Angela Winter – Forbidden Questions In Space (PITP, 2025)

Forbidden Questions In Space is a haunting, koan-inspired journey of ambient, vocal, and drone improvisations. Born from Zen riddles and cosmic wonder, Angela Winter transforms existential dread into spacious, contemplative soundscapes. It asks: How do we meet the world as it is? The result is meditative and stirring, an invitation to let go of certainty and awaken to beauty in the unknown.

“Cosmic ambient bliss complete with spacious electronic textures and cavernous black hole drones. A total space odyssey on Past Inside The Present. On limited LP and coloured vinyl.” —Norman Records, Leeds, UK

“Shimmers with quiet intensity while balancing spacious calm with subtle emotional weight. It's a deeply reflective work, and it fits in perfectly with the label's faultless catalogue. This is music for meeting the world as it is—unfolding slowly, holding space for stillness and cultivating a tender curiosity toward the unknown.” —Juno Records, London, UK

“Glorious ambient.” —Jim Causey, Convergence Zone, 90.7 KSER, Pacific Northwest

Releases 8/27/25 on Past Inside the Present:

Record/Vinyl LP + Digital Album [Limited Edition]
FQIS Mystery Disk + Digital Album [Limited Edition]
Digital Album

Also available at:

🇬🇧 Juno Records
🇬🇧 Norman Records
🇮🇹 Soundohm Records
🇯🇵 Tobira Records
🇺🇸 PITP.US

Headphone Commute Track Premiere

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NEXT SHOWS

Wednesday, 8/27/25 – ONLINE / STREAMING – Listening party to celebrate the release of Forbidden Questions in Space (Past Inside the Present) – 1 p.m. ET, RSVP here!

Saturday, 10/11/25 – CHAPEL HILL, NC – Burn the Dragon Fest V (DM for address of this secret forest show) – with my dark-ambient duo Clouds Without Water

Thursday, 10/23/25 – RALEIGH, NC – Rebus Works – with my dark-ambient duo Clouds Without Water, in Triangle Synth Party’s Ambient Thursday

Friday, 11/21/25 – CHATTANOOGA, TN – Stove Works – as part of Chattanooga Noise Night

Angela Winter is a musical artist who creates ambient, experimental, and ritual music for thresholds, where synths, keys, and strings meet otherworldly vocals, shimmering drones, and resonant overtones. Her music has been described as “beautifully haunting” (Bandcamp Daily), “stunning” (Foxy Digitalis), and “spellbinding” (Lost and Found Sounds). She lives in Carrboro, North Carolina, and in addition to her own shows and festival performances, she has shared stages with Norman Westberg (Swans) and John Cale (The Velvet Underground).

ambient • experimental • ritual • drone • ethereal • noise

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Anti-Authoritarian ASMR

Sounds to set you free

I produce a monthly show on CAMP Radio called Anti-Authoritarian ASMR—sounds to set you free. Expect a mesmerizing mix of ambiance, whispers, and spells for liberation from tyrants without and within. Musical selections include a blend of experimental ambient, drone, deep listening, and atmospheric soundscapes from artists across the globe. Listen to show archives and submit music here.

Next airdate

Sunday, September 14. 2025

8-9 p.m. CEST (in France) / 2-3 p.m. ET (in the U.S.)

Listen

At airtime: listen on CAMP Radio

Afterward: listen on Mixcloud

Auspices :: Newsletter

Stories from the other world and bits of shine from my nest—delivered to you.

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MID SKY
by zakè & Angela Winter

“Though many artists are inspired by nature, few have painted its greatest wonder the way zakè and Angela Winter have. I hope we keep on seeing collaborations of this scale: ambient music is at its best when dealing with themes and landscapes so deep it takes hours to reach the bottom.” —Cyclic Defrost

Released 8/1/24 by Past Inside the Present

Numbered Digipak CD + Digital
“Mid Sky” + “Tenebris” EP CD [exclusive mix]
Paper Booklet + Digital

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