Traces (special remastered edition) is released
We are kicking off summer by releasing the special remastered edition of Erik Wøllo’s brealthrough album Traces as a stand alone release. Along with two previously unreleased tracks from the era, Traces now sounds better than ever, with a depth and clarity that far surpass the original 1985 version. Previously only available as part of an exclusive three-disc set, this special remastered edition is now available on its own - as a single CD - and for the first time
And the winner is…
The latest Helpling / Jenkins album, "FOUND" won the award for Best Electronic Album of the year at the ZMR Awards show in New Orleans. Congratulations to the guys and a big thank you to all the radio broadcasters around the globe for the honor!
New Release: “IMPOSSIBLE LANDSCAPE” by DeeperNET
DeeperNET returns with IMPOSSIBLE LANDSCAPE, the beautiful and intricate follow-up to 2013's ONE. Downtempo grooves, lush ambient meditations and powerful electronic soundscapes pulse and probe with mesmerizing detail on this dynamic cross-genre album. Listen & Order >
Album Preview: “IMPOSSIBLE LANDSCAPE” by DeeperNET
IMPOSSIBLE LANDSCAPE by DeeperNET is coming in May! Get an early listen with this YouTube Album Preview: https://youtu.be/Jqfb4NbEFiw
NEW RELEASE: “Passengers” by Green Isac
The celebrated Norwegian sound-sculpting duo Green Isac is back with their first full length release in 10 years - Passengers, a groovy minimalist ambient recording, packed with melodic hooks and driven by a heavy dose of world-flavored percussion. A completely realized triptych combining three shorter EP’s which were previously only available on iTunes, Passengers is an irresistible blend of ethno-electronic soundscapes that shows the innovative duo continuing to expand on the Afro-influenced electronic approach they have pioneered for well over
Structures From Silence (30th Anniversary Remaster)
Steve Roach’s Structures From Silence is a true masterpiece; a benchmark album that has inspired countless listeners, and lived on in permanence throughout the decades. The album’s breathing, suspended embrace of atmospheres and serene melodies instantly struck a chord with listeners in 1984, and continues to reiterate its timeless resonation with new listeners today. For the 30th anniversary of this genre-defining, landmark release, the original analog reel was carefully pulled from the archives, and a new 24-bit/96k transfer was made directly from
Album Preview: “Passengers” by Green Isac
PASSENGERS by Green Isac is coming in April! Get an early listen with this YouTube Album Preview: https://youtu.be/nAd4eN6_00M
New Release: ATMOSPHERES by Rudy Adrian
Ambient electronic composer and recording artist Rudy Adrian's homeland of New Zealand is filled with a stunning variety of unspoiled spaces and cinematic terrain, providing an abundance of inspiration for Atmospheres, his latest textural electronic impression. Featuring nine tracks of slowly evolving melodies, harmonically rich synthscapes, natural ambiences and dramatic percussive punctuations, Atmospheres is a natural progression from Adrian’s earlier textural releases Desert Realms and Moonwater. Reminiscent of ambient works by Brian Eno, Steve Roach, Mark Isham and Between Interval, this new offering from
And The Nominees Are…
Spotted Peccary has two albums in the final running for ZMR Music Awards this year. Little Things by Darshan Ambient is up for Best Ambient Album, and Found by David Helpling & Jon Jenkins is a finalist in the Best Electronic Album category. The awards will be given in New Orleans on May 17th...we'll keep you posted!
NEW RELEASE: Process Of Being by Zero Ohms
Following three masterful collaborations with Craig Padilla on the Lotuspike label, Zero Ohms returns with PROCESS OF BEING, a new ambient solo work of floating, ethereal, luminous and expansive spacemusic. With his flutes and wind synthesizers in tandem, Zero Ohms brings forth billowing spaces that ascend and gently fall, effortlessly altering the listener’s sense of time and space. This brilliantly subtle, beatless environment breathes with a sense of infinite presence, leaving both the past and the future elsewhere. Listen and
Honors from Echoes Radio
Echoes listeners from across the USA have voted Little Things by Darshan Ambient and Found by David Helpling & Jon Jenkins into the Best of Echoes 2013 Listener Poll! In addition, Found was also chosen by the Echoes staff as one of their 25 Essential Echoes CDs for 2013. Thank you, thank you, thank you to the Echoes team, and to the listeners who voted!
SOLSTICE (special remastered edition) is released
Earlier this month we marked the occasion of the winter solstice by releasing the special remastered edition of Erik Wøllo's classic album, "Solstice" as a stand alone release. Previously only available as part of an exclusive three-disc set, this special remastered edition is now available on its own as a single CD, and for the first time ever as a download in CD quality lossless, as well as 24-bit High Resolution Studio Master!
FOUND – Echoes CD of the Month for December
The New Helpling/Jenkins album, FOUND, has been chosen as the December CD of the Month by Echoes Radio, a daily two-hour music soundscape distributed by Public Radio International. Hear the album featured all month long on the Echoes radio program, coast to coast on over 130 radio stations across the USA.
20% Off Everything In December
It's that time of year, so we're doing the seasonal thing once again. Get 20% off all orders through the end of 2013. Just enter the code "HOLIDAY20" at checkout. Happy Happy Joy Joy!
New Release: FOUND by David Helpling & Jon Jenkins
The dramatic final chapter of the award-winning three-album collaboration from David Helpling and Jon Jenkins, FOUND follows the path set by the duo’s previous genre-defying releases, TREASURE and THE CROSSING. Blending cinematic electronics with rock power and spacemusic sensibilities, Helpling & Jenkins complete their trilogy on a grand scale, with deep emotion and unmistakeable style. Filled with powerful rushes of adrenaline, beauty, loss and triumph, FOUND is an album for the ages. Listen & Order Now >
Helpling & Jenkins – FOUND – World Premiere is online
The WORLD PREMIERE of the new David Helpling & Jon Jenkins album, FOUND, is now online. The spacemusic podcast hosted by TC has launched the WORLD PREMIERE of the new David Helpling & Jon Jenkins album, FOUND. Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/spacemusicpodcast/spacemusic-8-17-found-world
NEW RELEASE: Little Things by Darshan Ambient
Little Things, the seventh Darshan Ambient release on the Spotted Peccary/Lotuspike label, delves deep into the details that slip through the cracks of everyday life, as veteran composer Michael Allison delivers twelve tracks filled with mystery and wonder, shadows and twilight. Masterfully crafted ambient synth textures, guitar loops and effortless rhythmic grooves lay the foundation for this ethereal album of elegant dreamscapes.
NEW RELEASE: Emergence by Shane Morris & Mystified
Shane Morris & Mystified are back with Emergence, the stunning second installment to their primordial three-part “Inspired Evolution” soundscape project. This natural sequel to Epoch, their lush first release, continues the artist’s bold effort to create a sonic environment that evokes prehistoric places and atmospheres, this time focused on the age when mammals arose and began to flourish on planet Earth. The sound of Emergence is vital yet primal; ambient atmospheric yet powerfully evocative. Broad, sweeping acoustic and electronic tones are punctuated with treated percussive sounds such as wooden sticks, shakers and gongs. Each track an opening into the distant past, Emergence presents a vigorous and powerful sonic portrayal of prehistoric Earth. Listen & Order Now >
DeeperNET’s ONE released on O3E
The expansion of our O3E imprint/sub-label continues with the release of ONE, the dazzling full-length album debut from DeeperNET. Blending extreme influences from opposite ends of the electronic music spectrum such as Goa, Downtempo, EDM, and Psybient, the album fuses aggressive electronic tones and percussion with the delicate atmospherics of ambient. In-your-face psychedelic electro-acoustics, a judicious and clever use of ambience, creative synth programming and skillful sound design all come together to propel the listener through a deeper network of cosmic pulses and fluid soundscapes. It’s a real roller coaster ride from start to finish with enough sonic thrills to satisfy even the most well versed electronic music aficionado. Listen & Order Now >
Spotted Peccary Podcast #39
2012 In Review - Pt. 2 (0:00) Welcome to part two of 2012 in review! (0:58) "Small Blue Ones" by Darshan Ambient (4:15) "Midnight Encounter" by Craig Padilla (12:50) "Dream Travel" by Craig Padilla & Zero Ohms (17:43) "Who Will Answer" by Darshan Ambient (21:47) "Chinook Wind (excerpt)" by Paul Ellis (26:35) "Nocturne" by Northcore (31:48) "Strange Storms" by Craig Padilla & Zero Ohms (34:50) "To Look At In Winter" by Darshan Ambient (38:40) "Pastorale" by Erik Wøllo (42:45) "Min
Spotted Peccary Podcast #38
It's December 22, and the Earth is still here. That means our last remaining excuse for not doing a new podcast has just bitten the dust. There has been waaay too much music released since episode 37, so this will be a two-part series... 2012 In Review - Pt. 1 (0:00) Welcome, we're back! (0:48) "Falling Light" by Darshan Ambient (6:00) "Looking Glass" by Northcore (9:38) "Spirit Signs" by Craig Padilla (17:48) "Jurassic Dawn" by Shane Morris & Mystified (24:30)
Best of Echoes 2012 – Listener Poll Results.
Echoes listeners voted for their favorite CDs of 2012, and the results are in. Congratulations to Darshan Ambient and Paul Ellis for making the list! Falling Light is at #6, and I Am Here came in at #25 Click here to see the entire list...
New Release from Padilla & Ohms
Imagine traveling through a solitary and vast expanse; a distant sojourn into the farthest reaches of space, searching for another planet to eventually inhabit. That is the sound and story of When The Earth Is Far Away, the third collaboration from synthesist Craig Padilla and flute master Zero Ohms. Hailing from opposite sides of a continent, the two veteran musicians have crafted a dreamlike tapestry of organic space music, showcasing a skillfully executed amalgamation of analog and digital synths, various
New Lotuspike Release – Falling Light by Darshan Ambient
Picking up where 2011’s Dream In Blue left off, Falling Light finds Darshan Ambient moving more towards an almost ambient Americana sound this time around. The deliberate use of lap steel and slide guitars blended with synth textures that seem to stretch to the horizon, brings to mind visions of wide open spaces, big skies and endless possibilities. The trademark hypnotic and heartfelt style that has come to define all Darshan Ambient releases is definitely evident in the skillful use
New Website with downloads
Big news! Our new website has just launched, and we now offer downloads directly from the webshop! We're talking high quality digital downloads, because as a label that's run by artists, we have always taken extra care to achieve the best possible audio quality on the albums we release, and we believe that same dedication to quality should extend to the downloads we offer. After all, what's the point of working so hard to create an amazing sounding release when