Damon Albarn – Dr Dee
2012/05/19
Morning. This pop opera (yes, really) by Damon Albarn (yes, really) was added to Spotify last week and I like it quite a bit. Enjoy!
(US version here)
Damon Albarn – Dr Dee
Ryan Teague – Field Drawings
2012/02/20
Hi again. The delicate new album by composer Ryan Teague was also added to Spotify today. Genre: ambient/contemporary classical. Enjoy!
(One review here)
Ryan Teague – Field Drawings
Swod – Drei
2012/01/14
Hi there. The latest album by Swod was added to Spotify not that long ago. Genre: ambient/electronic. Enjoy!
Swod – Drei
Ólafur Arnalds – Living Room Songs
2011/12/05
Howdy. From a very recent Spotify updates comes the new mini-album by Ólafur Arnalds. Genre: ambient/contemporary classical. Enjoy!
Ólafur Arnalds – Living Room Songs
Jóhann Jóhannsson – The Miners’ Hymns
2011/05/29
Hi there. The new album by composer Jóhann Jóhannsson is actually a soundtrack to a film by Bill Morrison. It was added in the first Spotify update of this week. Genre: contemporary classical. Enjoy!
Jóhann Jóhannsson – The Miners’ Hymns
Akira Kosemura – How My Heart Sings
2011/04/18
Howdy. From a very recent Spotify update comes the new album by Japanese composer Akira Kosemura. Genre: ambient/contemporary classical. Enjoy!
(Thanks to a reader for the find!)
Akira Kosemura – How My Heart Sings
Hauschka – Salon des Amateurs
2011/04/13
Morning. The new album by Hauschka, added to Spotify two days ago, is a real beauty. Genre: contemporary classical meets electronic. Enjoy!
Hauschka – Salon des Amateurs
Hello. The new album by Federico Durand is rather lovely. Genre: ambient/contemporary classical. Enjoy!
(Thanks to a reader for helping me out!)
(One review here.)
Federico Durand – El éxtasis de las flores pequeñas
Hey. From a recent Spotify update comes the latest album by American ambient duo Arms and Sleepers. Thanks to a reader for the very nice find. Enjoy!
Arms and Sleepers – Nostalgia For The Absolute
Dustin O’Halloran – Lumiere
2011/03/13
Hi again. It’s a gloomy Sunday in southern Sweden. A light rain is falling and I’m listening to the new, wonderful Dustin O’Halloran album. It was added to Spotify some 10 days ago. Genre: contemporary classical. Recommended listening. Enjoy!
(Thanks to a reader for the find!)
Dustin O’Halloran – Lumiere
SMM: Context
2011/03/08
Hey there. It’s time for a change of pace with this beautiful compilation which I think was added to Spotify last week. Genres: contemporary classical/ambient. Enjoy!
(Some of the artists included are Christina Vantzou, Manual, Aidan Baker and Peter Broderick.)
Various Artists – SMM: Context
Hauschka – Foreign Landscapes
2010/10/30
Evening. The new album by German composer Hauschka was recently added to Spotify. Read some reviews and enjoy!
Hauschka – Foreign Landscapes
Nils Frahm & Anne Müller – 7fingers
2010/10/10
Hello. This excellent album, a collaboration between Nils Frahm and Anne Müller, was added to Spotify two months ago. Genre: ambient/contemporary classical/electronic. Recommended listening. Enjoy!
(Edit March 16 2011: This album was gone for a while, but should now work again.)
Nils Frahm & Anne Müller – 7fingers
Nathan Barr – True Blood Season Two
2010/09/20
Hello. Here is another very recent addition to the Spotify library. The title of the album says it all really. Enjoy Nathan Barr!
(I’ll take a break now and be back tonight with more finds.)
Nathan Barr – True Blood Season Two
Olan Mill – Pine
2010/08/29
Howdy. Here you have another album in the ambient/contemporary classical genre. Thanks to a reader for the excellent find. Enjoy Olan Mill!
(I’m not sure when Pine was added to Spotify. Original release date was in May.)
Olan Mill – Pine
James Blackshaw – All Is Falling
2010/08/28
Good morning friends. As many of you know already, I keep a list of artists with albums out in 2010. Every time I find out about a new release I write the name down (but I typically avoid releases more than two weeks into the future). Accordingly, every time there has been a library update I search for the names in Spotify. This procedure makes it possible to quickly find releases added weeks or even months too late…
A recent addition to my secret list, which currently features 99 artists, was guitarist James Blackshaw and three days ago his latest album was added. The genre here is a mix of folk and contemporary classical and the album is quite good. Enjoy!
Jóhann Jóhannsson (new album)
2010/08/25
Good morning. His latest album was released digitally earlier this year and two days ago it was finally added to Spotify. The genre is ambient/contemporary classical. Enjoy Jóhann Jóhannsson!
(And just look at that album cover! Beautiful, just like the music.)
(Thanks to a very kind reader for the tip.)
Jóhann Jóhannsson – And In The Endless Pause There Came The Sound Of Bees
Goldmund – Famous Places
2010/08/21
Howdy folks. The brand new album by composer Goldmund (Keith Kenniff) is another recent addition to the Spotify library. Thanks to a reader for the find. Genre: contemporary classical. Close your eyes, listen and enjoy!
Goldmund – Famous Places
Max Richter – Infra
2010/07/25
Good evening. The new album by composer Max Richter was added to Spotify earlier this week. A couple of my readers have recommended it to me, so here it goes. Enjoy!
(Genre: ambient/neoclassical)
Max Richter – Infra
Dimitri Tiomkin – Giant
2010/01/07
Hi there. This soundtrack album was recently added to the Spotify library. Giant featured both James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor and is generally considered to be a classic. Enjoy!
(This album cover surely must be one of the worst ever…)
Dimitri Tiomkin – Giant
