Well here it is. I know I didn’t do this last year, but again I’m back with my Top 11 Psychill/Psybient/Chill albums of the year. Yes, 11. I felt that there were 11 true gems out there, this year. I hate odd numbers, but this one is good. This year was a little easier for me because it was a pretty good year for music. I have been doing a top 10 now since 2012 (in my old blog) – (I think) so it would be a shame not to continue. So enough from me, here’s the goods:

Erothyme – Along The Arc

Until this year, I had not heard of Erothyme. What a shame, because this album was really good. Hailing from Colorado, Erothyme delivers a hidden treasure with “Along The Arc”. Delicious beats and extremely chilled vibes blend with dubby baselines to make you feel like you’re daydreaming in a hammock on the beach somewhere.

10. Space Chillers Vol 3 (Various Artists)

Mystic Sound Records presents a Various Artists compilation that features works from Zero Cult, Flucturion 2.0, Maiia and more. It is a beautiful collection of really smooth psychedelic chillout sounds from around the globe. The album spans from the more atmospheric side, to the more trippy side of things. It presents an intense sonic ride on every track. https://mysticsound.bandcamp.com/album/spacechillers-vol-3

(No video could be found for Space Chillers Vol 3, I apologize)

9. Ascent & Argus – Daylight Again

One of my favorite progressive psytrance artists, Ascent, is back with Argus, his brother, from Serbia. A truly wondrous album, the brothers take you on a magical journey filled with dreamy cloud like sounds, with chilled beats and a truly relaxing vibe that can be felt throughout the album. https://argus-music.bandcamp.com/album/daylight-again

8. Dhamika – Illusions

Dhamika is back with a new album, “Illusions”, bringing you slick and smooth psychedelic atmospheres and mixing in some chillgressive flavor. Compiled of a lot of tracks previously released, with some truly trance-sendant (see what I did there?) beats and melodies, this album will take you away to a magical kingdom of elves and fairies and mushrooms that talk. https://www.traxsource.com/title/1140894/illusions

7. Sundial Aeon – Terragensis

Sundial Aeon has provided us with their latest release, “Terragensis” which showcases more of their beautiful voluminous work. Downtempo and mid-tempo, it is perfect for a midnight trip alone in the dark, and you’ll see things dancing behind closed eyelids. https://beatspace-impactstudio.bandcamp.com/album/terragenesis

6. Fourth Dimension – Ubique

With some truly other-worldy spaced-out synths, pads, and sounds, this album is both entrancing as it is peaceful and epic. Take a journey through the stars as Fourth Dimension spirals out into a rocket of color that you can hear and taste. https://synphaera.bandcamp.com/album/ubique

5. Dreaming Cooper – Exploring The Universe

Bringing you an hour and 13 minutes of pure joy, this spaced out album has what it takes to be in the No. 5 spot. Fluid and majestic, the haunting melodies embodied in the tracks will have you enraptured as Dreaming Cooper releases his proverbial space-Kraken. 🙂 https://dreamingcooper.bandcamp.com/album/exploring-the-universe

4. Solar Fields – Origin #3

Solar Fields, or Magnus Birgersson, as I call him, has released Origin #3, with tracks mostly constructed throughout the years and only released this year, with their origins in the various years of the past. True to Solar Fields’ form, the album is a masterpeice quality work with some true psybient gems. From quiet spaces to sonic booms, this album will win your heart. https://solarfields.bandcamp.com/album/origin-03

3. Avaris – The Forgotten Language

I like to think of this style as psychedelic tribal chillout. If there’s any album that can make you feel like you’re tripping, with it’s acid-melting vibe and it’s drum-circle sound, it is definitely this album. Deep and haunting, it kind of makes me want to walk barefoot through a forest on the search for gnomes. If you’re not already high, you will be after listening to this album all the way through. What a trip! https://axiosrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-forgotten-language

2. Visionary Worlds 3 – Various Artists

From Visionary Shamanics, this 46-track escapade is an amazing trip of wonder and mystical art that you’re sure to love if you like blazin’ psychedelic beats and powerful melody to bring about a psychic change in all the world. Be sure to check out “Aztec” by Kirsche, my favorite track. https://visionaryshamanics.bandcamp.com/album/visionary-worlds-3-va

And… #1:

Astronaut Ape – Deep

Is it any wonder really? After my glowing review a few months ago, you had to have known. This album is a genuine masterpeice by Oleg Belousov from Russia. He has traveled the infinite universe, the skies, and everything in between. Now he gives us the ocean. Deep is a truly magnificient exploration of all there is to behold in the mysterious oceans on our wonderful blue planet. Behold the mezmerizing melody, the enchanting and sometimes haunting sounds coming from the mind of Astronaut Ape. Enjoy!

There it is! Have a listen to the music, and enjoy. Happy 2020 to everyone!

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