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In today's program we’re showcasing the collaborative space in ambient music, turning the spotlight on some notable compositions in the ambient, atmospheric, and neoclassical space. My two featured collaborations both have captivating results from working together over vast distances. I’ve got a new album from David Cordero and Rhucle that is beautiful through and through, worthy of your attention. And Edoardo Gastaldi and Jay Brewer bridge the divide between ambient and neoclassical with their memorable album!

Also in the chat, our conversational topic for today riffs off our theme of collaborations. What in your mind are some of the essential components to producing an effective collaboration? What are some of your favorite artists that have worked together? Let’s strike up a conversation!

Plus new ambient music from City of Dawn & Rhucle, Ambiente Solstice & Billy Denk, Robert Rich & Luca Formentini and many, many more....

Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.

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Featured artists

David Cordero & Rhuclehttps://davidcordero.bandcamp.comhttps://rhucle.bandcamp.comhttps://homenormal.bandcamp.com

Edoardo Gastaldi & Jay Brewer https://edoardogastaldi-music.bandcamp.comhttps://jaybrewer.bandcamp.com

Featured album /// "So Far, So Close" by David Cordero & Rhucle

New from the Home Normal label comes a mesmerizing ten-song release from the collaboration between Spanish electronic artist David Cordero and Japanese ambient artist Rhucle. “So Far, So Close” is one of those ambient albums that seems to stand apart in a league of its own — the synthesis has a voice unique unto itself, the minimalist piano feels more like rain drops falling from a tree after a storm, and the warmth of the album radiates a tangible connectedness — between the pair of artists, their relationship with the world around them, and their relationship with music itself. One of the things I appreciate most about this album is the delicate use of minimalism and taking great care to only present that which is truly necessary — to speak volumes with the fewest of words. Suffice to say, I love this album! "So Far, So Close" by David Cordero & Rhucle is available now on most streaming music services as well as at https://homenormal.bandcamp.com.

Featured album /// "Atlantic to Adriatic" by Edoardo Gastaldi + Jay Brewer

There’s a new collaboration out between ambient artist Jay Brewer and Italian composer Edoardo Gastaldi — and it is absolutely sublime. “Atlantic to Adriatic” takes us through a musical communion between two artists from near opposite ends of the world with extraordinary ambient and cinematic music that has a deeply contemplative vibe, introspective with every note and phrase, and is in no hurry to lead you to the finish line. With delicate minimalist piano motifs, alluring and evocative ambient guitar phrases and patterns, and other tantalizing ornamental sonic elements, “Atlantic to Adriatic” is the sort of album that you can expect to take you on a trip through memory, nostalgia, and expansive soundscapes of the imagination. "Atlantic to Adriatic" by Edoardo Gastaldi + Jay Brewer is available now on most streaming services as well as at their respective pages at bandcamp.com.

https://edoardogastaldi-music.bandcamp.comhttps://jaybrewer.bandcamp.com

Playlist

* "Petrichor" by City Of Dawn + Rhucle from "Threads"

* "Stone Eclipse" by Ambiente Solstice + Billy Denk from "Stone Eclipse"

* "Expression" by Exit Chamber + Ed Herbers from "SELF-"

* "Drēamcræft" by Philamelian + Elif Yalvaç from "Sediments"

* "Lunar Illusions" by Mirai No Hagaki + TL30 from "Lunar Illusions"

* "Primordial Awakening" by Byron Metcalf + John Gregorius + Sean O'Bryan Smith from "Primordial Awakening"

* "Horizontal Line" by David Cordero + Rhucle from "So Far, So Close"

* "minus seven degrees" by Le Code + Scarless Arms from "Absolute Zero"

* "Wind In Trees" by Gollden + Willows8ng from "Bathe In Colour"

* "Calming Shadow" by Michael D. Tidwell + Piscean Daydreams from "Ghost"

* "Door of Ornament" by Robert Rich and Luca Formentini from "Cloud Ornament"

* "Beyond, Winter Sun" by Seaworthy + Matt Rösner from "Deep Valley"

* "Backing Within the Mirrors" by City of Dawn + Ross Christopher from "Empty Rooms"

* "Radio Interference" by Ghostloop + Atmøsphäre from "Exosphere"

* "Reposado III" by Thorny and Matt Borghi from "Fragments of Distance"

* "Amare" by Hollie Kenniff + Helios from "For Forever"

* "That Saturday" by Edoardo Gastaldi + Jay Brewer from "Atlantic to Adriatic"

* "Space" by The Humble Bee + Offthesky from "Here In, Absence"

* "The Kraken" by Michael D. Tidwell + Henrik Meierkord from "In The Depths of Dreadful Waters & Menacing Seas"

* "Music for Migraines (Part 5) (Le Code Remix)" by KapTep + Brannan Lane from "Music for Migraines"

* "Fed On Lilies" by Benoît Pioulard + Offthesky from "Sunder"

* "Beyond Sleep (feat. Stolace)" by Billy Denk from "Beyond Sleep"

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