Happy New Music Friday, everyone! Here are some recent ambient releases you can listen to and purchase now (as always, links to stream/purchase on Bandcamp in the comments).

What new releases did I miss over the last few weeks? Let me know what you’ve been listening to in the comments!

Format: *Title* by Artist (release type / approximate subgenres) [Label] {Notes, if applicable}
^ denotes reader-submitted work. 

1. *A Quiet Unease* by HERE (album / electroacoustic, minimalist) [Slowcraft Records]^
2. *For LA, Vol. 3* by Keith Kenniff + Hollie Kenniff (compilation / variety of subgenres within ambient, electronic, modern classical) [Independent] {Note: This is a benefit album with all proceeds going to We Are Moving The Needle and GiveDirectly, empowering frontline organizations dedicated to relief and recovery for families affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.}
3. *I Wish There Was a Place Like That* by Polypores (album / electronic, modular synth) [quiet details]
4. *Whatever The Weather II* by Whatever The Weather (album / experimental, field recordings) [Ghostly International]{Note: This is somewhat IDM-influenced with some minimal, gritty, off-kilter beats occasionally popping up, but is very ambient throughout}
5. *Wind Rust* by zakè & Almøst Silent (album / drone, minimalist) [Zakè Drone Recordings]
6. *Glacial Drift* by rhubiqs (EP / drone, dark ambient) [Independent] {Note: Part II also features Joachim Spieth of the label AFFIN}
7. *Instinctive Drift:Cinematic/Ambient pieces 2020-2024* by Ciaran Mulhall (album / lofi, experimental) [Neotantra]

*Also for your consideration in the linked newsletter:* 
- Bandcamp embeds to easily preview all of the ambient releases in one spot
- a new track by me (the first single from my ambient electronic album coming later this year!) 
- 16 other non-ambient recommendations (marcy the baptist, Arooj Aftab & Khruangbin, Joni Void, and more…)
- a reflection on the value in viewing starting as a success to be celebrated

Hope you all enjoy this week’s letter and find something new you love! Share some new music with someone you love and take courage to start something new this weekend! <3 Stay safe out there, and happy listening. Until next time.

Your friend,

Melted Form 
Hum, Buzz, & Hiss

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