Episode 6.17 /// Featuring Arrival in Eden and The Bird’s Companion

In today's program, my two featured artists have delightful new albums that are contemplative in their own right and invite you along for a reflective listening session. In the first hour, we feature the new release from Arrival in Eden on Ambient Cat Records that is ruminative and tastefully somber, and later on in the program, The Bird’s Companion treats us to a stunningly beautiful neoclassical album out now on WhiteLabRecs.Also in the chat, our conversational topic for today… what’s your origin story with ambient music? When did you first learn about it, and who were you listening to? Let’s strike up a conversation!Plus new music from Eguana, Flying Tulpa, Sonic Dream Machine and plenty more ahead.Strap in and make yourself comfortable, join us for the next two hours for global ambient music, on The Stolace Relay Station.I hope you’re enjoying The Relay Station! Please share this with your fellow ambient fans.Featured artistsArrival in Eden https://arrivalineden.bandcamp.comhttps://ambientcat.bandcamp.comThe Bird’s Companion https://thebirdscompanion.bandcamp.comhttps://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.comFeatured album /// "Field of Memories" by Arrival in EdenArrival in Eden is out with a brand new full-length album out now on Ambient Cat Records. “Field of Memories” is the sort of cinematic album that so delicately captures the liminal spaces found only in the contents of our dreams and half-wakened imaginings of the mind. Maximillian, who operates under the name Arrival in Eden, has done a splendid job with his somber mix of cinematic string arrangements, delicate melodic felt piano, soft textures and atmospheres, and other evocative elements that tie it all together into a brilliantly moody album. This also serves as his first release with Ambient Cat Records, a fitting outlet for Arrival in Eden’s enigmatic brand of ambient music. For cinematic ambient fans, be sure to add this album to your playlists! “Field of Memories” by Arrival in Eden is available now on most streaming music services as well as at https://ambientcat.bandcamp.com.Featured album /// "A Place Outside of Time" by The Bird's CompanionNew from Whitelabrecs comes the transcendent nine-song neoclassical album from The Bird’s Companion. “A Place Outside of Time” is a discreet blend of neoclassical and ambient music with a hint of post-rock sentimentality — ornately layered with unconcealed and expressive felt piano, spacious guitars that weave in and out of view, and held together with a delicate minimalism. When I find myself immersed in “A Place Outside of Time”, I feel like I’m looking over the artist’s shoulder as they linger from page to page in a photo book of precious memories — each song a page from another place in time. It’s an album that you simply cannot pass up and is a must for neoclassical fans. “A Place Outside of Time” by The Bird's Companion is available now on limited edition gatefold vinyl-effect CD, on most streaming music services as well as at https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com.Playlist* "Broken Heart" by Eguana from "Doomed Love"* "Accepting This Gift" by Flying Tulpa from "Forever Lost"* "Fragile Forest - Solo Version" by Sonic Dream Machine from "Fragile Forest"* "Deceitful Star" by RL Huber from "Hafgufa"* "Willow" by First Snow of the Year from "Hibernation"* "Secrets Are Behind Us (Solo Version)" by Winter Silhouette from "Left For History"* "The Wind on Your Skin" by Arrival In Eden from "Field of Memories"* "A wish for stars" by odysmod from "Reminiscence"* "Event Horizon" by Ben Bertrand from "Relic Radiation"* "February 6, On the Shore of Lake Ontario" by Kilometre Club from "It Doesn't Snow In Toronto Anymore"* "Take Me To Somewhere Liminal - Remastered" by Ghost In The Loop from "Selected Soundtracks For Lost Media"* "Soft Materials: Permanent Rose" by Sadie Powers from "Souvenir"* "Pomegranate" by Moonfeld from "Spectral Worlds"* "Northern Lights (Dionisaf Rework)" by Brannan Lane from "Northern Lights"* "Chapter VI – Idealism" by Michael D. Tidwell and Piscean Daydreams from "Natura"* "Tendril 4" by Leafblighter from "Vine"* "Poudre a Couleurs" by Alexis Delozanne from "Acclimatation"* "Take Shelter" by Morning Haze from "Between Wake and Sleep"* "Lost Light" by Danielle Nia from "A New Light"* "Unseen Footprints" by The Bird's Companion from "A Place Outside of Time"* "Oscillating Perspective" by Philippe Deschamps from "Endless Vanishing Lines"* "Vanishing Point" by Loneward from "Gossamer Wings of Illusion"* "Flowing (Brannan Lane Rework)" by Ancient Astronaut from "Flowing"* "Peaceful Glen" by Carl Lord from "Illuminated Expanse"* "Zehn (10)" by Stolace from "Jamuary 2025"The Relay Station is a listener-supported program. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Relay Station at therelaystation.substack.com/subscribe