Ambient Discourses // conversations with musicians and composers

Episode 011 / August 9, 2023 In this episode of Ambient Discourses, we talk with Grammy-nominated Tom Eaton about his new album 'Weathering', approaching mid-life, memorable collaborations, his evolved relationship with Heart Dance Records, and more. You can also hear more from Tom Eaton on The STOLACE | RELAY STATION, episode 3.40, which aired on August 6, 2023. Find more at https://stola...

Episode 010 / August 6, 2023 In this episode of Ambient Discourses, I have an amazing conversation at notable depths with Oregon-based electronic artist Daryl Groetsch who also operates under the name Pulse Emitter. The topic of our conversation steered through many highly interesting topics of conversation, including finding the balance in using tools and AI in music creation, finding the balance...

Episode 009 / August 2, 2023 In this episode of Ambient Discourses, we dive deep into conversation straight away with Swedish multi-instrumentalist and ambient composer Henrik Meierkord and the persecution he's had to endure in Sweden with his half-German heritage. Henrik shared about his childhood trauma of having to bear the weight of the transgressions of his ancestors, war crimes he had ab...

Episode 008 / July 30, 2023 In this episode of Ambient Discourses, I have a short, but sweet conversation with Daniel Field, who creates music under the name Kilometre Club and is the brainchild behind the Canadian ambient record label Imaginary North. In addition to talking about his origin story and the creative process, we touched on what motivates him and the momentum he's gained from work...

Episode 007 / July 23, 2023 In this episode of Ambient Discourses, we have an entirely enlightening conversation with Italian electronic artist Stefano Contini of Entheogenic Sound Explorer. Our conversation organically steered through multiple topics including how Stefano got into music, his entheogenic transformation, our connectivity to each other and The Entity, plus his visit to America and t...

Evan Moore of Trystaria Episode 005 / July 12, 2023 In this episode of Ambient Discourses, we get to know a recent addition to the Relay Station roster of artists — Trystaria. We had quite the exhilerating conversation, talking about our musical backgrounds, what led us toward the ambient music genre, our compositional process, and approaching music creation with a balanced perspective. You can al...

Paul Widdicomb of Nova Loka Episode 004 / July 9, 2023 In this episode of Ambient Discourses, we dive deeper into the perspectives of prolific Australian ambient artist Paul Widdicomb of Nova Loka. We had a splendid conversation about his new album "Losing the Foothold of Earth", how grief and suffering provided Paul with deep inspiration, and more. You can also hear more from Nova Loka...

Episode 003 / July 2, 2023 In this episode of Ambient Discourses, I deviate from the format of the podcast to provide a long-form walkthrough of my latest ambient release "ATMOS", a sixty-four minute seamless experience through Earth's atmosphere, plus recapping some of my musical history, what inspires me, and other interesting topics. You can find "ATMOS" at https://stola...

Carlo Matti, pianist and composer Episode 002 / June 25, 2023 In this episode of Ambient Discourses, Italian pianist and composer Carlo Matti and me have a brilliant conversation about how the cosmos has been a source of inspiration for him, the journey of creating art, finding your voice as a musician, and more. You can also hear more from Carlo Matti on The STOLACE | RELAY STATION, episode 3.34...

Damian Duque of City of Dawn Episode 001 / June 18, 2023 In our debut episode of Ambient Discourses, I have a wonderful conversation with Damian Duque of City of Dawn on the Heart Dance Records label, talking about the collaborative process, music creation as therapy, his journey in music on the autism spectrum, and much more. You can also hear more from City of Dawn on The STOLACE | RELAY STATION...