I really love playlists. Particularly well-crafted ones that fit to a particular mood. Thus, about once a month I build some sort of master list of songs fitting my mood. This December I’m really enjoying sparse, empty music.
I don’t know if it was the recent release of How To Destroy Angels’ An Omen EP or what, but empty soundscapes are really catching my ear right now. I re-listened to the first HTDA EP, as well as Trent Reznor’s various ambient work for scores and such; from there I’ve been revisiting a lot of electronic stuff like Burial and some of the more atmospheric Moby albums.
Below I’ve compiled a brief list of some of the tracks I’ve really been digging in this phase.