Not sad or morose, needs to be qualitatively like being under a heating lamp, almost as if one were cocooned or swaddled in warmth.
- Probably “dark” is preferable but not necessarily,
- must be “warm”, can be “chill” but not at the expense of warmth,
- probably “soft” or “easy”/mellow, intensity should be fairly homogenous throughout
- “sonorous”, “fat”, possibly resonant is good
- definitely not cold/cool or desolate
- buzzy/buzzing/buzz/swarming/swarmy, oscillating, vibrato, very mild distortion or driftiness, like bees swarming
- dreamy but still warm (opposite of inception)
- ethereal is ok but not in conflict with warmth
Harold Budd - Luxe
Brian Eno - Neroli
Burst Error - Warm Reset
Earthbound - Buzz buzz prophecy
This is all very subjective so take all this as more general but try to recognize the spirit of what is being sought. A lot of this sound makes me think of if microwave rays were embodied in sound
Having reread the requirements, I think Kiki Rockwell is a much better match.
Witchy music that feels warm, dreamlike, and occasionally threatening. But never cold nor desolate.
Alohaha is great for this, it feels like sitting on a beach at night. Also in that theme are Green Arrow by Yo La Tengo and Island Music by Tennis.
Bonobo - Black Sands
Play the first two song without a pause
Does P. J. Harvey’s Let England Shake fit the bill?
Dark, and warmer than cold I personally think. But maybe we’re understanding the temperature adjectives differently?
Edit: rereading the post with fresh, awake eyes - do it doesn’t. It’s very desolate.
Moby - long ambients.
Nine inch nails - ghosts.
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient works 85-92.
There’s a whole genre called dark ambient.
I would consider portishead to fit the request. Nope still can’t think of anything better.
Arvo Part for sure
Big Thief, especially the song Change, and you might like the whole album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, though much of it is quite noisy, does not fit your “the same straight through” requirement it is very warm and human sounding. She is such a great guitar player.
Michael Kiwukana
Tomorrow I can ask my friend who listens to more of the stuff in your list.
Apparat - Equals Sessions, Stay Still, Dämonen, Capri-Revolution
*Is it correct to summarize your description as “It’s really awful and horrible, but there’s nothing you an do about it and that’s okay.”?
I wouldn’t call some of what you give as samples ‘warm’ but here are some things that have some element in common with them, to my ear.
Early Pink Floyd, especially the albums A Saucerful of Secrets and Meddle
Not sure if I’m getting this, but maybe Boards of Canada and then (early) Jääportit for dark?
Emphasis on the dark bit, but The Downward Spiral has a track called A Warm Place.
Olafur Arnalds - Living Room Music https://youtube.com/playlist?list=RDQMGSifLfYRtw4&playnext=1
Try the Jar of Flies EP from Alice in Chains
