★Constellation Tatsu
No Wind
Tokyo-based Rhucle, aka Yuta Kudo, has been crafting sublime ambient for more than a decade and in all, there have been over 70 works that blur the line between synthetic sound and the natural world. Using soft synths, delicate piano lines and field …
Destruction
Destruction marks something of a new direction for Reuben Sawyer as he fuses clear, direct vocals with ambient textures. This latest album from the musician and visual artist meditates on destruction and rebirth while reflecting on the tension betwee…
Winds Of Eternity
Following releases on labels like Inner Islands, Home Normal and Muzan Editions, Japanese composer and sound artist Kenji Kihara is back with a new album that expertly channels the tranquil surroundings of his coastal hometown, Hayama, which is nestl…
Starlight
Julius Smack engages in a dialogue with a fictional AI assistant to create an album using the prompt, “Make an album that tells the story about the origins of Julius Smack.” Starlight emerges as the imagined response, envisioning a world where beauty…
Decomposition: Fox on a Highway
While working a job that required frequent drives between Philadelphia and a remote warehouse to sort furniture, Brendan Principato, the artist behind the project Saapato, noticed a fox on the side of the highway that had been struck dead by a car. I…
A Cooler World
Portlander Paul Dickow, as Strategy, presents his latest album— A Cooler World. Fascinated by the unfamiliar limitations and inherent playability of a hand-me-down, 1989 model sampling keyboard, he played these pieces by hand, mostly abandoning the s…
Music for Tomato Plants
Loris S. Sarid is a Rome born musician and sound designer living in Glasgow (Scotland). Music for Tomato Plants was born while taking care of a little tomato plant, grown on the windowsill of his flat during the winter 2020. The album is a homage to …
Polaris
Hot on the heels of their acclaimed second album, Iris, One Million Eyes unveil their latestwork, Polaris. This new album is a rich tapestry of analog and instrumental elements, creatinga vibrant and dynamic experience. Formerly known as Tempelhof (w…
Signal
“Signal" is the new album by renowned electronic music artist Brendon Moeller. Known for his innovative fusion of ambient sounds, Moeller once again pushes the boundaries of the genre with swirling, organic forms and immersive textures grounded in th…
Landmarks
Following its release in the winter of 2018, "Landmarks", a collaboration between veteran ambient artists Celer and Forest Management, initially drew quiet accolades and a steadfast listenership that has since swelled to unimagined proportions (~20 M…
Looping Around The Forest I Thought I Remembered
*2024 stock* Hakobune released this cassette in 2014 on the venerable American ambient label Constellation Tatsu. 10th Anniversary Cassette. This reissue can be distinguished from the original release by the lack of screws in the cassette shell.
abundance
"abundance" is the new album by Iksre (Phoebe Dubar) composed of eight tracks, eachoffering positive, elevating, shimmering, and textural sonic experiences. The songsincorporate layered vocals, viola, analog and software synths, binaural beats, and u…
Wenge
Wenge, pronounced /wen-gee/, is a legume tree native to the forests of Congo, Zaire, Gabon,Cameroon, and the southern regions of Tanzania and Mozambique. Some of its indigenous namesare dikela, mibotu, bokonge, and awong. It is a hard and heavy dark-…
Thousand Bells
Yui Onodera and Takashi Kokubo are two visionary artists hailing from Japan, known for theirexceptional ability to create captivating and immersive sonic experiences. The compositionsseamlessly blend Yui Onodera's minimalist sensibilities with Takash…
Music for Tomato Plants
Tip! Loris S. Sarid is a Rome born musician and sound designer living in Glasgow (Scotland). Music for Tomato Plants was born while taking care of a little tomato plant, grown on the windowsill of his flat during the winter 2020. The album is a homag…
Resolve
*2023 stock* Resolve is a followup to Campfire stories and features fragmented field recordings as inspiration for improvisational piano and ambient pieces. It's designed to be a gapless, single listening record and explores dreams, the unconscious, …
La Force Aquarienne
In his debut release with Constellation Tatsu, Andy Aquarius takes us on a journey from the forest to the sea. Aquarius was in the process of writing another album, the follow up to ‘Chapel’ (Hush Hush, 2021), when multiple voices emerged, each of th…
A Love Letter to Water
A Love Letter to Water is the instrumental debut EP by Colombian-born, Los Angeles based therapist and musician Alicia Ramírez, aka Inkarose.
Paisajes Imaginarios
*2023 stock* Paisajes Imaginarios is a collection of piano-based and lo-fi sonic frequencies made with tape manipulation. The idea was to create something that transports the listener and helps instill reflection and enable retreat from everyday life…
Aeonium
Tarotplane's new tape on Constellation Tatsu comes after many years of research and correspondence. They find him seeking to recreate the unique sound of the late great legend that is Manuel Gottsching. As such, his Aeonium album is a truly psychedel…