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awakened souls – Night Songs
Although I look to ambient music to soothe and quiet the mind, very few do it quite as well as Cynthia and James Bernard. I first discovered Cynthia’s music as marine eyes, her 2021 album idyll a soothing shower of sonic wonder, and Unfailing Love , her collaboration with zakè, a deeply profound, romantic exploration of liminal space and sound. Both are go-to soundtrack for evening dips in the pool,…
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Droneroom – “Mojave Pastoral”
Petal Motel is pleased to premiere “Mojave Pastoral” from our friend on the other side of that same desert, Blake Edward Conley AKA Droneroom. The track is from his upcoming album Whatever Truthful Understanding, out 4/15 on the aptly-titled Desert Records. The track is Morricone on the moon, high dronesome at its finest, painting a vivid landscape with noise featuring a full orchestra of sound manipulators, coming together from afar…
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MIX MONDAY VOL. 73 – PETAL MOTEL
My friends and favorite label (well, one of them) Ruination Record Co. create a weekly mix and recently I had the honor of curating a guest mix for them. Thanks so much to those guys and check out the amazing music they release on Bandcamp. > MIXCLOUD> BNDCMPR> SPOTIFY This mix begins with lots of Big Drone Energy, a series of eerie entrancers, frenetically crests, then dives into something more gentle, warm, and…
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Golden Brown – “Ghosts”
Stefan Beck AKA Golden Brown is proving to be truly prolific with the announcement of his seventh full-length album and – the third since October. “Ghosts” is a gently droning saunter through a pacific landscape, pastoral but modern, a much-needed balm for our current era. Beck’s 1936 aluminum lap steel does the heavy lifting while ambient electric guitar adds subtle decor. Luminous is out April 8th via Inner Islands. Luminous…
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Daytime Moon – “Aardvark”
Pleased to share the second single from Daytime Moon’s instrumental ambient guitar album Chrysanthemum. “Aardvark” is a spacey, droning experiment in drop A tuning (hence the name) on a Les Paul Jr. Brent says this is his favorite on the album and the most fun to record. Chrysanthemum is out this Friday! Chrysanthemum is a bouquet of contemplative, intimate guitar soli compositions from Morongo Basin locals Daytime Moon. Daytime Moon…
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RVBY MY DEAR – “Black Moon”
Coming 3 years after the release of her debut album Waiting, “Black Moon” is RVBY MY DEAR’s first single since moving to LA and reestablishing herself as an independent solo artist. Progressing from her rock band roots in Brooklyn NY and continuing her collaboration with renowned producer Andrew Lappin (whose recent successes include producing the critically-acclaimed “Fatigue” by L’Rain), “Black Moon” sees vocalist/bassist and songwriter Gabbi Coenen reconnect with the…
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Daytime Moon – “Soaker”
Petal Motel is pleased to share the first video from Chrysanthemum, an album we’re assisting with the release of. Is it ethical? IDK but no one is paying me. As you know, I love guitar music and begged the guitarist of the band I play in, Daytime Moon, to record a solo guitar record and here it is! Chrysanthemum is a bouquet of contemplative, intimate guitar soli compositions from Morongo…
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Marcel Sletten – “Your Love”
Marcel Sletten, who runs the label Primordial Void and released one of our favorite ambient albums last year is back with a new album entitled Irish Words and a Bottle of Myrrh, to be released on his own label on February 25th. Petal Motel is pleased to share the first single, “Your Love” from the album. Listen here: Irish Words and a Bottle of Myrrh by Marcel Sletten “Your Love”…
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Essential Guitar Records – Bandcamp Shopping List for Winter 2022
You know I’m a slut for acoustic finger-style (or flat-pick, or electric, really any kind of soft->shred->soli guitar playing). I asked – many Twitter friends delivered. Here are a bunch of newer guitar (ok, I also added a few non-guitar, but, stringed-instrumental) albums (most recently released or about-to-be-released) that are just… music to my ears. Ernie Francestine – The Quiet ShiftSome of the prettiest playing I’ve heard in a while.…
