"It's a fine slice of cinematic neoclassical music that unusually stands on its own sonic feet, but I'm sure works wonders during the accompanying film scene." www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/carla-p... Companion Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-ne... #neoclassical #soundtrack #losangeles

Disturbing Spotify "Viral" charts in Holland… substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Nice cartoon in the @theguardian.com today by Madeline Horwath. Which one are you? I'm #2.

So @bandcamp.com upped the default price of a single to $1.50 (plus VAT) - 70% more than other online stores. I'm sure this made sense to the accountants, but consequently I've bought 50% less singles from them in the last 6 months as a consequence, & I buy a lot. blog.bandcamp.com/2025/04/25/d...

"Familiens Muligheder is a beautifully crafted, constantly surprising album that deserves far more attention than it's currently receiving." www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/cisser-... Companion Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-po... #altpop #fieldrecordings #classical #electronic #norway

"encourage you to pay more attention to life's ambient soundtrack as you go about your business" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/lia-koh... Find Kohl in the Slow Ambient Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-am... #ambient #fieldrecordings #whistling #music #independent #artist #chicago

"Further sonic decay creeps in on the ambient infrastructure of "Kvitøya", so the lads introduce some languorous trip hop drums to hold the fraying synths" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/koiwa-n... Playlist Companion: www.submithub.com/link/slow-am... #ambient #electronic #music #buenosaries

"with deep roots in the soul, funk, jazz and disco scenes from last century to keep the soul essence whilst making the tracks fit for twenty first century sound systems" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/various... Get a taste also in the Slow Grooves Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-gr...

"If good natured, short and sweet nu-jazz meets instrumental hip hop is your thing then look no further" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/9ick-jo... Find 9ICK in the Slow Jazz Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-ja... #nujazz #beats #electronic #music #independent #artist #denmark

"Canty increases the intensity to urge the Fourth World out of the shadows and the electronic augmentation recognises the ritualistic call to action" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/lawrenc... Find it also in the Slow Oddities Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-am... #drums #electroacoustic

"unusual synth sounds, found and handmade recordings and oddball effects, coupled with his idiosyncratic sonic detailing" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/o-rlawr... Find Orla Wren in the Slow Ambient Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-am... #ambient #electroacoustic #fieldrecordings #scotland

"The album wears its Dr. Martin's, tight black jeans and leather jacket proudly, and shoegaze, post rock and gothic dirge weave through much of the album" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/aarktic... Companion Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-od... #postrock #altpop #music #losangeles

"Same, same but different and a cultured, curious but slightly less meandering, more immediate take on the sprawling original whilst retaining its charm, just what a good remix should do. " www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/disinib... #experimental #neoclassical #electronic #minimal

"If some gentle, contemplative folk music is the order of the day then look no further." www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/lisa-ce... Find Cerbone in the Slow Folk Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-fo... #folk #alternative #music #independent #artist #Baltimore

"peel back the blankets which make this album so comforting and you’ll discover a body chilled by 2025’s news cycle" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/joan-sh... Find Shelley in the Slow Folk Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-fo... #folk #alternative #music #independent #artist #Kentucky

"the elongated piano notes land softly on the well placed synth cushions & what sounds like natural water sounds or is it leaves rustling" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/damian-... Find Scholl also here: www.submithub.com/link/slow-am... #ambient #piano #alternative #music #independent #berlin

"The EP is a great twist on the classic dub techno sounds of central Europe and deserves more attention than it's currently receiving." www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/those-m... Find Those Mountains in the Ambient House Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/ambient... #dubtechno #house #oslo

"Bumping tech house, cosmic deep house, Afrolatin driven soulful house, star gazing tribal techno, ambient spoken word interludes & futuristic speed garage bass bin testers " www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/call-su... Playlist Companion. slow-house-playlist.sbmt.to #house #techno #djmix #berlin

"the trio pause to reconsider their path, toying with ideas, before deciding that a full on jazz dance assault is the way" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/max-lut... Playlist Companion. www.submithub.com/link/slow-ja... #jazz #nujazz #jazzdance #alternative #music #independent #london

"the album is an outsider folk meets leftfield white gospel one of a kind & deserves your close attention" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/weirs-d... Find Weirs in the Slow Folk Playlist. www.submithub.com/link/slow-fo... #altfolk #whitegospel #alternative #music #independent #northcarolina

"the keys alternating between exploring the universal consciousness and warming up the jazz dancers" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/matt-wi... Find Wilde in the Slow Jazz Playlist. www.submithub.com/link/slow-ja... #jazz #nujazz #beats #alternative #music #independent #manchester

"his fragile found sounds and thoughtful piano, guitar, accordion, synth and percussion work" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/m-sage-... Find Sage in the Slow Ambient Playlist. www.submithub.com/link/slow-am... #ambient #electroacoustic #alternative #music #independent #colorado

"It's a well crafted slice of contemplative ambient music that works with or without pretty pictures." www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/i-am-sn... Find IASN in the Slow Ambient Playlist. www.submithub.com/link/slow-am... #ambient #soundtrack #alternative #music #independent #newyork

Been moving & the tips are in a box somewhere. If you need music then head to TSMM's playlists. From ambient to dub via new age, house jazz, neoclassical, folk & alt-pop. The 21 playlists are on Tidal, Apple, Youtube, Amazon, Soundcloud, Deezer & Spotify. the-slow-music-movement-playlists.sbmt.to

Long grass inspired electroacoustics, off-world ambient, outsider folk meets white gospel, modern folk rock royalty, raw sample strewn beatdown house from South Africa and a DJ mix masterclass. All this and more in the latest newsletter: theslowmusicmovement.substack.com/p/no-moss-here

"The track then launches into a full on spiritual nu-jazz wall of sound that courses through the speakers & your consciousness" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/jjjjjer... Find Ellis in the Slow Jazz Playlist. www.submithub.com/link/slow-ja... #jazz #nujazz #alternative #independent #virginia

"injects some pre-roots reggae perkiness to lighten the dub techno gloom, highlighting Dublin’s deep appreciation of Jamaican musical history." www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/frenk-d... Playlist Companion. www.submithub.com/link/slow-du... #dub #dubtecho #alternative #independent #rotterdam

A great look at AI music's infiltration of Spotify in Pitchfork, from one of the most interesting new generation music journalists - Kieran Press-Reynolds: pitchfork.com/thepitch/spo...

"The album is full of Nu-Brazilian delights" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/luizga-... For more far flung treats check out the Slow World Playlist. www.submithub.com/link/slow-wo... #brazilianmusic #nubrazil #slow #music #independent #artist

"choosing to slide into its gaseous ambient constructs out of structural necessity, resulting in a fine slice of wafer thin ambient folk" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/beresfo... Companion Playlist. www.submithub.com/link/ambient... #ambientpop #ambientfolk #slow #music #independent #artist

"Outsider lo-fi ambient pop is the new Taylor Swift, get involved." www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/joanne-... Find Robertson in the Ambient Pop Playlist. www.submithub.com/link/ambient... #ambientpop #dreampop #slow #music #independent #artist #glasgow @ad93rec.bsky.social

Just in case you don't know why your Amazon shopping experience has been getting steadily worse over the years, the ever astute Cory Doctorow lays it out plain and clear. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"It’s a singular slice of intimate, ambient pop meets singer songwriting" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/louis-g... For more great ethereal vocal vibes check out the Ambient Pop Playlist.: www.submithub.com/link/slow-ja... #ambient #singersongwriter #slow #music #independent #artist #london

"The album starts in fine ambient fashion, easy drones rising and falling like a summer tide as waves of static fold into the swell" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/seth-th... Companion Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-ja... #ambient #neoclassical #slow #music #independent #artist #Arizona

"a boundary nudging ambient jazz transmission that refreshingly doesn't sound like too much else around" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/harry-c... Find them in the Slow Jazz Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-ja... #jazz #ambient #slow #music #independent #artist #london

"it always amazes me how such cohesive arrangements can be collaged from such shattered sonics" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/f-s-blu... Ambient playlist companion: www.submithub.com/link/slow-am... #microsounds #ambient #slow #music #independent #artist #germany

Words are the new videos and pictures. Word of mouth is the new algorithm. Music is as cool as ever. Check the newsletter that just got sent to 3700 subscribers and get next week's social media tips first. theslowmusicmovement.substack.com/p/all-is-calm #alternativemusic #independentartists

The revolution will have a soundtrack - heartening news and brave souls in the Russian underground and overground music scenes. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

"There’s the shimmering transcendence of “Lost to Follow”, the Cafe del Mar like mantric looping and politely insistent guitar motifs on “Collapsing the Vanguard”" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/the-lif... Playlist Companion: www.submithub.com/link/slow-ba... #chillout #ambient #music #atlanta

"The synth pads are familiar but rather than sounding generic the main refrain just sounds blissful and balmy." www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/light-g... Find Light Gestalt in the Slowtronic Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slowtro... #chillout #electronicmusic #music #independent #sweden

"a philosophical finger picked approach to the dissolution of decency, tolerance, understanding, truth and democracy" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/nathan-... Playlist Companion: www.submithub.com/link/slow-fo... #acousticguitar #folk #slow #music #independent #artist

"the track has been reincarnated and is having a more serene existence this time round, and when it sounds this nice that's OK." www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/solkyri... Find the crew in the Slow Alt-Pop Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-po... #dreampop #chillvibes #music #independent

"a simple yet supremely satisfying bed of low frequency adjacent drones, sound elongations & minor sonic detailing that radiates a low lit warmth" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/lawrenc... Find them also here: www.submithub.com/link/slow-am... #ambient #electroacoustic #music #alternative

"the increasingly psychedelic sounds, and probably a few pheromone's, swirling around the room" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/packagi... Find Packaging in the Slow Alt-Pop Playlist Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-po...  #altpop #synthpop #slow #music #independent #artist #seattle

"I’ve had so many WTF moments from the label over the years it would be remiss not to bring the imprint to your attention." www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/2015-20... Find a track from the comp here: www.submithub.com/link/slow-wo... #worldmusic #globalmusic #music #independent #artist #geneva

"there's an uncompromising tone and serious intent to the soft edged delivery and you suspect you're going to be in for a treat, confirmed by the downtempo, post punkish dub bassline" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/lucy-kr... Also here: www.submithub.com/link/slow-po...  #alternative #pop

"there is an unpolished candour throughout the album, the antithesis of LA’s studio botox, photoshopped press shots & social media neediness" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/jens-ku... Find Kuross in the Slow Folk Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-fo... #singersongwriter #alternative #idaho

"The song doesn't waste any time getting straight into an easy, breezy yacht rocking groove that suggests the late seventies never went away" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/beach-f... Beach for Tiger in the Slow Balearic Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/slow-ba... #psychedelic #soul #balearic

"controllers strewn across the floor, broken strings tangled around mic stands and her exhausted face reflected in the now cracked mirror" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/emma-gr... Find Grace in the Ambient Pop Playlist: www.submithub.com/link/ambient... #neoclassical #electronic #altpop