The Volume Settings Folder is the project of Italian M. Beckmann, who makes ambient music that you can delve into here. Tanner Garza is an American experimental musician with a plethora of releases in various projects, including Texas Harsh Noisefuckers Black Leather Jesus (!). You can find a nice collection of stuff to explore here. Both artists are prolific as they are talented, and it’s well worth spending some time getting to know their work.
[NB. The underground experimental scene (that contains acts like Texas Harsh Noisefuckers Black Leather Jesus) is a fascinating, one, and a real eye-opener to the boundaries of music (you could would do well to start here, a nice interview with Svartvit on InLog.org). Be warned, this is something of an internet rabbit hole, and reading about increasingly bizarre acts is strangely addictive].
Springtime Return is a great example of ambient music done well. Using field recordings in conjunction with drone, the pair create four tracks that are atmospheric, ethereal and haunting. There is an irony here: for a project conducted primarily on computers or other electronic equipment, and indeed a collaboration that took place across half of the globe via email, Springtime Return is fundamentally organic. It is so layered and nuanced that it sounds like nature; like something ancient and important yet simple, the earth spinning, time passing, drip of water as ice melts on spring’s return.
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The release is available in two lovely modes: a handcrafted CD or a tape from Bookend Recordings. For those of you without the necessary spare change can download a digital version via Bandcamp.