March 21, 2025—“timeless” – CBC Music“a zen opera” – The Old Grey Cat“floats on by like a cloud against an azure sky” – Beats Per Minute“one of those mesmerizing voices that strikes within the first notes” – Spill Magazine There are moments in a life that are made of pure flux, all metamorphosis. But because of the nature of these timespans, artists typically speak…
March 26, 2024—“hypnotic” – The Guardian“these glittering electro-acoustic hybrids exude a sense of awe” – Aquarium Drunkard Nick Schofield’s Ambient Ensemble sees the Canadian composer and synth maven expanding his solo practice with an ensemble, adding his signature ambient essence to contemporary-classical and electronic music. Where his previous two albums (Water Sine, Glass Gallery) were entirely solo endeavours and synth-focused, Ambient Ensemble invites gregarious group play. The compositions feature a chamber ensemble of…
January 6, 2024—“extremely atmospheric” – York Calling“an ambient weighted blanket we can’t wait to slip under” – CBC Music The ambient music upon which Joshua Van Tassel has built his reputation has often been pushed by large concepts: the life cycle of a giant squid, a sci-fi folk tale, a custom score for craniosacral therapy. Those compositions lean long, psychedelic, grandiose—music for the…