VARIOUS - Past / Present 2025 Compilation [2CD]

Format: unmixed 2xCD limited to 100 copies [
Catalogue No.: PITP74
Release Date: 02 Jan 2026
Genre: Ambient/Drone

This is a snapshot of US ambient label Past Inside the Present's creative pulse over the last year, gathering unreleased works from the label's core artists into a cohesive, emotionally rich collection. From bvdub's aching 'L.O.C.K.', where plaintive piano lines dance over gushing synths, to the gentle lilt of 'Alone' by From Overseas, each track highlights PITP's devotion to nuance, sincerity and ambient experimentation while revealing the wide range of textures that shaped its 2025 catalogue. Tying it all together is a gorgeous 74-minute continuous mix by Inquiri, whose seamless live performance drifts between stillness and intensity with intuitive elegance. The result is both a celebration and a document of high-quality ambient continuity - and, of course, just a tiny fraction of the famously high amounts of music this great label puts out.

Side 1
A1. Inquiri - "Past/Present 2025" (live Set)
Side 2
B1. Black Swan - "Monolith"
B2. Tyresta - "Softly Sway" (feat Leon Todd Johnson)
B3. Hadley Roe - "If I Could Only"
B4. From Overseas - "Alone"
B5. Almost An Island - "Few Words Are Enough"
B6. 36 & Zake - "Stasis Dream 6"
B7. Angela Winter - "My Dream Goes Wandering"
B8. Bvdub - "LOCK"
B9. Slow Blink - "Plot Device"
B10. Hyldypi - "Von"
B11. Amparo & JB Tenney - "Light Blue"