“Another rising star in the netlabel ambient world makes a debut with Complex Silence 36. While it is definitely true that Scott Lawlor is still searching for his musical voice, sometimes hearing a fresh voice serves as creative inspiration for us all.”– Phillip Wilkerson, 2013

Complex Silence 36 at Archive.org

“I was listening the other day to a couple of the Constant pieces by Stephen Philips and though I had heard some others in the series by people like Digital Mass, Zieltogend and Phillip Wilkerson, I was intrigued by the simplicity of the pieces and thought I’d try writing one myself. It’s only been recently that I’ve been writing drone music so I started with a single note and then gradually added more until I had what I felt was a nice sounding chord, not exactly a minor or major chord but still something pleasant. I added some effects and used paulstretch to help create the feeling I was going for which was something simple that conveyed the purpose of the series, doing more with less.”– Scott Lawlor, 2013

Constant 29 at Archive.org

Here are six nice, cold pieces with lots of texture. Recommended!

Five Structures And A Cold Void at Archive.org

“We are Achondar, a (dark) ambient project formed in 2013 and we would like to present you our debut album, ‘Skull of New One’, that is a collection of magical, mystical, ritualistic ambient pieces inspired by the universe of The Tone Rebellion, its mythology and mystic places, but no knowledge of it is required in order to ‘understand’ or enjoy the album, it is a stand-alone piece for fans of dark fantasy music in general. Some pieces are dark and brooding, some more serene and peaceful, we aimed to create quite a diverse record with pretty unique atmosphere and we hope that we managed to achieve that goal.”– Achondar, 2013

Skull Of New One at Archive.org

Lost In The Sands at Archive.org

For listeners who enjoy the patient rewards of longform drones, Larry Johnson (known widely and affectionately in netlabel circles as LAJ) offers up a slowly evolving universe of subtle harmonies for Complex Silence 35.

Complex Silence 35 at Archive.org

This is the fourth “Plunderman” installment. Mystified uses antique vinyl loops of a Moog synthesizer, adding layers to create new and interesting music.

Plunderman 4 at Archive.org

The album is called “morse music” because every song contains its name in the form of morse code. . . The songs i’ve built entirely of sounds. as sources I have my camera, a mineral water bottle, books leaves, a radiator, the indicator of my car, buttons in a glass container, coins, peppercorns in a cake pan, a cookie sheet, key, a telephone, an egg slicer, radio noise, a scanner, a tape deck and the creaking of a door used. –Christian Doil, 2013

Morsemusic at Archive.org

Jack Hertz returns to the Complex Silence Series with a deeply meditative and spacious soundscape. Complex Silence 34 is a study of a slow-moving life form that could be the mascot for everything that exemplifies ambient music. It occupies a patient space all its own in a deep universe without any consideration of time and Hertz captures this essence perfectly.

Complex Silence 34 at Archive.org

“‘SALT SEA ISLAND’- is a sound cartography collected through field recordings across the world. these records are done during what guy debord describes as ‘dérive’ or ‘psychogeography drifts’: the experimental exploration of the environment, the mindful or transient passage through urban or country areas. This method can also be used to map the inner space – to create different thematic maps of reality. For these records I dislocated myself, followed animal trails deep into german woods, crossed the alpine valley of ötztal, recorded on mountain peaks, atlantic and pacific islands and sea ports. I connected with unknown persons. I jumped into the next subway, the nearest bus and got somewhere out. the sounds are compiled with what william s. burroughs describes as ‘cut-up and fold-in’: a method for ‘altering reality’ – and that is what it´s all about, a journey into altering realities.”– Stefan Paulus, 2013

Salt Sea Island at Archive.org