“I didn’t have any old unreleased pieces like that, so I created something new.” Its flowy ambient and electronic compositions are incredibly in tune with the seemingly random nature of existence that lends itself to both beauty and cruelty. “I made this very calm album in response to requests from listeners, who asked if I had any unreleased music that could offer a quiet place for them to breathe for a while,” Rich says. Rich’s latest work is called Offering to the Morning Fog, which was devised in reaction to the ongoing global turmoil.
He’s released dozens of genre-defining albums over the years, but is perhaps best known for his “sleep concerts” that began in the ’80s-immersive, all-night experiences that attempt to improve the REM cycles of their audiences with music. Robert Rich is one of the most consequential names in ambient and electronic music. Minimal synths trickle in, building to dramatic ’80s soundscapes and wisps of moody vaporwave. Memory Tracer, the new album from Los Angeles experimental artist AURAGRAPH, will reacquaint you with those bewitching textures, helping you reconnect with your exhilarated side while tapping into your current blurry state. There’s a numbness to sitting inside all day, far removed from the daily hustle and bustle and vibrant nightlife of the city. This glorious synthwave album will remind you of sensations you forgot about. Listen to the full playlist on Spotify here. From artists based in Los Angeles and Tokyo to Hamburg and Reykjavík, this is music of the earth, and we hope you find something here that makes your existence on this planet feel a little more meaningful and less overwhelming. In an effort to spread these complex and visceral feelings that come from instrumental albums, we decided to share a selection of 2020 releases that give us those precise feelings. Whether or not you would consider yourself a religious or spiritual person, this is transcendent music about the human condition-more than capable of producing similar sensations of devotion and awe. These are albums for moments of solitude that allow us to feel more connected to ourselves and the people that we can’t be around just yet. Peace of mind is hard to come by these days, but sometimes the most comforting sentiments are the unspoken ones, which is why instrumental albums are such a gift.
There aren’t many words that can make us feel better right now.
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