STOLACE
The STOLACE Relay Station

THE RELAY STATION

featuring ambient, neoclassical, and new age artists from around the world.

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Relay Station Episodes

  • Episode 05.21 // featuring Ghostloop + Atmøsphäre & Vagantpoesi

    In today's program we're strapping on our proverbial backpacks and foregoing the paved roads for the wild open landscapes of atmospheric and experimental ambient music, stretching the boundaries of what mainstream culture typically defines as music. I'm going to be featuring two fantastic new releases from artists that are going to help us do just that, explore the roads less traveled in electronic music. My featured artists on the program both have new releases on the Perceptual Tapes label — Ghostloop + Atmøphäre have an enchanting collaboration that will whisk you off to magical vistas of sound and texture, and the ever exotic and experimental Vagantpoesi, leading us on an expedition filled with mystery and intrigue. Plus music from Absence, Sonaura, Annie Aries, Simon Šerc and many more.... Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two-plus hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.

  • Episode 05.20 // featuring Ed Herbers & Philippe Deschamps

    In today's program we're all about that mental voyage the music takes us on — the trip if you will. Ambient music can set quite the stage, and I've got two great artists that deserve a moment in the spotlight. Ed Herbers is out with another full-length album taking us high into the atmosphere, and French film composer Philippe Deschamps takes us through a mystical forest steeped in metaphor inspired by the Divine Comedy. Plus music from Ben Chatwin, Billy Denk, Ghostloop & Atmøsphäre, Gollden, and many more.... Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two-plus hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.

  • Episode 05.19 // featuring Lorenzo Montanà & Taylor Deupree

    In today's program we're going to explore contrasts in ambient music, the highs, the lows, the minimalists, the deeply complex, and everything in between. My featured artists on the program both have remarkable new albums that approach minute details from different vantage points — I've got new music from Lorenzo Montanà pushing the boundaries of electronic and ambient music with densely packed arrangements, and Taylor Deupree exploring the finite details and slow evolutionary spaces found in minimalism. Plus music from Bryan Senti and Dom Bouffard, Evenfall, Ben Lukas Boysen, ILUITEQ, and many more.... Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two-plus hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.

  • Episode 05.18 // featuring Clone Rainbow & Marco Lucchi + Henrik Meierkord

    In today's program I've got two dream-inducing artists with brand new releases that are a must for your ambient playlists. My first featured artist on the program is Clone Rainbow with their brand new Imaginary North release, and my second featured artists are no strangers to collaboration — the prolific Henrik Meierkord and Marco Lucchi. Plus music from Billy Denk, Domy Castellano, Ed Herbers, M. Cross Dougherty, and many more.... Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two-plus hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.

  • Episode 05.17 // featuring Six Missing + Clariloops & Kilometre Club

    In today's program we're going to explore the spatial relationships in ambient music, both the relationships found in the instrumentation, as well as in the collaborative space between artists. My featured collaborations on the program today are Six Missing and Clariloops with a new EP out now on the Nettwerk Music Group label, and Kilometre Club who crafted gorgeous ambient music with 26 other musicians on his latest album. Plus I've got music from Hania Rani, Neighborhood Libraries, Clone Rainbow, Foam and Sand and many more.... Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two-plus hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.

  • Episode 05.16 // featuring Masaya Ozaki & Thorny

    In today's program I have two artists that are going to transport you from where you're seated to another place and time, setting an ambient and atmospheric stage for your imagination. My featured artists on the program are Masaya Ozaki with a brand new release exploring their time in Iceland, and Thorny taking us through a space of reflection on the flooding that occurred in Central Vermont. Plus music from Andrew Schoen, Billy Denk, Evening Ocean, Rotating Tapes, ILUITEQ and many more.... Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two-plus hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.

  • Episode 05.15 // featuring Kiasmos & Andersson + Meierkord

    In today's program we have two unique collaborations from the hybrid worlds of electronic, neoclassical, and ambient music. My featured artists on the program are Kiasmos, the collaboration between Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen, and a collab between ambient cellist Henrik Meierkord and guitarist Pelle Andersson. They have new music out that we'll be showcasing later on the program. Plus music from Jason Blake, Jan Uve, Laura Masotto, Nova Loka, Six Missing and many more.... Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two-plus hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.

  • Episode 05.14 // featuring Giannis Gogos & Danny Clay

    In today's program we're going deep for a texture-rich sensory experience within the ambient genre — my two featured artists on the program have new releases that are ripe for the picking. Giannis Gogos makes their debut with the Perceptual Tapes label with an album chock full of tape loop goodness, and Danny Clay is out with a new album that is gorgeous from end to end. Plus music from Christian Welde, Kilometre Club, Lorenzo Montanà, AITIA, and many more.... Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two-plus hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.

  • Episode 05.13 // featuring Daryl Groetsch & Oberlin

    In today's program we're stepping into more atmospheric compositions in the ambient genre, and I've got two really great atmospheric and drone based ambient albums that you're going to love. I'm featuring the latest from Daryl Groetsch with a gorgeous, long-form EP, and Oberlin with a new release that's chock-full with spatial goodness. Plus music from Absense, Akhira Sano, ELEON, Le Code, M. Cross Dougherty and many more.... Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two-plus hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.

  • Episode 05.12 // featuring Peter Calandra & The Moon Mountaineer

    In today's program we're celebrating Piano Day a few days early and will be showcasing a lot of great piano music in the ambient, atmospheric, and neoclassical genres. My featured artists on the program are Peter Calandra and The Moon Mountaineer, both with emotive new neoclassical releases that I'm excited to share with you today. Plus music from Ben Lukas Boysen, Meierkord & Anderson, Ed Herbers, Vetle Nærø and many more.... Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two-plus hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.