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firstsnowoftheyear

First Snow of The Year

🌨️ Music by Erik Sevenans
🌀 colorless out on @slowechospace
🌲 Hibernation out on @whitelabrecs

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My new EP “colorless” is out this Friday and will be supported by the the lovely @slowechospace
Here´s a one more snippet of the track “red pine”

#ambientmusic #ambienttexttures #dronemusic #soothingmusic #instrumentalmusic #neoclassical #newmusic #upcomingrelease @echoesblue


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Hey everyone,

I released my sophomore full-length album last week via @whitelabrecs as a limited edition CD. We launched the release exclusively on Bandcamp for the first two weeks to give the physical edition the proper care and love.

In an age where streaming rules and attention is fleeting, formats like this might seem like relics. I too am spoiled by the comfort of simply opening my phone and picking an album to listen to, rather than grabbing a CD or cassette. In reality, for me—and for many of us creating and releasing music in this tightly knit scene—these kinds of releases mean something more.
Each CD supports not just the artist, but the hardworking labels behind them, the photographers, the designers, the people who believe in music as a craft, not just content. It’s a way to hold on to something real in a digital world.

If you’ve connected with this album, or if you want to support the community in a deeper way—this would be a beautiful way to do it in my opinion.
Thank you for listening, and please feel free to reach out any time.

A link to the release is in my bio, or visit the Whitelabrecs Bandcamp page.

Cheers,
Erik


#cdrelease #musicrelease #ambientmusic #newalbum #supportyourscene #ambientnotes


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1 years ago

Hey everyone,

I released my sophomore full-length album last week via @whitelabrecs as a limited edition CD. We launched the release exclusively on Bandcamp for the first two weeks to give the physical edition the proper care and love.

In an age where streaming rules and attention is fleeting, formats like this might seem like relics. I too am spoiled by the comfort of simply opening my phone and picking an album to listen to, rather than grabbing a CD or cassette. In reality, for me—and for many of us creating and releasing music in this tightly knit scene—these kinds of releases mean something more.
Each CD supports not just the artist, but the hardworking labels behind them, the photographers, the designers, the people who believe in music as a craft, not just content. It’s a way to hold on to something real in a digital world.

If you’ve connected with this album, or if you want to support the community in a deeper way—this would be a beautiful way to do it in my opinion.
Thank you for listening, and please feel free to reach out any time.

A link to the release is in my bio, or visit the Whitelabrecs Bandcamp page.

Cheers,
Erik


#cdrelease #musicrelease #ambientmusic #newalbum #supportyourscene #ambientnotes


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1 years ago

Hi Folks,

This clip is a fragment of the first collaborative song recorded by Belgian artist @firstsnowoftheyear and Italian artist @farawaynebraska . We’ve been supporting each other’s music across Europe for almost two years and had been sharing some ideas back and forth already for a while. Now, it has finally materialized into a finished song that we are both very proud to share with you all.

The title „Kujira“ means whale in Japanese, as the song felt very much like floating deep in the ocean among a flock of whales. Do you say flock or is it more like a herd of whales?
Anyway! We’ll be releasing our song on all streaming sites on Friday the 19th of July.

Thanks already for supporting us, and we’d love to hear from you,

Erik & Alex

#ambient #ambientmusic #soundscape #instrumental #ambientdrone #dronemusic #singlerelease #


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the sun rose a breeze // first snow of the year

first snow of the year’s latest release on slow echo is a stunning reflection of the label’s stated aim to share music that creates ‘a space to lull your mind’. intricately textured, peaceful, and immersive in equal measure, the sun rose a breeze features slowly evolving piano melodies alongside layers of soft soundscapes and synth-based flutters.

credits
released May 22, 2026
written, recorded & produced by erik sevenans
mastered by marshall usinger
released on slowecho.space
licensing info at all-ambient.com

#ambient #meditation #atmospheric #peace


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1 days ago

OUT NOW: 'the sun rose a breeze' by First Snow of the Year via @slowechospace🌤️

Slowly evolving piano, soft soundscapes, and layers that unfold like a morning you never want to end.

This is the kind of track that makes you stop whatever you're doing and just listen.

Out NOW on all platforms 🎹

🎵 Track: the sun rose a breeze
🎵 EP: the sun rose a breeze
🎵 Artist: @firstsnowoftheyear
🎵 Label: @slowechospace

#newage #ambient #newmusic #pianomusic #ambientpiano #peacefulmusic #immersive #contemporarynewage #slowmusic #meditationmusic #atmosphericmusic #softmusic #newep #indieambient #nowplaying


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hey everyone,

I have a new single out today called “bottom of the ocean” on the label slow echo.
this is the first song from my new ep coming out later this month.
It’s going to be a more minimal, laid-back, drone-focused record, so I hope you like this one as a preview of what´s to come.
this one in particular gave me the feeling of being in the deep, dark depths of the ocean — even if that sounds slightly corny 😊
hopefully, it can give you a few minutes of weightless drifting before the weekend.

cheers,

erik

credits
released may 8th, 2026
written & recorded by erik sevenans
mixed by @chiaranverheyden
mastered by @marshallusinger
released on @slowechospace
licensing info at @allambientmusic

#ambient #ambientmusic #drone #soundscape #deepfocus deepsleep meditationmusic relaxation calmmusic fieldrecordings atmospheric minimalmusic sleepmusic floating


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2 weeks ago

Hey Peeps,

First post of 2026… and it’s already March. I haven’t been very active on here, but that’s mostly because I’ve been spending all the free time I can find writing new stuff.
Today I’m sharing some of that new stuff with you called Bloom. I wrote it last year during a bigger writing session that will be coming out as an EP in May (Spoiler! more on that soon).

In any case, Bloom didn’t quite fit the direction I was going for on the EP, so it became a B‑side. I revisited it a few weeks ago and realized I still really wanted to share it—so I´m shooting from the hip here, and releasing it as a standalone single.
Hope you like it. Link’s in the bio and in my stories.
Massive thanks to @chiaranverheyden for helping with the mix and master.

I’ll do my best to share a bit more of my recording process again soon. For now, I hope you enjoy the new track—and feel free to reach out anytime.

Love,
Erik // First Snow of The Year

#ambientmusic #newmusic #ambientartist #soundscapes #instrumentalmusic newrelease


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Hi everyone,

I have a new single out today called “wave the south.”
It’s releasing as part of the annual @slowechospace compilation. This year’s theme is “a space to pause and exhale,” featuring many wonderful artists such as @antarcticwastelands @runawayhorsesmusic19 @norvikmusic @kilometreclub and many more.
I’ll share links to the song and the full playlist in my bio.

Big thanks to @benjamintatlow and @marshallusinger for putting this together again, and to @chiaranverheyden for helping out with the mixing.

This track will also appear on my upcoming EP “the sun rose a breeze” — more on that soon 😊

Cheers,

Erik // First Snow of The Year

#ambientmusic #newmusic #slowecho #soundscape #musicrelease #instrumental #atmospheric #ambientartist #dronemusic


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5 months ago

Hey everyone,

I’m really happy to share a new single today that I made together with @portsleep .
Parachutes is a slowly unfolding drone-ambient piece with lots of little textures and gentle tones woven in.
We chose the name because working on it felt like a creative “rescue” for both of us over the summer, at a time when we were each stuck in our own version of writer’s block.
Finishing this single gave us a small but meaningful push to start creating more again.

If you feel like taking a short nap or want a soundtrack while having your coffee or tea, we’d love it if you could give it a spin on your preferred streaming platform.
Closed eyes recommended for immersion (dheu!).

Hopefully, it can be your bite-sized micro nap before the festive chaos kicks in.
Link in bio

Cheerio,
Erik

#ambient #ambientsoundscape #droneambient #drone #newmusic #ambientmusic #soundscape #texturesound #deepambient #slowmusic #meditativemusic #calm #reflection #collab #musicrelease #experimentalmusic


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6 months ago

Hi Everyone,

We have a new song out today that we’ve been wanting to share for a while, called Polka Dots.
The track begins with just @firstsnowoftheyear , then slowly blends in @__idra__ until both artists come together. The piece fades out with just her sounds, closing this sonic conversation.

Link in bio 🪸

Cheers also to @chiaranverheyden for the help with mixing and @masteredbyjea for mastering.

With love,
Erik & Francesca

#ambient #dronemusic #soundscape #ambientmusic #newmusic #collaboration


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8 months ago

Hi Everyone,

@firstsnowoftheyear & @farawaynebraska have a new single out today called “Iruka.”
This new collab is a follow-up to the song “Kujira,” which the artists released last year.
Both songs reflect the feeling of wandering underwater in the vastness of the ocean.

To accompany this new single, the great @underwaterworld_photography provided the artwork with a snapshot from his deep-diving adventures.

Thanks for listening on your preferred streaming platform.
Link in bio 🪸

Much love,
Erik & Alessio

#anbientmusic #experimentalambient #soundscape #droneambient #cinematicmusic #ethereal #oceaninspired #underwaterphotography #ambientartist #musicdiscovery #newmusicrelease #indieambient #deepfocusmusic


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About two years ago, @firstsnowoftheyear and @samatha_ambient released an album together — five slow-moving tracks inspired by the stillness and scale of a glacier.

Today we’re adding another chapter to that story: Aletsch - a new single is out now on all streaming platforms.

Thanks for listening, and feel free to revisit the old glaciers once more as well 🏔️

Cheers,
Erik & Gert

#ambientmusic #newmusic #ambient #droneambient #collaboration #minimalmusic #slowmusic


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