Artists like Stars of the Lid
Kindred artists that sit next to Stars of the Lid on the star chart — same era, adjacent sound, or overlapping influence. Tap any card to open its full page.
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Matthew Robert Cooper, also known by the moniker Eluvium, is an American ambient recording artist who resides in Portland, Oregon. Cooper was born in Tennessee and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, before relocating to the Northwest. His albums often feature artwork and photographs by Jeannie Paske. He is signed to the record label Temporary Residence Limited.
Bing & Ruthartist
LoscilartistScott Morgan, also known by the pseudonym Loscil, is a Canadian electronic/ambient music musician from Vancouver, British Columbia. Morgan launched the Loscil project in Vancouver in 1998 while a member of the multimedia collective Multiplex, which curated audiovisual events at an underground cinema called The Blinding Light. The name Loscil is taken from the "looping oscillator" function (loscil) in Csound.
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Hiroshi YoshimuraartistHiroshi Yoshimura was a Japanese musician and composer. He is considered a pioneer of ambient music in Japan. His music lies mostly in the minimalist genre of kankyō ongaku, or environment music—soft electronic melodies infused with the sounds of nature: babbling brooks, steady rain, and morning birds. However, not all Yoshimura's work included nature sounds.Green (1986) only had them in the United States release, as they were excluded in the Japanese version.
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Natural Snow BuildingsartistNatural Snow Buildings is a French musical duo, consisting of artists Mehdi Ameziane and Solange Gularte. Their music has been classified as free folk—an experimental form of psychedelic folk which emphasizes drones, ambience and non-Western influences. Formed in Paris in 1998, the duo has released numerous albums, many of them in extremely limited quantities before later being reissued by labels such as Ba Da Bing, and featuring pagan or broadly occult themes and references.
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lovesliescrushingartistLovesliescrushing is an American musical duo from East Lansing, Michigan, United States, formed in 1991. The two primary members of the band are Scott Cortez, who variously contributes guitars, loops and effects, and Melissa Arpin-Duimstra, who is the duo's vocalist. They are known for their dense and surreal psychedelic music drawing from shoegaze and dream pop, with unorthodox instrumentation and little to no drums.
Benoît PioulardartistThomas Meluch is an American multi-instrumentalist, writer, and photographer, best known by his pseudonym Benoît Pioulard.
Boards of Canadaartist