For the past few weeks, I’ve been listening to a ton of classical music. So, I got it in my head to put together a playlist of post-rock themed around those elements. Losts of strings, symphonic movements, crescendos – the two genres have so much in common this was an easier venture than I thought!Playlist: If These Trees Could Talk "Deus Ex Machina" from Above the Earth, Below the SkyMONO, Platinum Anniversary Orchestra "Nowhere, Now Here - Live with the Platinum Anniversary Orchestra" from Beyond the Past Live in London with the Platinum Anniversary OrchestraLaura "Radio Swan Is Down Part 1" from Radio Swan Is DownGod Is An Astronaut "Komorebi" from EpitaphYndi Halda "A Sun-Coloured Shaker" from A Sun-Coloured ShakerSilent Whale Becomes a Dream "Before The Coming Sun" from Canopy RemasteredBalmorhea "Truth" from All Is Wild, All Is SilentStar of Heaven "The Harp" from The HarpThe Ascent of Everest "As the City Burned We Trembled for We Saw the Making of Their Undoing in Our Own Hearts" from How Lonely Sits the CityWolcensmen "Lady of the Depe" from Songs from the MereKAUAN "Akva" from Sorni NaiIndustries of the Blind, Samuel Gallo "The Lights Weren't That Bright, but Our Eyes Were so Tired" from Chapter 1: Had We Known BetterFourteen Nights At Sea "Glass Monster" from Great NorthOsi And The Jupiter "Appalachia" from Stave
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June 13, 2025 – More Music for Momentous Times
We’re absolutely spoiled for choice this summer with post-style releases. I’ve assembled a list from all over the genre with a bit of post-rock, ambient electronic, somber piano, and even some avant-garde jazz!Playlist: Emma Ruth Rundle "Still the Morning Chorus" from Music from the Bella Vistakristeva "The Inside of the Sun Frozen Solid (pt 1)" from kristevaVESUVE "L'HORIZON DES EVENEMENTS, Pt. 1" from L'HORIZON DES EVENEMENTS - SingleShuta Hasunuma "Robot Mechanic (feat. ヨシダダイキチ)" from "Design Ah! neo"3in:tides "Samsara" from Samsara - SingleShane Andre "Tightrope" from To Land AfarWave Mosaic "Falling (Loud Noises)" from Living ArtifactsTHE NARROWS "Doctor Waivers" from Sloth & Envy - EPWhite Noise Generator "One" from MyriadsRed Pine Mushroom "Voice of the Mushroom" from Voice of the Mushroom - SinglePelican "Flickering Stillness" from Flickering ResonanceScale & Feather "Fledglings" from Fledglings - EPThe Depth Beneath Us "117B" from DescentDamn Dirty Apes "New Norm" from New NormSwans "Red Yellow" from BirthingYou Are a Soul "Ambiguity" from Peace and Struggle
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May 2, 2025 – Gazing at Footprints on the Moon
We’re all looking down tonight, starting at our laces, glancing at our heels, shoooooe gazing! It’s been a while since I did an indie, shoegaze, alt-rock kind of show and I’ve been missing that vibe. Well, miss that vibe no more I say! Because that’s what I’m bringing your way tonight – tons of awesome bands, some loud, some soft, some just off the wall. Check out the playlist below!Playlist: Kid Mammoth "Hummingbird" from Past, Present, FutureUnwed Sailor "Rock Candy" from Monster CollectingKamasi Washington "Lazarus" from Lazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)Alberta Cross "Black Mountain - Woodstock Raw" from Black Mountain (Woodstock Raw)Modern Color,Audiotree "On & Off - Audiotree Live Version" from Modern Color on Audiotree LiveLysistrata "Answer Machine" from The ThreadSlow Teeth "Still You Speak" from Isleepmakeswaves,Audiotree "How We Built The Ocean - Audiotree Live Version" from sleepmakeswaves on Audiotree Live (session #2)From Beyond These Walls "This Is Where We Land" from The DawnClowder "window seat" from window seatSundaze "Afterparty" from Be ThereGiant the Vine "Protect Us from the Truth" from A Chair at the BackdoorMagnet School "The Raven" from The RavenWantamnam 我地希望 "是 Am" from 是 AmHongza "Out Of Place" from Out Of PlaceMagū "Full Canoe" from Dwell
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May 16, 2025 – The Albums of April!
Geez this year is totally flying by – we’re already to the middle of May meaning it’s time to review all the awesome new music from the last 30 days. Tune in!Playlist: Pelican "Pining For Ever" from GulchUnwed Sailor "Slab City" from Cruel EntertainmentChallenger Deep "Zero to Midnight" from The Cruelty of FangsCity of the Lost "Secret Street" from LuminarTransmissions "Rebirth Bloom" from BLOOMBreathe In. Asphyxiate. "The Blinding Light Ignites on the Darkest of Days" from The Blinding Light Ignites on the Darkest of DaysThimble "Mimic" from MimicHiroe "Tides" from TidesGoodnight Sweet Prince "Tohoku" from TohokuDownriver Dead Men Go "Truth" from TruthLights of Hyperspace "The Protector" from JupiterJonathan McNutt "Take Shape" from Take ShapeYvette Young "Qi" from QiCity By The Sea "now i wither" from now i witherIOTA CENTAURI "Lullaby for a Dying Sun" from SUPERMASSIVEBrotsjór "Think" from ThinkThe Absolute End Of The World "Waiting for summer to end" from HikikomoriCosmic Call, After-Math "Look up at the Stars (I Will Be There)" from Look up at the Stars (I Will Be There)
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April 5, 2025 – The Albums of March
The Lunar Orbit is back, as promised, with all new music! Tons of great stuff was released last month, and I’m going to try and highlight as many of my favorite tracks as possible!Playlist: Scale & Feather "Creosote" from Creosote - SingleKusanagi "Polymorph" from Polymorph - SingleL.O.E, Alan Watts "After All Is Said & Done (feat. Alan Watts)" from After All Is Said & Done (feat. Alan Watts) - SingleMoraines "Anima" from Future HistoriesThere Was a Yeti "Matriarch" from AsymmetryPelican "Indelible" from Flickering ResonanceMusuem of Light "Get Paid" from DivinerGhosts of the Sun "Blood Ritual" from Blood Ritual - SingleVerbian "Pausa Entre Dias" from CasarderIsolation Drills "Ruriden" from Year TwoMetempsychosis "Ocean Metamorphosis" from Gaia FableKinski "Stumbledown Terrace" from Stumbledown TerraceAirships on the Water "In Place of Distance" from In Place of Distance - SingleIdiogram "Bevel" from Reunion of Broken PartsOrca "Impeccable" from TitleCity of the Lost "Memories" from Memories - SingleBARRENS "Periastron" from Periastron - Single
The Lunar Orbit is a weekly(ish) exploration of all things post-rock, shoegaze, ambient, instrumental, esoteric, and beyond. We explore music which helps you feel like you’re being taken out into space and invite you to tune in and relax to as much as you want. Show is hosted first on WRIR 97.3 Richmond (wrir.org) Friday's at 1am, then published on all podcast feeds the next day.
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