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The Slow Music Movement
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Disorderly digging in an algorithmic world. Lesser known independent artists & alternative music. Generally lazy & hazy vibes. Check the newsletter, blog & socials for our daily music tips, podcast & playlists.
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"It's emotive, shapeshifting, patiently evolving ambient electroacoustic music "
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Find Ext Sleep in the Slowtronic Playlist:
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#electronic #ambient #neoclassical #music #independent #artist #germany
The cover for Ext Sleep's Aoba track, showing abstract watercolour art with four feather-like shapes in orange, purple, and black hues on a white background. Emotive and fluid design. Ext Sleep playing in a dimly lit setting. Dark clothing, focused expression, atmospheric lighting creates a moody, artistic vibe.
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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"for a punk bass playing classical cellist it's quite the jazz statement."
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Find Sundström in the Slow Jazz Playlist:
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#jazz #music #independent #artist #sweden
The cover for Ea Sundström's, Primordial Confusion EP, showing Sundstrom with short dark hair in a black shirt and a large silver pendant, gazing down. Neutral background; calm expression. Ea Sundström with spiked bracelet rests on a piano, looking contemplative. She wears rings and a black shirt. Wall background is neutral.
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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"With three great albums to her name in 2025, it's probably time you got with the Kara-Lis Coverdale program"
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Find Coverdale in the Slow Ambient Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-am...

#ambient #piano #music #independent #artist #montreal
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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"Wave after wave of succinct guitar and bowing refrains cascade through the speakers, improvisatory string work largely nudged to the side lest it muddy the hypnotic waters"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/alucuo-...

Find Alucuo in the Slow Folk Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-fo...

#folk
Alucuo - Trochilidae (This Too Shall Pass) [Folk]
"Wave after wave of succinct guitar and bowing refrains cascade through the speakers, improvisatory string work largely nudged to the side lest it muddy the hypnotic waters"
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December 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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"bares Selkie's soul for all to see and the fact that is accompanied by production that would stand on its own two instrumental legs really marks her out as a talent"
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Playlist Companion:
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#ambient #pop #Kyoto
The cover artwork for Selkie's Heartspeak single, showing a grey rock wrapped in red and white yarn, set against a soft grey background, creating a calm and artistic mood. Selkie in red robe stands by dark water, holding two objects in hands. She appears calm under dim lighting. Background is mostly dark.
November 30, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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"the outfit instead wind their way through buttery soul, vintage library music, smooth orchestral jazz and general twentieth century musical lushness. One for the nostalgics and easy listening massive"
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#jazz #lounge #music #independent #artist #belarus
November 29, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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"Perhaps it's an antidote to the long grey Berlin winter's but "Vulture" radiates minimal, new age warmth and evokes sun kissed lands, real and imagined from the off."
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Playlist Companion:
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#newage #minimal #berlin
The cover for Auk's Vulture single, showing a sunset over an ocean with shimmering water and sailboat silhouette. Bright, hazy sky with warm tones creates a calm, dreamlike atmosphere. Aukai aka Markus Sieber lounging on a dark sofa, wearing a sweater and pants, appearing relaxed. Bright curtains and a textured wall in the background.
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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"if you want to hear what jazz, beats, soul and deep house sound like in the hands of people that know the roots and care about the future then tune in."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/jazzano...

Playlist Companion: www.submithub.com/link/slow-ho...

#futuresoul #nujazz #berlin
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Easy dub, various nu-jazz strains, outsider piano, new age reinvention, hip hop goes alt-pop & Brazilian winter warmers.

The latest newsletter just went out to 3800+ subscribers. Screw shopping, get listening.
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#alternativemusic #independentartists
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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"Zisling adds the frosted glass to the world music mixology, blowing a cool jazz breeze over the sun baked tune"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/or-kant...

Find Kantor in the Slow World Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-wo...

#world #jazz #music #independent #artist
The cover for Or Kantor's, "The Golden Temple Revelation" single, showing an abstract orange temple with geometric design on a grey background. Text reads: "OR KANTOR, THE GOLDEN TEMPLE REVELATION, FEAT. SEFI ZISLING." Or Kantor sitting on stool with guitar, wearing white shirt, against red background with yellow starburst. Calm expression.
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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"It's a beautiful laid back slice of soulful jazz that sounds like Sunday morning in summer."
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Find them in the Slow Soul Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-so...

#soul #jazz #music #independent #artist
The cover for Jowee Omicil and Dominique Fil-Aimé's, "Should I Smile?" single, showing a scenic view with pink flowers, dense greenery, and mountains under gray sky. Text: "Jowee Omicil - Should I Smile? feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé." Explicit content warning.
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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"If that wasn't enough whispered, Sun Ra reminiscent, voices drift in at the end like ghosts from the world's battlefields to add spectral weight to the message."
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Find them in the Slow Jazz Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-ja...

#jazz #berlin
The cover for Yamirah's Solar Explorers', "I’m So Tired of These Wars" single, showing a blurry Polaroid of a serene lake at sunset, reflecting trees and sky. Soft hues of purple and green. Peaceful, nostalgic mood. Yamirah's Solar Explorers in elegant outfits smile and lean against a blue wooden fence. The setting is outdoors with a relaxed and cheerful vibe.
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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"It’s a curious, comforting listen and highly recommended."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/abel-gh...

Find Ghekiere in the Slow Folk Playlist:
www.submithub.com/link/slow-fo...

#experimental #folk #soundscape #music #independent #artist #belgium
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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"Undeterred, a minimal piano pierces the machine sounds at the halfway mark, tentatively at first - note by gentle note, before being inevitably swept up & along by the impatient electronica"
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Playlist.
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#piano #electronic
The cover for Martin Martyn's, "Carre" single, showing a calm landscape with grass and water, a bird flying mid-air. Vertical text on left: Martin Martyn and Carre. Overcast sky. Martin Martyn in silhouette stand in front of a foggy window. Bare trees visible outside. Blue tones create a mysterious, contemplative mood.
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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"If I told you the track was fifty years old you wouldn't argue, & there's no greater soul compliment than that."
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Find him in the Slow Grooves Playlist.
www.submithub.com/link/slow-gr...

#soul #blues #music #independent #paris @recordkicks.bsky.social
The cover for Tiwayo's, "I've Got To Travel Alone" single showing Tiwayo in a flat cap and patterned coat looks into the distance. The background is plain. “Tiwayo Outsider” text is in bold yellow and red. Tiwayo in a black jacket and cap stands before a graffiti-covered wall, looking serious. The background is urban with bold, abstract patterns.
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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"If you're in need of some late night, hazy urban soul then look no further."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/tara-li...

Find Lilly in the Slow Alt-Pop Playlist.
www.submithub.com/link/slow-po...

#triphop #altpop #nusoul #music #independent #artist #london @truthoughts.bsky.social
The cover for Tara Lily's Quiet Nights, Early Takes, showing Tara Lily with mic on stage, dark abstract background. Text: Tara Lily, Quiet Nights [Early Takes]. Mysterious and moody atmosphere. Tara Lilly in a camouflage jacket leans against a metal fence in an urban setting, with brick buildings and overcast skies in the background.
November 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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"leftfield leaning, 80s vibing, soundtrack nodding jazz fusion "
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/pops-ma...

Find Pops in the Slow Oddities Playlist.
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#jazz #fusion #music #independent #artist #losangeles
The cover for Pops Magellan's Deep Thoughts single, showing her iwith pink uplighting, in front of shimmering disco ball background with a sunflower pattern stripe in the middle of it. Zebra-striped object in the foreground. It's pretty kitsch and garish. Pops Magellan with curly red hair and nose ring against a purple background, displaying a confident expression under vibrant lighting.
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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"the arrangements largely eschew the barely conscious drones & ambient jazz of their debut to take more familiar, gravity beholden forms,"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/the-cos...

Find them in the Slow Jazz Playlist.
www.submithub.com/link/slow-ja...

#jazz #newage #music #independent #portland
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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"not to mention cementing himself as one of the UK’s finest, new generation, fingerstyle guitarists"
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/sam-gra...

Find Grassie in the Slow Folk Playlist.
www.submithub.com/link/slow-ba...

#folk #music #independent #artist #uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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"it was with trepidation that I clicked play on these versions of two Talking Head's classics - "Once In A Lifetime" and "Psycho Killer""
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Find Astrønne in the Slow Balearic Playlist.
www.submithub.com/link/slow-ba...

#talkingheads #coverversion
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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"Every sonic detail, & there are many, perfectly judged & synergising for the greater ambient good. Your new sofa soundtrack has arrived."
www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/james-b...

Find Bright in the Slowtronic Playlist.
www.submithub.com/link/slowtro...

#ambient #electronicmusic #independent
The cover for James Bright's Universal Transmission single, showing abstract artwork with black shapes on a background of varying brown shades. Text reads "Universal Transmission" and "James Bright." Circular pattern overlay.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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"raw, sample strewn, beatdown house that although somewhat unpolished, has more fresh ideas than Traxsource’s top 100 house chart put together."
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Playlist Companion:
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#house #beatdown #music #independent #southafrica
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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"It's a fine slice of cinematic neoclassical music that unusually stands on its own sonic feet, but I'm sure works wonders during the accompanying film scene."
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#neoclassical #soundtrack #losangeles
The cover for Carla Patullo's Move Me Still single, showing an abstract orange texture with radiating lines. Text reads "Carla Patullo" and "Move Me Still" in white and orange. Vibrant and dynamic. Carla Patullo in a black jacket with glasses stands against a bright blue wall, hands in pockets, appearing relaxed.
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Disturbing Spotify "Viral" charts in Holland…
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🔵 Spotify Netherlands' Viral Chart is flooded with AI-generated, far-right racist tracks
Racism, AI, Antifa responses, all playing out on the world's biggest music streaming platform
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November 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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#alternativemusic #independentartists
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM