Baby Armie turns the page on another quarter in chill music findings.

Baby Armie turns the page on another quarter in chill music findings.

Baby Armie explores vintage synth-driven children’s music for Gentle Daps’ 20th episode.

Baby Armie explores vintage synth-driven children’s music for Gentle Daps’ 20th episode.

The first quarter’s best offerings in subdued music.

Gentle Daps returns to its roots in soft pop, soft prog, ethereal, and fusion with this two-year anniversary episode mixed by yours truly.

Baby Armie looks back at his favorite findings in the realm of late 2015 chill music.

Portland-based ambient artist Opaline has gotten regular coverage here on AiMT, so I am thrilled that he’s been kind enough to offer up this latest entry in the Gentle Daps series. It’s a live mix made up entirely of vinyl and cassettes, and it continues the new age theme of the past few Daps episodes. The format choice is fitting considering Opaline’s thick release schedule of cassettes in recent years. His most recent is called Open Source and is available on Hacktivism Records. Stream/buy it and the rest of Opaline’s extensively serene catalog over on his Bandcamp page.

It’s time once again to examine the state of the revival of new age music. This episode of Gentle Daps focuses on this year’s standout new age cassette releases.

A spotlight on some of the third quarter’s best subdued musical offerings.