Body Habitat - Bulominski Hwy

The Boluminski Highway is the main land transportation route on the island of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea, as per Wikipedia description. A variation of its name is also the title for Body Habitat's new album that came out just a few days ago. The idyllic, palm-filled cover art would suggest a mellow downtempo record, but instead we're getting a tropical drum 'n' ambient project that has its chill, sometimes ritual-drone moments, while remaining spray-painted with UK bass-like experiments throughout. It's an unusual album that needs you to be in a specific mood to fully appreciate, but when it hits, it feels very atmospheric.

The album is available for free here. Stream down below.

Human Hollow - Red Rover

Human Hollow are back with a new single - one that has been brewing in their studio for ages, according to the press info. For some reason, hearing "Red Rover" repeated in the chorus makes me think of The Shining, but to be honest, the track does have a distinct Halloween-like quality. It sounds BIG in how it's arranged and recorded—I can imagine it sounding infinitely better in a massive club than through my headset. Buy the single here.

STRFLL - Gloom

Brand new sonic dirge from STRFLL, aptly titled "Gloom". Featuring two original productions by themselves, a track each from Suffer Ring and Gonerville, and a sick Crim3s remix, the minimix packs a punch, despite being only 6 minutes and 40 seconds long. Sadly, the download option is disabled at the time of writing. You can stream the mix on Soundcloud.

Aros E-V - Body Metaphor

Aros E-V is an ambient musician based in Minnesota, better known as Ryan Evans to his friends and family. "Body Metaphor" is his debut album on Language Instinct - a label whose backing acts as a solid stamp of approval, should give you an immediate idea of what to expect sonically. Two long-form lo-fi recordings, slowly evolving as they unfold, capture the small, often unnoticeable moments in life. Drowsy pleasures.

"Body Metaphor" is out now on limited edition tapes. Stream below.

White Columns - Desire Lines

Jolan Lisle, the man behind White Columns, has just released his second album entitled "Desire Lines". Recorded over the course of five months across the turn of the year, the album offers a wonderful micro-universe of sounds, populated by delicate ambient tones, ominous drones, lo-fi field recordings, and occasional noise techniques that add a unique touch of charm to the whole experience. This one is made for those lonely evenings, sitting in a comfy chair with a pair of headphones on, ready to catch all the intricacies White Columns has carefully crafted and selected here. Wonderful album.

Get the album here, and check it out in full below.

New Mexican Stargazers - Morning Rituals

"Morning Rituals" is the latest album by always-reliable lo-fi shaman New Mexican Stargazers. Beautiful music, recorded across two long takes running over 18 minutes each, that is meant for home rituals and blissful meditation. This is the exact type of ambient music I constantly crave - something to help me disconnect, take a breath, and feel the universe around me. I truly hope this lands on vinyl at some point, but you can snag it on cassette and CDR for now.

Head over here to buy a physical copy. Stream below.

Delroy Edwards - It's Happening (To Me)

Is it vaporwave? Is it lo-fi new age? Is zany neo-muzak? Who cares, this new single by Delroy Elwards, released by L.A. Club Resource is totally radical, and makes me bop my head every time I hit that play button. Total vibes. Buy it here.