Blue Water Drift Dive

Today’s work music comes courtesy of Brin Coleman:

Simply mesmerizing ambient drone music that puts me into the coding zone every single time.  Highly recommended!

It’s not often that I come across an ambient artist I haven’t already heard of.  It’s even more rare when that artist comes with an already-established catalog that is even larger than my own.  And in the case of Bill Baxter, that catalog is many times larger.  Like, incredibly large.

In fact, I can count on one hand the number of artists who are more prolific.  And yet, somehow, the music is consistently superb.  If you are a fan of deep, contemplative, hypnotic,  constantly-evolving ambient drone, then Bill Baxter is someone you should know about.

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Today I’m listening to Craig Padilla while I work, and – wow – what a good choice.  One of my very favorite electronic artists, Craig is one of those musicians who produces simply beautiful compositions alongside his trademark lush synthesizer timbres.   Well-rounded, mature, and thoroughly enjoyable electronic and ambient music.

One of my favorite albums by Craig is his wondrous 2008 release Below The Mountain.  Billed as “progressive ambient”, this is a collection of melodic ambience replete with gentle pulsations and lush sweeps of sound.  Just superb.

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Some more work music for you, this time from prolific live ambient virtuoso Sarana.

If you haven’t listened to Sarana before, you are in for a real treat.  Sarana is Janne Särkelä, a brilliant artist who performs extended ambient sets live at concerts, raves, and online venues all over the world.  His catalog is quite extensive, and nearly all of it is available for free listening and enjoyment.

Whenever I listen to Sarana, I am struck by how he can create such enormous works that ebb and flow perfectly.  You can hear the artist playing his instruments in each piece, constructing a sound world that sounds both organic and synthetic.  And the sound design balances perfectly, always changing, always evolving, but never overpowering.  Just delightful.

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