top of page

Chitra Digest: December 2024

Here are 10 remarkable ambient albums from the last month of 2024.


Metric System 1981 – A Quiet Place

Label: Ambient Cat (USA)

Genre, style: #ambient #drone #noise

Format: digital


Each track is designed to transport you to a tranquil, quiet space, perfect for relaxation and contemplation. Several tracks were made in collaboration with other outstanding artists (KapTep, Ghostloop, Le Code), who brought their own special colors to the overall picture.



Deep Dive Sound – Where Shadows Sleep

Label: Chitra Records (USA)

Genre, style: #ambient #darkambient #newage

Format: digital, CD


"In the Amazon, the earth hummed in delicate whispers, lush and endless. I captured its heartbeat, learning to embrace medicinal plants, cradled in the quiet power of nature’s embrace. These sacred moments of peace stand in stark contrast to my time in the Middle East & North Africa, where desolation echoes and resilience blooms in the shadow of struggle. These two worlds became sonic prayers, woven mantras of hope-seeking balance in their wake".



KapTep & Brannan Lane – Music for Migraines

Label: Ambient Cat (USA)

Genre, style: #ambient #drone #noise

Format: digital, cassette


The concept for Music for Migraines began with a track on KapTep's debut release Overcast on Chitra Records in 2023.



Komagome - Hitotoki

Label: Atlantea Records (Belgium)

Genre, style: #ambient #drone #noise #lofi

Format: digital


A unique ambient artist from Japan subtly and very uniquely interweaves different layers, creating a dreamy and enveloping atmosphere.


Christian Alsemgeest – Beneath the Surface

Label: Ambient Cat (USA)

Genre, style: #ambient #postrock

Format: digital


With ethereal guitar and piano tones and deep atmospheric pads, each track invites listeners to explore introspective and serene soundscapes. This album is perfect for those seeking a meditative and calming auditory experience.



Various Artists – A Space to Rest and Recover

Label: Slow Echo (Hong Kong)

Genre, style: #ambient #drone #noise #lofi

Format: digital


Slow Echo compilation returns with a reflective selection of music from the past year, as well as 12 brand new tracks from Slow Echo artists.



Lauge – Aspire

Label: Ambient Soundscapes (Sweden)

Genre, style: #ambient #drone #noise

Format: digital


A wonderful new mini-album from Lauge, filled with inspiring airy pads and gentle sounds of nature.



Come Le Onde - L'immensa Solitudine Delle Montagne

Label: Oscarson (Germany)

Genre, style: #ambient #drone #noise

Format: digital, vinyl, CD


The geographical context of Sardinia isn't merely a backdrop; it's a protagonist in this work. Each musical note, every melody in L'immensa Solitudine Delle Montagne, seems to chart a course through its lands, from the mountains to the beaches, from the villages to the coastal cities.



Joan Jordi Oliver - Sempre Encara

Label: Florina Cassettes (Canada)

Genre, style: #ambient #drone

Format: digital, cassette


In his third release, Joan Jordi Oliver persists in the medium of electronic production and the promise of the endless digital canvas as means for sonic transformation.



BODYXVIII - Closer

Label: Amulet of Tears (Lithuania)

Format: digital, vinyl, cassette


BODYXVIII is a Melburnian musician and audio collagist, immersing into blend drones and textures, enfolding darkened soundscapes, droning dynamism & subdued emphasis, harmonizing the density of throbbing hum and submerging soundwaves - coalescing with the vast.


Listen to all the best ambient releases of last year in one playlist



Comments


bottom of page