Zenapolæ · Netlabel for Ambient, Dark Ambient, Avantgarde, Scenic and Experimental Atmospheric Music. Free mp3 download under a Creative Commons license.

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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Sean's modular rig

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Venus Vulture New Zealand

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

zen314

Venus Vulture: Blurred Horizon

Release date: 04.09.2025

modular synthesis & buddha machine concepts

01	Skittering of Beetles	00:16
02	Little By Little	07:13
03	Speak Evolve Consider	03:39
04	The Ice Cave	00:18
05	Mountain Folds	07:15
06	Drain Creature	00:22
07	Across an Ocean of Doubt Pt 2	05:15
08	Glass Bead Measures	00:42
09	The Signal Path	06:24
10	Carnival of Souls	06:01
11	Valley Folds	13:20
12	The Ghost of Chatham Rise	00:42

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zen302

Venus Vulture: Distant Skies

Release date: 24.01.2025

slowly evolving ambient drones

01	The Calm Waters of the Sargasso	14:49
02	Lessons From Tidal Systems	15:10
03	Biological Attempts	17:49
04	List of Things Mislaid	17:31

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zen256

Venus Vulture: Coiled Within Mountains

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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zen240

Venus Vulture: Ecosystem 8

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

Full Downloads

zen240.zip (complete album with artwork)

Sean's modular rig

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zen154

Venus Vulture: Air and Eyes

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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zen112

Venus Vulture: Nudibranch

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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zen075

Venus Vulture: The Pylon Suite

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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