desired color in comments at checkout, especially if ordering multiples. SIDE A 1. beneath bricks and books | 2. a mission to prague | 3. arms/sleepers | 4. warm SIDE B 5. Aux | 6. a girl named clive | 7. moscow pop | 8. (untitled) All vinyl includes download card for the full expanded track listing shown below in WAVE file format. PO: http://www.fakechapter.com/catalog.html

Hello everyone, I've been posting here for quite some time and never really spoke about my being a musician or writing and recording music. I decided to write, record and release a new project titled "Bells & Whistles" and give it away to all of you for free/pay-what-you want download on Bandcamp. I hope all of you have a wonderful New Year and please enjoy all the music it brings! UPDATE: Forgot to mention Ryan Russell did the cover artwork. He's an incredible photographer, please visit him here: http://www.ryanrussell.net Link to download: http://bellsandwhistles.bandcamp.com "Bells & Whistles" EP Trailer: http://youtu.be/d28HihA6rTk