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In today’s episode I’ve got two featured albums that are not only noteworthy and of high caliber, but carry with it their own unique transcendence. My first featured artist is Ned Milligan and his intimate album “Real Fun” — a beautifully collaged album that reads like an audio diary conveying both grief and the ephemeral. And later in the program, I’ve got the new album “Materia” from Italian sou...

I’ve got music up ahead from a four-way collaboration and their new album “Windy & Carl Meet Optigan Conservatory” and I think you’re going to find it to be an intriguing slow burn with its liminal drone-like qualities; and later in the program we shed a little light on the new album “Earthshine” from Norwegian ambient artist Erik Wøllo that is sure to please the space-themed ambient music lovers...

Playlist * [0:00] INTRODUCTION * [00:51] “Voyager” by Frank Pels from “Voyager” (Ambient Cat Records, 2026) * [04:29] “Music for Migraines (Part 16)” by KapTep & Brannan Lane from “Music for Migraines, Vol. 2” (Chitra Records, 2026) * [09:08] “Morgenstund” by Klangwart from “Wildnis” (Staubgold, 2026) * [18:29] “Blue” by Miguel Otero from “Faint Glow” (No Ray Records, 2026) * [20:51] “Indra’s Net...

I’ve got two fantastic artists in store for you today, both representing vastly different facets of the ambient genre. I’ve got the new album “Melting Days” from electronic artist Lusine — and it is a compelling, ever-evolving, and emotionally deep album that’s made it to my 2026 essentials list. And later in the program, I’ve got the new album “Elyth” from Czech composer Blochemy, representing a...

In this program I’ve got some striking music in store for you. First up among my featured artists for today, the collaboration between Canadian ambient artist Hollie Kenniff and Japanese artist Kazuma Okabayashi — they’ve got a dreamy and pleasant new album out now on Nettwerk Music Group called “Familial Tones” that we’ll be showcasing. And later in the program, we’re giving some love to the 25th...

My two featured artists on the program have some pretty fantastic sonic spaces in store for us, and I can’t wait to share them with you. Akira Film Script is back with another release, offering up his new album “Vibrations” through SoundGhost — and it has an irresistible vibe about it that makes for a fantastic listening session; and later in the program I’ve got an album out now on WhiteLabRecs f...

Brannan Lane is back with another release available through Chitra Records, a placid, space-filled escapade with his new 2026 ambient release, “Folding Space” that’ll take you to intergalactic destinations within; and later in the program Japanese sound artist Iu Takahashi returns with the ornately imbued album “Ipsum” — her second release with the French label Laaps records — and it’s spellbindin...

Playlist * [0:00] INTRODUCTION * [00:50] “Sunlit Solitude” by Spectrical from “Litchfield” (Perceptual Tapes, 2026) * [07:20] “Tharsis (KapTep Remix)” by Fumana from “Moonglow” (Ambient Cat Records, 2026) * [12:30] “Sign” by Akira Kosemura from “Polaroid Piano (15th Anniversary Edition)” (Room 40 / Someone Good, 2026) * [14:32] “What Brings You Here” by Jics from “New South Wales” (WhiteLabRecs, 2...

In this episode we showcase ambient artist Zensor from the Netherlands and their pleasant, slow-burning dystopian full-length LP that’s sure to please; and later in the program Australian musician Tsubai makes his ambient genre debut with an album inspired by the majestic landscape of Greenland and it’s magnificent landmark, the Ilulissat Icefjord. Plus new music from Andrew Tuttle & Darren Cross,...

I’ve got some outstanding featured artists in the lineup for today’s program — in a word: sublime. Black Brunswicker is back with a new album on Nettwerk Music Group that is a delightful tribute to guitarist John Fahey in her album “Dreams of A Sunflower River”; and later in the program David Cordero and Aiko Takahashi treat us to a divine collaboration with their album “Night’s End” out now on th...

In this program, Sebby Kowal treats us to his latest dreamy soundscape with otherworldly textures and sonic ear candy from his new album “Shoreline”; and later in the program Lynn Wright treats us to dreamy ambient guitar and washed out vocal layering in Wright’s debut ambient album “Before the Sinking Plains”. Plus new music from Miguel Otero & David Cordero, Old Amica, Stray wool, Billy Denk and...

In this program, I’ve got cinematic-inspired music from the collaboration between Logic Moon and Piscean Daydreams, an album that draws its inspirations from some pretty deep, underlying roots from the Bladerunner Universe. And later in the program, Australian experimental ambient artist Lawrence English has released an album that is grounded in a deep reflection of the meaning of nostalgia that i...

Your support matters! Help the Relay Station thrive — become a sustaining member of The Relay Station. Your monthly contribution in any amount helps support the programming and widen our reach. Give today, become a supporter! Playlist * [0:00] INTRODUCTION * [00:00:50] “N6-79” by Akira Film Script from “Over Exposure” (Driftworks, 2026) * [00:07:59] “Moving Forward” by Sebby Kowal from “Cherry Blo...

A fruitful summer break I think it was a solid decision on my part to take the summer off from weekly programming — it allowed me to finish up a short film that I’ve been serving as film editor and audio engineer for, plus composing the score for it, along with getting set up in my studio space and building up momentum with my visual art. I’ve already had my first exhibition, a number of pieces so...

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Have a dollar to spare? Just one dollar a month can help me further invest in the program and cover the expenses incurred in the programming. Join the rest of the community and become a monthly supporter today — any amount can help the program thrive, enabling me to support the ambient music community. Playlist * [0:00] INTRODUCTION * [00:00:50] “Dill 35” by Pavel Doronin from “Dill” (Independent,...

In this program, I’ve got two top-shelf artists and their amazing works that we’ll be highlighting on the program. First up, the incomparable Abul Mogard has reissued his 2022 release “In a Few Places Along the River”, and whether it’s your first time hearing the album or your one-hundredth, it’s captivating all the same. And later in the program, the extremely imaginative and inventive duo that i...

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In this program, I’ve got the stunning new album “Fables” from stringed instrumentalist and composer Isabel Pine that’s ornately imbued with her four-piece stringed arrangement and dreamy ambient layers, and later in the program I’ve got the new album “Les Juif Riches” from film composer Philippe Deschamps, a pensive, dreamy, and contemplative ambient soundtrack. Plus new music from JJRD + mRn, Ra...

In this program, I’ve got some fantastic collaborations in store for you, mirroring the beautiful potential of humankind. First up in the program, we’ll be showcasing the new album “Be Human” from violinist Violetta Vicci and pianist Bruno Bavota, showing the magical potential when two artists come together in the same room — and the result is sublime! And later in the program Scottish composer Gl...

In this program, we’re giving a whole lot of love to one of the most expressive instruments known to human kind — the cello. I’ve got the new album “All The Important Things Are Now Connected” from Simon McCorry, a brooding and contemplative work, balanced with wonder and curiosity. And later in the program French experimental Cellist Cécile Lacharme has me absolutely spell-bound with her new loop...

In this program, we’re going to take a contemplative dip into a dreamy blend of neoclassical and ambient music with our two featured artists. Italian violinist and composer Francesca Guccione has a new album that is a breathtaking surrender to the flow of the universe with her release “Panta Rhei: An Ontology of Becoming”; and later in the program Ukranian-born pianist and electronic artist Mike L...

Playlist * [0:00] INTRODUCTION * [01:40] “I Have Worshipped The Wrong Gods” by Glacis with Henrik Meierkord from “We Gape And We Are Healed” (WhiteLabRecs, 2026) * [04:37] “An Accidental Encounter” by Adrian Lane from “Where Once We Danced” (Whitelabrecs, 2025) * [07:20] “Movement between Light and Shadow” by Small Chief from “Zero Movement” (Cyclical Dreams, 2026) * [20:58] “Drifting Ionosphere”...

In this program, the Italian duo Passepartout Duo take us all along on a trek through a vast world of sound with their globe-trotting album “Pieces from Places”, a delightful album of vignettes from their travels around the world; and later in the program Six Missing and Patrik Berg Almkvisth treat us to a cinematic odyssey for the mind with their sublime collaboration “Developments”. Plus new mus...

In this program, we’ll be showcasing the follow-up to Piscean Daydreams and Michael D Tidwell’s 2025 collaboration with “Ghost, Volume 2”, a phantasmal album that’ll take us to illusory and mystical environments; and later in the program we’ve got Mike Cadoo of the post-industrial electronic project Dryft, pushing and defying stylistic boundaries, setting the stage with his near dystopian electron...