In today's program I’ve got a ton of new outstanding and mind-bending tracks from brand new albums, some new faces to The Relay Station, and of course the new digs over at MixCloud — thanks for coming along for the ride. My two featured albums today are both fantastic expressions of different facets of ambient music. In the first hour the entrancing collaboration between KapTep and Sebby Kowal out now on Ambient Cat Records that is calming through and through, plus later on in the program brand new music from Benoît Pioulard that has me all jazzed up about the sweet new vinyl and the even sweeter tones and textures on the new album.

Plus up ahead, I’ve got ground-breaking music from JARR, Philamelian + Elif Yalvaç, Leafblighter and so much more. Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two hours for global ambient music, on The Relay Station.

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Featured artists

KapTep + Sebby Kowal https://ambientcat.bandcamp.com

Benoît Pioulard https://pioulard.bandcamp.com

Featured album /// "Switch" by KapTep + Sebby Kowal

Ambient Cat Records is out with a new cross-collaboration between KapTep’s Derek Carter and ambient artist Sebby Kowal that flips all the right switches to produce a placid and soothing listening session. “Switch” is the new four-song EP between the pair of artists, a beautiful recording laced with soft atmospheric textures and field recordings, gently sweeping pad synthetics, minimalist instrumentation, and delicate ornamentals. The vibe is calming, spacious yet cozy and subdued, and is just what the doctor ordered for times of high anxiety and stress — a worthy addition to your ambient playlists. While I feel the album could have been tripled in length to appease my craving for long-form recordings, the album repeat button will suffice just fine, listening over and over again! "Switch" by KapTep + Sebby Kowal is available now on most streaming music services as well as at https://ambientcat.bandcamp.com.

Featured album /// "Stanza IV" by Benoît Pioulard

It was quite difficult to curb my enthusiasm when I heard multidisciplinary artist Thomas Meluch, who operates under the alias Benoît Pioulard, was releasing another ambient album on limited edition vinyl. “Stanza IV” bears all the hallmarks of Pioulard’s general esthetics — like meandering through a blurry-eyed dream, passing from one weathered photograph to the next, lingering long enough to fall under the spell of its seducing tones and textures. If given the opportunity, I could talk nearly ad nauseam about the listening experience alone, especially when seated comfortably in front of my turntable listening to the limited edition “yellow pollen” vinyl and paging through my memories like flipping through the accompanying pensive Polaroid photographs. It’s the sort of album that you cannot pass up and has made my 2025 essentials list of ambient albums. "Stanza IV" by Benoît Pioulard is available now on most streaming music services as well as at https://pioulard.bandcamp.com.

Playlist

* JARR "Little Becka"

* Philamelian + Elif Yalvaç "Apátheia"

* Leafblighter "Soundscaping"

* Julia Gjertsen + Gustav Davidsson "Vinden"

* Adrian Lane "Your Eyes Lift"

* Six Missing "We Took Control"

* KapTep + Sebby Kowal "Knowhere"

* John Oreschnick "History"

* BK Pepper "I Love You"

* Samara "caustics"

* Eguana "Ethereal Atmosphere"

* Akira Film Script "Akira Film Script - E"

* Michael D. Tidwell + Morning Haze + Le Code "Mind Over Matter"

* 't Geruis "continue à pied, ne reste pas loin"

* Dionisaf "Distant Shores"

* Celestial Trails "Rapture of Deep Blue"

* Benoît Pioulard "Fog dialect"

* Winter Silhouette "Pull Out, Pull Back"

* Kilometre Club "Drifting Landscapes (with Ghost In The Loop_"

* The Deccan Traps "Kinder Ascent"

* The Album Leaf "Carousel"

* Stolace "Sonoro III"

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