#NowPlaying: I Need To Start A Garden by Hayley Heynderickx Lovely little album of gentle, semi-acoustic songs. I saw Hayley perform in 2024 & she seems like such a refreshingly sincere person. Totally recommended! (Also am I weird for keeping my LPs in the shrink wrap for as long as possible?)

#NowPlaying: Meddle by Pink Floyd I feel like people don't talk about this album much, but "One of These Days" is a hell of an opener.

If your nervous system feels like it’s in overdrive, stop by for a cup of ear candy. The music of Night Tides will be served at 8pm CST on KCUR 89.3, www.kcur.org/show/night-t... & tunein.com/radio/Night-... Thank you for listening! 🎧🤎🎶

#NowPlaying: Sea Change by Beck Love love love this album, but man, it is NOT good for getting rid of the #SundayBlues. I've always admired how varied Beck's discography is, and this album of sad acoustic songs really stands out against his other pop, experimental, & hip-hop-adjacent works.

#NowPlaying: A Very Vulfy Christmas, by the Woody Goss Trio Not actually holiday music at all, but renditions of Vulfpeck songs in the style of Vince Guaraldi. It's a sweet love letter to the classic Guaraldi Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack.

#NowPlaying: A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi Trio Giving the Peanuts gang one last hurrah as we close out this holiday season.

Huge congratulations to our 3 artists who made Cyclical Magazine's top 200 ambient albums of 2025! #12 Ed Herbers, #36 Asha Patera and #44 David Aimone - in in the top 50! You can read the magazine and see the poll below: online.pubhtml5.com/qori/gayz

I wrote this song a year ago, but the message is still incredibly relevant: We live in challenging times, but remember that there is still good in the world. I hope this helps someone find a moment of calm in a turbulent world. youtu.be/PJ00yZwvVyE?...

#NowPlaying: Breezin' by George Benson Absolute classic. This was my introduction to Benson, an impulse buy from a bargain bin based entirely on the album cover. Smooth & easy grooves. Feels like a summer day.

#NowPlaying: All My Relations by @cochemea.bsky.social This album is so cool. Between Cochemea's signature wah-wah saxophone & the blend of indigenous rhythms, singing, & funky grooves, it's an album unlike anything you've ever heard. The last track, Song of Happiness, will get stuck in your head!

#NowPlaying: Slow Grass by Lake Mary What a nice album. Starts out with sparse acoustic guitar, clarinet, quiet vocals, & birds, but gradually escalates into a sort of free-form jazz. It's a captivating listen from start to finish

Kicking off a rainy Friday with Unusual Weather by Michael Manring. Another #WindhamHill release, this one meanders all over, from big 80s cinematic arrangements to solo fretless bass. The opening track, Welcoming, is an all-time favorite of mine. #NowPlaying #vinyl

two single patty burgers is better than one double patty burger, a burger isn't just the meat it is the balance between the meat, the vegetables, the cheese, the condiments, and the bread, when you double the meat you are disrupting that balance

The votes are in! Cyclical Magazine's Best Ambient of 2025 issue just got published, & Confluence landed at #12 (out of 200)! Thanks to everyone who cast a vote for my music--I know "best of" lists are arbitrary & somewhat meaningless, but I appreciate all your support! online.pubhtml5.com/qori/gayz

#NowPlaying: Available Light by W.A. Mathieu I'm a big fan of #WindhamHill, which put out so many great new age, acoustic, & solo piano albums, and I always pick them up when I find the LPs out in the wild. This one has some really lovely, meandering melodies.

#NowPlaying: IV by @witnesses.bsky.social Moody & atmospheric. Feels like the soundtrack to a lost season of Fargo or The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Plus, look at that *gorgeous* white #vinyl and artwork!!

Reminder: I am currently seeking independent releases in any/all genres for review on my blog/newsletter Other People's Music. No cost, very little obligation to the artists! Here's the info: www.etherdiver.com/other-people... Give it a read and HMU! (Non musicians, tell your musician friends)

Happy #WinterWednesday! Here's Winter Solstice, the opening track of my new EP, Season Cycle: Winter youtu.be/gGjMHQkg4IA?... It's a cold ambient piece featuring meandering, Pink Floyd inspired psychedelic guitar.

Sorry (not sorry) for all the @fold.fm -posting, but this week's really been weighing on me and the message is just absolutely spot-on. youtu.be/KzkmiwIwL64?...

@fold.fm hitting particularly hard this week youtu.be/lXEXjJJeydQ?...

Made a full album visualizer for Season Cycle: Winter over on YouTube. youtu.be/wwrRgEvw81I?... Features a ton of wintry video I shot in my neighborhood

Made a new playlist

Today's spin: Confluence by @herbersmusic.bsky.social Meditative Ambient herbers.bandcamp.com/album/conflu...

Found a blog today that has a link to a filesharing site with a free download of my latest EP. People pirating my music?? Does this mean I've made it as an artist? (Image shamelessly stolen from @exitchamber.bsky.social )

Today's spin: Growth Rings by Leafblighter ampwall.com/a/leafblight... Cinematic Ambient

Shout out to Melted Form for writing an unexpected and thoughtful review of Season Cycle: Winter on the latest newsletter! meltedform.substack.com/p/72-choose-...

Last @ampwall.com score for today, @herbersmusic.bsky.social's latest - Season Cycle: Winter. Ed's final EP for 2025 features lush and chilly soundscapes, sweet guitar leads, gentle piano arps, and a pervasive sense of the winter season.

I'm not doing #jamuary this year, but I did last year. Despite it being an exhausting marathon, I was really happy with the results. Listen to the playlist here! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Happy New Year! A few more hours to get my latest EP for free! Get it now before the link EXPIRES!!

Kinda sucks that today is the last day we're allowed to listen to music released in 2025.

Looking back at 2025 I realize just how fleeting life can be. May 2026 be better so we can step up our game to bring more whimsy & weird & wonder into the world <3

Thanks, John! I really appreciate the nice review! I tried to channel the cold while also capturing feelings of warmth and cozy winter magic. So happy to hear you connected with that!

Record shelves are starting to fill up and I fear we're going to have to make tough decisions soon about letting some go! #vinylcollectorproblems

Thanks for all the support this year. As a new and tiny label we are thrilled to share some exciting new releases next year including a new compilation and physical media. Stay tuned SHIFTIES.

Thrilled to be the opening track on the newest Virtual Cassette episode from @trevlad.bsky.social (who somehow churns out SO MANY consistently great mixes)!

I really like this @herbersmusic.bsky.social EP! I tried to sum up my love it in a little review

Turns out I forgot a few things...the 2025 recap blog has been updated!

Catch one of my new songs on tonight's episode of Echoes!

An insane deal!!

Thanks for listening!

Last day to vote!

Great line-up! @onidyl.bsky.social , @arbeemonkey.bsky.social , @solarphasing.bsky.social, and more!

11yo employing his artistic skills to paint me the best present imaginable

“The soundtrack to the movie in my head” Last of the new music for the year. Listen to the first part of The Echelon Protocol, the rest to follow next summer. Available on @ampwall.com ampwall.com/a/voidscan/a... And Bandcamp voidscan.bandcamp.com/album/the-ec...

Currently considering opening the label to submissions sometime in 2026 for dungeon synth, black metal, funeral doom, and ambient artists. Maybe some stuff that's really 'out there', too. Likely tape only. What do you all think? Any veteran labels have advice for a newcomer? Thanks <3

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Here's a free download of my new EP, *Season Cycle: Winter*, from @ampwall.com. Link can be used unlimited times between now and January 1 (so send it to all your friends)! herbers.ampwall.com/lfg/55N8YIWIB

What a year it's been! I wrote a recap of my creative endeavors for 2025 over on my @ampwall.com blog! ampwall.com/a/herbers/ne...

Make this the soundtrack to your Christmas... Thanks to @chrishobbsmusic.bsky.social and @onidyl.bsky.social for the images and putting this together www.youtube.com/watch?v=87iY...

I don't know when voting officially closes, but there's still a few days left to vote for Cyclical Magazine's Ambient Album of the Year. My album Confluence is on the list of contenders, and I would be so grateful if you (& your friends/family/neighbors) would vote for it! forms.gle/wTeRhAxQQxR4...