Interview with Taylor Swindell of Neighborhood Libraries // Ambient Discourses • episode 2.5

Ambient Discourses // conversations with musicians and composers

My guest on the program is Taylor Swindell of the ambient project Neighborhood Libraries. He and I had a splendid conversation, learning a bit about his background, his newly found connection to the Nettwerk Music Group label, how he’s evolved over the years, the subject of understanding flow state, his latest album “Postcards from the Backyard” and more. Grab your overdue books, let’s get to it with my conversation with Taylor Swindell of Neighborhood Libraries. LINKS & RESOURCES // “Jack of all trades, master of none, though often times better than master of one.” - circa 1390 Find Neighborhood Libaries on your favorite streaming service: https://neighborhoodlibraries.bandcamp.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/5eu335GvCPHQ1hTJiH0zJt https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/neighborhood-libraries/1524713703 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1It3ErAA5NNgVx9Yy1ARQA CHAPTERS // [0:01:25] Origin story [0:04:16] The Tourist Company, etc. [0:08:46] "Postcards from the Backyard" by Neighborhood Libraries from "Postcards from the Backyard" [0:13:24] Switching stylistic gears [0:18:12] The Nettwerk connection [0:25:30] "Spokane" (single) by The Tourist Company [0:29:45] Noting the impact of absolute freedom [0:31:44] Influences [0:34:19] Our evolution [0:36:04] Unpacking the flow state [0:41:47] "From Here All We Can See Are Clouds" by Neighborhood Libraries from"Golden Hours, Pt. 1" [0:46:48] “Postcards from the Backyard” [0:53:32] "Like We Were Dreaming All This Time, Pt. 2" from Neighborhood Libraries from "Postcards from the Backyard" [0:57:44] Upcoming projects [0:59:06] Advice for other musicians ABOUT AMBIENT DISCOURSES // Ambient Discourses is the podcast companion to The STOLACE | RELAY STATION, a weekly 59-minute music program that showcases ambient, neoclassical, new age, and other instrumental music from around the world. Discover new signed and independent artists from nearly every corner of the globe, unwind with the Relay Station at work or at home, and hear from the artists themselves what inspires them, how their latest releases evolved, and other deep topics of conversation. You can find every episode of The STOLACE | RELAY STATION at ⁠https://stolace.com/relay-station/⁠ CONNECT WITH STOLACE // https://stolace.com⁠ ⁠https://youtube.com/stolace⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/stolacemusic⁠ ⁠https://instagram.com/stolacemusic⁠ ⁠https://facebook.com/stolace⁠