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Jap Jap

Raglan’s Jasper Boer’s released a collection of very ambient tracks as Jap Jap, incorporating singing bowls and droning synths. The album is Lemurian Bliss (2021).

Has heaps of: Drones, Synths Decades active: 2020s Location: Raglan Entry last updated: 19/08/2022

Venus Vulture

Sean Monaghan has released mostly long, evolving drone soundscapes since 2008. He has been active in the net label scene, with many recent releases on US-based Zenapolæ.

Has heaps of: Drones, Synths Decades active: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s Location: Palmerston North Entry last updated: 02/07/2022

Strings Speak Mountains

Typically piano- or guitar-led instrumentals and atmospheres, occasionally building to waves of distortion. No public info about who is behind it. At time of writing there are eight releases on Bandcamp, covering a two year period up to late 2021.

Has heaps of: Acoustic instruments, Guitars Decades active: 2010s, 2020s Location: Unknown Entry last updated: 02/07/2022

Waker

As of February 2016, David Chechelashvili was writing a doctorate on modular synthesis. Based on his music as Waker, it’s a topic dear to his heart. Expect evolving synth textures, drones and huge amounts of reverb.

Has heaps of: Drones, Synths Decades active: 2010s, 2020s Location: Auckland Entry last updated: 26/06/2022

Don Sook

There are masses of synth jams on this contemporary producer’s Bandcamp page, not all ambient, but probably plenty of interest.

Has heaps of: Beats, Synths Decades active: 2010s, 2020s Location: Unknown Entry last updated: 26/06/2022

Miriama Young

Young is a composer and sound artist who definitely doesn’t only make music you might call ambient. But you might at least check out her music made from kōkako sounds.

Has heaps of: Acoustic instruments, Glitches, Voices Decades active: 2010s, 2020s Location: Wellington Entry last updated: 02/10/2022

Jet Jaguar

Jet Jaguar playing live

Jet Jaguar is the music-making alias of Michael Upton, who maintains this site.

Has heaps of: Beats, Field recordings, Glitches, Synths Decades active: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s Location: Wellington Entry last updated: 02/07/2022

Fog Parallax

Moody synths from a Christchurch producer who put out one album online in 2015.

Has heaps of: Synths Decades active: 2010s Location: Christchurch Entry last updated: 26/06/2022

Flo Wilson

Photo of Flo Wilson

A Sonic Arts grad who releases electro-acoustic material often based around manipulated vocal sounds including the breath.

Has heaps of: Drones, Glitches, Voices Decades active: 2010s, 2020s Location: Auckland Entry last updated: 17/05/2022

Borrowed CS

This alias of Cory Champion is definitely more well-known for house, but A Path (2021) is a collection of floating melodies and chords sans drums.

Has heaps of: Synths Decades active: 2020s Location: Wellington Entry last updated: 01/05/2022

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