In today's program my two featured albums cover vastly different ends of the ambient spectrum, and I’m totally there for it — one laying the foundation for peace and serenity, and the other stirring you up towards awareness and vigilance. In the first hour, my first featured album comes from the collaboration between Australian artist Uuxe and Canadian ambient artist Gollden, who’ve put together a serene EP that is ripe for the times. And later in the program, a poignant new EP from Los Angeles based multidisciplinarian artist Yann Novak with striking reflection of our current social, technical, and political landscape.

Plus our conversational topic for today: music and social change. What are some notable albums or songs that come to mind that stirred up tangible signs of social change? And how do you think Ambient music could play a role in affecting our cultural landscape? Let’s strike up a conversation!

Also up ahead, new music from Willebrant, Eblo, Akhira Sano and more. Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.

Featured artists

Uuxe + Golldenhttps://ageofleisure.bandcamp.comhttps://gollden.bandcamp.com

Yann Novakhtttps://yannnovak.bandcamp.comhttps://room40.bandcamp.com

Featured album /// “Dupont” by Uuxe + Gollden

New from ambient promoter Age of Leisure comes a collaboration that will guide you to a state of meditative bliss with this three-song EP. “Dupont” is a new release from Australian artist Uuxe and Toronto ambient artist Gollden, along with additional instrumentation provided by Canadian artist Nirvana Sagar. Created over the cold winter months in Toronto, Uuxe and Gollden blended together stunning ambient guitar and keyboards, mesmerizing singing bowl layers, and dreamy saxophone lines to create a work that is perfect for a short meditation sit or unwinding and letting go of the day. The vibe feels like a cascade of serenity pouring over me when I invite this music in, and I highly encourage you to do the same. “Dupont” by Uuxe + Gollden is available now on limited edition cassette, on most streaming music services, and at https://ageofleisure.bandcamp.com.

Featured album /// “Continuity” by Yann Novak

Out now on Room 40 Records is a consequential three-song EP that ought not be overlooked. Los Angeles based multidisciplinary artist Yann Novak has masterfully created a poignant work that reflects our times and serves as a sobering lens through which to view our modern era. “Continuity” is a stunning blend of field recordings and looped synthesizer phrasings, depicting the often paradoxical and nefarious sides of technology that we’ve become dependent upon — from the illusion of freedom and privacy, to government transparency, social media, and more. With a wash of abated noise, near-dystopian ambient layers, obscured digital recordings, and ghostly ear candy, I find “Continuity” to be a fantastic backdrop for which to reflect on the state of the world in which we live. “Continuity” by Yann Novak is available now on most streaming music services as well as at https://yannnovak.bandcamp.com.

Playlist

* "La Fonte (Solo Version)" by Domy Castellano from "Among the Trees"

* "It Comes To Us All (Solo Version)" by Winter Silhouette from "Left For History"

* "Demande Un" by Akhira Sano from "D-R"

* "When Fearful Waters Trembled" by The Bird's Companion from "A Place Outside of Time"

* "Hibernation" by First Snow of the Year from "Hibernation"

* "The Damage Done" by RL Huber from "Dagos"

* "Flyover" by Uuxe + Gollden from "Dupont"

* "Cicada Song" by Hiram from "Green Green Earth"

* "Luminous Bardo 1" by Dashmesh from "Luminous Bardo"

* "Respite" by Ed Herbers from "Confluence"

* "Todo se fue quedando" by Raúl Cantizano + David Cordero from "Aunque llegue la mañana"

* "Shoreline (Meditation Version)" by Niclas Lundqvist + Christian Alsemgeest from "Streams and Dreams"

* "Overseas" by Lane + Gregorius + Smith from "Lost Desert Highway"

* "Wandering Through a Canopy of Stars" by Brannan Lane + Billy Denk from "Celestial Lullaby"

* "Peaceful Waters" by Metric System 1981 + MS Carina from "Dive In - Chapter 8"

* "Listening Tree" by Willebrant from "Imaginary North Transmission 011"

* "Context Collapse" by Yann Novak from "Continuity"

* "The Light of Day" by Eblo from "Dive In - Chapter 8"

* "Chapter II – Commodity" by Michael D. Tidwell and Piscean Daydreams from "Natura"

* "lodestone" by andarctica from "measures of the old earth"

* "Night Rain" by Sineko + The Void Wanderer from "Night Rain (single)"

* "5" by Stolace from "Jamuary 2025"

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