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BPM’s Favorite Ambient of 2021

Chase McMullen, Joshua Pickard, Andy Johnston, John Amen, Josh Sand, Jeremy J. Fisette and Rob Hakimian·January 10, 2022
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Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Grady Penna, John Amen, Joshua Pickard, Ray Finlayson, John Wohlmacher, Kyle Kohner, Mimi Kenny and Jeremy J. Fisette·December 13, 2021
Sometimes albums just slip through the net - we wanted to give the best ones their moment in the spotlight.
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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Michael Cyrs, Mimi Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Todd Dedman, Conor Lochrie, Lauren Mullineaux, Tim Sentz, Scott Zanassi, Ray Finlayson, Josh Sand, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, John Wohlmacher, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna, Emma Bauchner and Gareth O'Malley·December 9, 2020
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