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James Clements’ latest collection of ambient techno evokes uncharted and mysterious ocean depths.

The ambient master’s latest is two hours of otherworldly atmospheres inspired by his experiences with synesthesia.

Some of it hasn’t aged well, but Under Midnight’s earnestness and ambition are still worth noting, even after nearly three decades.

Hana Vu’s latest EP is filled with catchy dreampop that’s all the more so for its mundanity.

The producer’s future funk is warm, infectious, and perfect for chasing those winter blues away.

The prolific French producer has released some of the year’s best dark ambience.

The “chill-hop” producer blends hip-hop beats, melancholy atmospheres, jazzy riffs, and other elements for supreme chill-out material.

The duo’s final album combines black metal and shoegaze to brutal, yet beautiful effect.

The band’s first release in a dozen years boasts a heavier, more expansive sound.

Inspired by classic horror soundtracks and ’70s educational films, Young Hierophant crafts otherworldly (yet catchy) electronic music.

Joost Kraaijenbrink’s whimsical indietronica sometimes blurs together, but it also contains numerous delights.

A sense of great care and precision always permeates The Green Kingdom’s music.

Gavin Miller’s latest mines the same sort of “nostalgist” sound as artists like July Skies and Epic 45.

If you’re in the mood for music that works best if you just close your eyes and let it drift you away, then this is for you.

Some of the most challenging music of Low’s career, but also some of the most daring, intriguing, and rewarding.

The album’s blurred washes of ambience conjure a sense of growing dread — but there’s beauty to be heard, as well.

Nostalgia-laden pastoral post-rock, artistic post-hardcore, raging feminist post hardcore, and a cosmic horror soundtrack.

New Society’s songs possess the sort of candor and bluntness you find in much of Christian industrial music.

There’s nevertheless something fascinating about the Belgian trio’s music, raw as it may be.

Part of me thinks they could have achieved the same status that Dead Artist Syndrome and Lifesavers Underground now enjoy in Christian circles.