The Sound-O-Mat

Austere

Convergence
1998
A minimalist "process piece" composition ala Steve Reich and early Philip Glass. Ambient electronic music good for meditative or relaxing moods. A single, long track made for continuous play. Similar in concept to FM-3's "Buddha Machine" for meditation.
CD: $11.99
Reviews
5
 
Remittance
2004
Guitar-based ambient music, blissful, beautiful, melodic, droning and melancholy, with many atmospheric samples and some lyrics. No synths or sequencers were used in making this album, just guitars and many pedals and effects.
MP3: $9.99 CD: $11.99
Reviews
4
 

Austere vs. Stephen Philips

faded
2005
Slowly evolving & quiet ambient, droning at times, gentle washes at others, one long peaceful piece in three continuous sections.
CD: $9.99
Reviews
4
 

Austere/Abstract Audio Systems

evergone
2004
An ambient collaboration between Abstract Audio Systems and Austere, inspired by the ideas of space and distance. This 6-track EP explores ocean's depths and the wildness of the unexplored, our outer appearance and our inner spaces.
MP3: $8.99 CD: $7.99
Reviews
3
 

Austere/In The Now

distance
2000
Lying somewhere between ambient drones and glitchy IDM quirkiness, this EP is a rarely discovered gem enjoyed and played by ambient and IDM DJs alike. Odd-time signatures, crunchy and chunky beats come together to create this ambient drum & bass classic.
MP3: $5.99 CD: $5.99
Reviews
6
 

Freq. Magnet

Principium Somniferum
2005
A new Austere side-project, this all-guitar album forges new ground in blending the sounds of Labradford, Stars of the Lid, Windy & Carl and others into a slow-moving, shoegazing psychedelic ambient trip into The Village, in a place and time unknown.
MP3: $11.99 CD: $11.99
Reviews
3
 

The Mystifying Oracle

quintesscence
2003
Downtempo Psychedelic Ambient: Slow moving and ever evolving tracks with pulsing bass and glitchy beats, blips and blurps and echos from the past.
MP3: $8.99 CD: $7.99
Reviews
5
 
The Kiffed CD EP
2006
A combindation of trance (with some techno) with ethnic percussion and samples, all based on travels in Morocco. One remix of a track off a following album, two tracks exclusive to this release, one in a very traditional vein (vs. electronic dance music.
MP3: $7.99 CD: $7.99
Reviews
2