SoundClouder of the Day | Kieran Tahir
Producer Kieran Tahir creates ambient beats out of Auckland, New Zealand as part of the Kerosene Comic Book collective.
His textural compositions combine hip hop, jazz and electronica to strong effect.
We love his sounds and feel that his enthusiasm for the work of other SoundClouders comes across in his comments.
Hear more at https://soundcloud.com/kieran_tahir.
SoundClouder of the Day | Wilson | Toil & Medicine
Recalling the likes of Sigur Rós and Immanu El, today’s SoundClouder of the Day is a relaxing listen. Wilson, from Remington in the US, makes beautiful soundscapes with a hint of post-rock, by layering guitars, synths and keys.
We love the constructive feedback he leaves for other ‘Clouders. Way to go, Matt!
Hear more at soundcloud.com/wilsontne.
SoundClouder of the Day | I Took Your Name | Corridor
Wind down for the weekend with the relaxing sounds of I Took Your Name. Netherlands-based Chris van der Ploeg flits between ambient guitar soundscapes and gorgeous indie-folk songs.
We love how Chris leaves comments for other ‘clouders, and shares song sketches and phone demos, as well as completed compositions.
Hear more from I Took Your Name at soundcloud.com/itookyourname.
SoundClouder of the Day | Jean Philipes | A Window To Look Through
Today’s #SCOTD pick is Jean Philipes, from Stockholm, Sweden (Oh, Hej!).
Piano based ambient music is on the menu, accompanied by Zither, Clarinet, Viola, and location recordings. Pop on some headphones, close your eyes, and get lost (meant in the nicest way!)
You can listen to more of Jean’s sounds over at his page.
Have a great weekend!
SoundClouder of the Day | Darren Harper | A Moment Of Sun, Blanket Of Snow
The SoundClouder of the Day this week is Darren Harper, from Colorado in the US. Darren makes delicate ambient music, full of glitches and warm noise.
Listen to more of his sounds over at his stream.
Have a great weekend!
Chris Weeks - Telescopic Moon
Oramix Contest winners announced!
A few months ago, we told you about a competition The Science Museum in London was running, as part of their celebration of sound designer Daphne Oram, and the opening of their exhibit Oramics to Electronica.
They invited musicians to take sounds from Oram’s archives, and create a new piece of music with them, judged by a panel consisting of Brian Eno, The Wire magazine and more.
The winners have just been revealed, with Chris Weeks’ ‘Telescopic Moon’ being awarded first place. His entry is embedded above. Congratulations Chris!
Listen to the panel’s other top picks over at The Science Museum’s site.
SoundClouder of the Day | Benjamin Dauer | A Glimmer of Hope
Today’s SCOTD pick is Benjamin Dauer, based in Washington, DC. We featured ‘A Glimmer of Hope’ in the background during our first episode of ‘SoundCloud Speaks’, but felt it deserved it’s own spot. Benjamin creates ambient music, and is a active member of the community on SoundCloud.
Take a moment to relax, and have a listen to Benjamin’s sounds.
Have a great weekend.
SoundClouder of the Day | Yalls - Outerbanks
Yalls is super fun ambient pop straight outta Berkeley, California! They are our SoundClouder of the Day!
SoundCloud Speaks - 001 - Disquiet
Today we’re announcing our new audio series ‘SoundCloud Speaks’, where we’ll be taking an in-depth look into stories from the ‘cloud, shedding light on new features, and showcasing some of your fantastic work!
In this first episode, we had a chat with Disquiet‘s Marc Weidenbaum about ambient music, noise, and the compositional challenges he sets using SoundCloud.
Marc curated Instagr/am/bient, where 25 ambient producers swapped Instagram photos and composed music to match the photo they received, and currently is running Junto weekly where Marc sets a weekly brief, giving users four days to submit a composition to a SoundCloud Group.
Take a listen, and get involved!
Hope you enjoy.
Last week we told you about a Kickstarter project looking to bring You Are Listening To Los Angeles to the iPhone and iPad.
The site currently combines radio scanner in cities like NYC or LA with ambient sounds injected through the SoundCloud API, and the site’s creator, Eric Eberhardt, is looking for funding to help put it directly into your hands.
We’re big fans of the project here at the ‘Cloud, and would love to see it realised! There’s a week left of the funding drive, so if you’d like to have the sounds of your city in your pocket (or large iPad sized pocked), head to the project page and help Eric out!
