Whew. I have not posted in 4EVA. My old laptop died about a month ago (RIP), and I've been building an Mp3 empire since. In my quest for the best (derp), I've found some lovely netlabel ambient records since.

Herzog's First Summer and the Running Dream (Resting Bell, 2009), is a blissful, crackly, half-hour work. A cohesive, stylish collection, this album is perfect for an afternoon nap. If you'd prefer an afternoon shit-your-pants, pick up Sylvie Walder and entia non's Bewilderment (Resting Bell, 2009). It's darkened shit (not Swans-dark, mind you), but sufficiently airy to be called 'lovely'.

You may also want to check out Herzog's earlier releases over at Archive.org. And in terms of paid-for ambient, Loscil's Endless Falls has been in heavy rotation in my CD player at night. You can get it at Amazon for just $6.

Reviews of Jessica Bailiff, Swans (!?!?!), and new releases later this week. Maybe. Finally, don't expect to see any new photos in the Flickr sidebar as I'm taking a break from the site for a while. Fuck online popularity (I mean, Christ, look at this ghost town of a site).