Hum, Buzz, & Hiss

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Weekly new music recommendations with an emphasis on ambient music, plus creative reflections, occasional news updates, and song demos by me, Melted Form

About Melted Form

Ambient and electronic music maker, writer/poet, couch potato. Writing about creativity and artโ€™s role in life. Curating music, especially ambient.

AKA S. D. Cowley, author of โ€œShifting Senses, Lifting Lenses: A Book of Poems and Songs.โ€

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