Michael Chapman – Rainmaker
Style: British Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter
Vibes: Contemplative, Bittersweet, Longing, Pastoral, Twangy, Eclectic, Melancholy, Rainy, Warm
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Shizuka – Heavenly Persona
Style: Shoegaze, Psych, Noise Rock, Slowcore, Ethereal Wave
Vibes: Raw, Gloomy, Cathartic, Lonely, Depressive, Rainy, Nocturnal, Sensual, Hazy, Sombre, Sentimental, Melancholy
Musical Qualities: Noisy, Dynamic, Lo-Fi, Fuzzy
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June of 44 – Four Great Points
Style: Post-Hardcore, Art Rock, Math Rock, Post-Rock
Vibes: Angsty, Angular, Brooding, Deconstructed, Intertwined, Knotted, Rainy, Energetic, Bombastic
Musical Qualities: Uncommon Time Signatures, Dub, Progressive, Rhythmic, Repetitive, Dissonant
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The Nocturnes – Aokigahara
Style: Shoegaze, Slowcore, Dream Pop
Vibes: Ethereal, Brooding, Rainy, Moody
Musical Qualities: Riffs, Fuzzy, Washy, Atmospheric, Lush
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The Flaming Lips – 7 Skies H3
Abridged version of a 24-hour recording from 2011
Style: Post-Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental Rock, Progressive Electronic
Vibe: Cold, Apocalyptic, Desolate, Ominous, Mournful, Sombre, Mysterious, Existential, Rainy, Spacey, Melancholy, Nihilistic, Haunting, Hypnotic, Lonely, Dreamy, Cerebral, Meandering, Greyscale, Dystopian
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Duster – Duster
Style: Slowcore, Slacker Rock, Shoegaze
Moods: Introspective, Lethargic, Existential, Hypnotic, Melancholy, Nocturnal, Rainy, Spacey
Musical Qualities: Slow, Noisy, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Riffs, Repetitive
Mickey Newbury – Heaven Help the Child
Style: SInger-Songwriter, Progressive Country, Chamber Folk
Moods: Reflective, Longing, Heartbreak, Autumnal, Contemplative, Melancholy, Bittersweet, Sentimental, Heartfelt, Lonely, Rainy
Musical Qualities: Lush, Suite, Lyrical, Orchestral, Melodic
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Mogwai – Young Team
Style: Slowcore, Noise Rock, Shoegaze, Post-Rock
Moods: Lonely, Melancholy, Rainy, Moody, Sombre, Reflective, Winter, Bombastic, Cathartic, Cold, Epic
Musical Qualities: Dynamic, Atmospheric, Slow
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Jay Bolotin – No One Seems to Notice That It’s Raining
Style: Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Americana
Moods: Rainy, Autumnal, Lonely, Melancholy, Heartbreak, Loner
Musical Qualities: Lyrical, Acoustic, Lo-fi
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Jackie-O Motherfucker – Flags of the Sacred Harp
Style: Free-Folk, Weird Americana
Moods: Weary, Melancholy, Pastoral, Communal, Tender, Meandering, Bittersweet, Hopeful, Rustic, Haunting, Murky, Rainy, Sombre, Rootsy
Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Vocal Harmonies, Droney, Thematic, Loose
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Burial – Antidawn EP`
Style: Spectral Ambient Collage, Future Garage, lowercase
Moods: Longing, Nocturnal, Romantic, Lonely, Haunting, Foggy, Urban, Ethereal, Intimate, Rainy, Winter, Stark, Fragmented
Musical Qualities: Sampling, Soft, Atmospheric, Collage, Sparse, Reductionist
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Jenks Miller / James Toth – Road to Ruin
Style: Gothic Americana, New Weird America, Country-Drone
Vibe: Haunting, Western, Pastoral, Moody, Rainy, Loner, Dark
Musical Qualities: Droney, Lo-fi, Atmospheric, Improvisation
Instrumentation: Banjo, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Field Recordings, Percussion, Harmonium
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The Iditarod – The Ghost, the Elf, the Cat and the Angel
Style: Psychedelic Chamber-Folk
Vibe: Haunting, Pastoral, Melancholy, Rainy, Delicate, Intimate, Psychedelic, Intertwined
Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Slow, Soft, Electro-Acoustic, Sampling, Home Recording
Instrumentation: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Cello, Turntables, Banjo, Tanpura, Violin, Singing Bowls, Percussion, Dulcimer, Bouzouki, Organ, Wine Glasses
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Nicolas Jaar – Space is Only Noise
Style: Progressive Electronic, Ambient House, Collage Pop, Sound Sculpture
Moods: Cryptic, Surreal, Aquatic, Hypnotic, Nocturnal, Futuristic, Melancholy, Collage, Urban, Mellow, Meditative, Ethereal, Eclectic, Rainy, Romantic
Musical Qualities: Sampling, Electro-Acoustic, Field Recordings, Atmospheric, Melodic, Loops
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King Krule – The Ooz
Style: Art Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Trip-Hop, Neo-Psychedelia
Influences: Lounge, Jazz, Post-Punk
Vibe: Brooding, Angsty, Woozy, Lonely, Nocturnal, Alienation, Depressive, Eclectic, Rainy, Urban
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Cat Power – Moon Pix
Style: Slowcore-Country, Singer-Songwriter
Vibe: Brooding, Hypnotic, Conversational, Reflective, Intimate, Lethargic, Confident, Moody, Overcast
Musical Attributes: Slow, Repetitive, Focused
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Golden Retriever & Chuck Johnson – Rain Shadow
Overview
Bass clarinet, pedal steel guitar, and synthesizer swirling together into a highly immersive and emotive combination of voices. Truly beautiful soundscapes that melt the worry away, with moments of quiet catharsis that I don’t experience very often in ambient music.
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Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette
Released in 1979 on ECM Records Recorded June, 1978 Format: LP
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Mike Oldfield – Ommadawn
Style: Celtic New Age, Symphonic Prog
Vibe: Ethereal, Medieval, Spring, Mellow, Meditative, Rainy, Soothing, Cinematic, Eclectic, Epic, Pastoral
Musical Qualities: Suite, Orchestral, Lush, Atmospheric, Progressive, Studio-as-an-Instrument
Instrumentation: harp, electric guitar, acoustic bass, electric bass, bagpipe, uilleann pipes, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, mandolin, bodhran, bouzouki, banjo, spinet, piano, Organ, synthesizer, glockenspiel, percussion, choral vocals, brass, tympani, drums, percussion
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Rainy Days [DJ Mix]
Some rainy music to accompany the pitter-patter of rain on your window…featuring Mogwai, Burial, The Cure, and more
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Cornelius – Mellow Waves
Released in 2017 on Rostrum Records Format: LP
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Bowery Electric – Beat
Originally released in 1996 on Kranky Records 2016 Reissue Format: LPx2
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Duster – Stratosphere
Originally released in 1998 on Up Records 2019 Numero Group Reissue Format: LP
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Aerial M – Aerial M
Released in 1997 on Drag City Records Format: LP
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Mickey Newbury – Looks Like Rain
Originally released in 1969 on Mercury Records 2011 Drag City Pressing Format: LP
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Mickey Newbury – ‘Frisco Mabel Joy
Released in 1971 on Elektra Records Format: LPx2
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The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band – “Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward.”
Released in October, 2001 on Constellation Records. Recorded at the mighty Hotel2Tango Format: 10″x2
Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
Released in 2010 on 4AD Records Format: LP, white vinyl
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Songs: Ohia – Didn’t It Rain (Deluxe Edition)
Originally released in 2002 on Secretly Canadian 2014 deluxe reissue Format: LPx2 (full album on first LP and demos on second LP)
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The Cure – Disintegration
Originally released in 1989 on Fiction Records 2010 pressing, Digitally Remastered by Robert Smith Format: LPx2
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Bonnie “Prince” Billy – I See a Darkness
Album Information: Released on Palace Records in 1999
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Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left
Style: Chamber Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Brit-Folk
Moods: Rainy, Melancholy, Sombre, Intimate, Peaceful, Lonely, Contemplative, Pastoral, Mellow
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Western Skies Motel – Settlers
Somber ambient-folk with layers of delicate, circular fingerpicking and sparse arrangements of droning harmonium, piano, guitar feedback and the occasional chirping crickets. The soft reverb dampens everything like a light drizzle over the American prairie
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