Release date: 07.08.2010


Based on a long field recording, Pylon Suite is a 38 minute brooding and developing drone-ambient piece.

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Venus Vulture  
Venus Vulture is the New Zealand soundscape artist Sean Monaghan.

The soundscapes are usually deep meditative works with occasional snatches of melody or field recordings - Venus Vulture tracks invite contemplation at just a slight remove from everyday reality.

Soundscapes by Venus Vulture have appeared on the Resting Bell (out of print), and Test Tube netlabels, and on the Turkbytone Rekkids imprint, as well as on several podcast compilations (Still Audio, NNTS) and scattered other places.

Sean is also a writer, with numerous publishing credits, and his science fiction novels can be found at Amazon. For a comprehensive bibliography see seanmonaghan.com/bibliography.

More information at his website, venusvulture.bandcamp.com.

Releases by Venus Vulture on Zenapolæ


Release date: 10.09.2022


a delicate modular ambience


01 Helen of Troy at the Horse Stables 9:07
02 Our Background Remains Invisible 6:11
03 Coiled Mountain Vapor 10:00
04 Coda 1:21


Contains sample from Gregor Quendel - Cinematic piano trailer score piano only version - from Freesound.org licensed under Creative Commons 4.0


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Copyright (c) 2022 by Venus Vulture
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Release date: 09.12.2021


a delicate ambience made with modular synthesis


01 Polar Sequence Fragments Pt II 2:58
02 Greenland Glacier Tongue Artifact Pt I 4:06
03 Somewhere Lost Beyond Ol 9:12
04 I Care About You 4:28
05 South Atlantic Gyre Redistribution Patterns Pt 14 4:38
06 Found Beyond Ol 9:07
07 Patagonia Headland Crags Pt 3 4:45


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zen240.zip (complete album with artwork)




Sean's modular rig




Copyright (c) 2021 by Venus Vulture
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Release date: 04.04.2017


an ambience in medium-bright colours


1. Air within Updrafts
2. Midnight Flares and Concrete Stares
3. Voyages to the Troposphere
4. Eyes and Embers
5. Wind Passes Beneath Bridges

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Copyright (c) 2017 by Sean Monaghan.
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Release date: 19.04.2015


nu·di·branch a shell-less, marine snail having bizarre respiratory outgrowths on the back and sides


1. Nudibranch, part I
2. Nudibranch, part II

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zen112.zip (complete album with artwork)




Copyright (c) 2015 by Sean Monaghan.
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Release date: 07.08.2010


Based on a long field recording, Pylon Suite is a 38 minute brooding and developing drone-ambient piece.

TitleArtist(s)Download
Pylon Suite iVenus VultureDownload file (Save as)
Pylon Suite iiVenus VultureDownload file (Save as)
Pylon Suite iiiVenus VultureDownload file (Save as)
Pylon Suite ivVenus VultureDownload file (Save as)

Full Downloads

zen075.zip (complete album with artwork)



Copyright (c) 2010 by Sean Monaghan. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.



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