Arkia - Remnant (Air Sculptures Vol.2)

Part two in Arkia's "Air Sculptures" series comes in the shape of "Remnant". Minimal and textured ambient compositions are expertly mixed into this 40-minute serene odyssey. A great follow up to the previous volume. Buy this release here.

Arkia - Bloom (Air Sculptures Vol.1)

Arkia Jahani returns to his first-name project, and starts 2025 with "Bloom (Air Sculptures Vol.1)", a 30-minute sound sculpture that effortlessly flows between the airy ambient, lo-fi synth and cinematic drone crates. Smooth tones from the outerworld. Support and buy here.

Arkia - Physical Prayers

New meditative LP from Arkia dropped on Bandcamp last week, but due to my holidays I wasn't able to properly cover it. Created through improvisational sessions on various synthesizers, "Physical Prayers" feels like a cosmic muzak for the Milky Way explorations. Since Arkia recorded those synth sessions on tape, they have this beautiful, lo-fi hiss that gives them character and depth. Check out "Physical Prayers VI" for example, just lush.

You can buy this album here, and stream it below.

Transcend All Identities - Foreglow

Although this follow-up to Transcend All Identities' "Afterglow" came out 2 months ago, only now I had some time to sit down and give it a spin. Consisting of a whooping 22 compositions, "Foreglow" is an album that picks up all the threads from its predecessor, slowly and steadily floating in between textural ambient portals, and catalysing a zoned-out mood that gradually spills onto its listener. Background muzak for mellow afternoons and retrospective walks in the nature.

Purchase "Foreglow" here, and stream it after the jump.

Makeup - Anti-Music Vol.III

Makeup returns with "Anti-Music Vol.III", his latest album in a series that blurrs the boundaries between club staples and experimental sound design. The third volume focuses mostly on cinematic ambient and drone with all their unconventional mutations, but also doesn't shy away from adding in techno, industrial and even some dungeon synth influences into the mix. The result is quite incredible, an otherworldly and engaging sonic story told by an astral composer. Suffice to say, this is probably my favourite volume of the trilogy, cannot recommend it enough.

Purchase the album here, you can stream it below in the meantime.

Transcend All Identities - Afterglow

Transcend All Identities has been low key putting out really good albums this year, with "Afterglow" being his third and largest project so far. Recorded over the Summer, the album consists of 22 compositions that glimmer on the starry ambient sky at night, pulsing with dreamy keys and choral-like vocals. Music for motionless floating over the sand dunes on Mars.

"Afterglow" can be purchased here, and checked below.

Arkia - A Life Devoted To The Pursuit Of Beauty

Arkia Jahani is back, this time with an album written and released under his first name. "A Life Devoted To The Pursuit Of Beauty" is a collection of nine tracks that follow a seamless and engrossing narrative using synths, processed vocals and electronics. From fuzzy ambience layered with angelic choir on "Hidden Meanings" Arkia transitions through lo-fi dungeon synth to contemporary classical piano pieces, always with calming tranquility and attention to detail. Wonderful testament to his ever-growing talent.

The album is available for purchase on bandcamp here, and can be also streamed below.

Transcend All Identities - Folk Forms

Transcend All Identities is yet another alias of the amazing musician Arkia Jahani. On his latest release, which came out on the final day of 2021, he ventured into obscure drone and evocative dark ambient territories, experimenting with loops, sound collage and distorted vocals. "Folk Forms" serves as a vessel for his ghostly folk rituals and lost transmissions, so much different from anything else he's done.

Buy "Folk Forms" here, and stream it after the jump.

Makeup - Anti-Music Vol.II

Makeup is an alias of Arkia Jahani, a Persian-American composer and multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, CA. I discovered him back in 2015 thanks to his amazing EP "Divine Fashion", filled with atmospheric downtempo beats and synth soundscapes. "Anti-Music Vol.II" is the second volume of his experimental releases where worlds of rhythmic noise, industrial techno and obscure IDM collide. Uncompromising music for uncertain times.

Buy "Anti-Music Vol.II" here, and stream it below.