Dauw

"Rhythms lock into grooves only to be gently upended by a new motif, while melodies gain and shed notes, all to create a serenely beautiful structure." Resident Advisor

"It's quite a feat." Boomkat

"Our world may be in constant flux, but Takahashi u

A recurring dream. The frozen landscapes of isolation and loneliness. Fragmented memories lost at sea. Cold, sharp light. Glowing rays of hope in the morning. It was just a dream. Modular synthesizer and guitar by Austin Cairns. Recorded and mixed Summer

Dylan Henner (AD 93, Phantom Limb) returns to Dauw with 'performs Raymond Scott’s Soothing Sounds for Baby’, a new album where he reinterprets a selection of Raymond Scott’s iconic work originally released in 1962. The album will be released on May 31 and

The more you recall a particular memory, the more it distorts and plays on your sense of narrative continuity. In this way, the vividly textured layers of Secret Recess – the debut Dauw LP from Viul – comprise a sacred experience that leaves a unique emot

New-York based artist Viul returns to the label with a new EP coming out on May 17, 2024. Initially only available as part of a special edition of Viul his Dauw debut 'Secret Recess' released early 2024, 'Green Corridor' now gets a proper physical and dig

‘Other Rooms’ is an uncompromisingly adventurous and engaging listen. It manages the rare feat of remaining concise while brimming with detail and inventiveness. Ten years into a multifaceted career in experimental sound, Belgium’s Adriaan de Roover prese

In line with his recent body of work, Arovane bundled minimal compositions telling micro-narratives situating in the melodic realm of ambient music. On first sight, it seems common that one can enter or construct such stories through the melodies these co

A collection of unreleased tracks. Some older, some more recent. The silkscreened artwork by Femke was our first collaboration and has been laying in the shelves for roughly a decade. My tape never saw the light until now but in fact formed the start of D

1. Romantic collection

I. Under the 4pm sun (smoke, blur, and deep green)
II. Two white-tailed tropicbirds
III. Waves breaking on black lava rocks (white spray)
IV. The distant lights of fishing boats at night

2. Sonorities

20 memories of maxi

Already in the early stages of the label, Stijn Hüwels joined Dauw after a string of self-released albums. It was very much at the beginning of his artistic career but his Dauw debut – centered around melancholic narratives - was exactly what we wanted to

Domes is a collection of meditative pieces based around the cello. While not being her primary instrument, the cello holds a very special place for the artist. Throughout the past 2 years, Heather often felt the need to find moments of respite in response

van Veldhoven, Wouter: Verzmelen II CS

Three years after Stroom TV released his debut album Modified Perspectives, Kolàr now offers a documentation of sounds he has been working on in the period 2017-2020. According to Kolàr, this tape is full of vaporous drafts transforming into solid forms w

Ambient folk musician and experimental composer from Portland, Oregon David Allred returns to Belgium-based Dauw Label with a full length record, Driving Through the Aftermath of a Storm on a Clear Day, set to be released on vinyl and all streaming servic

Deupree describes the album title “as if there’s always something about my music that’s like a murmur”, resulting in a murmuring effect when pronouncing the names of each track. Mur is a personal journey through the challenging year that 2020 has been.

The Frankfurt-based Jogging House is a relatively new name in the scene of minimal electronic music. However, within a short period of only 2 years he was able to attrack substantial attention from the (modular) synth community with numerous video’s in wh

Dauw presents the new full-length studio album "Companion" by Jogging House. In 2019 "When" was released and figured as Jogging House’s first release through Dauw. It was composed with a very limited setup and expressed the typical Jogging House sound in

Craig Tattersall made quite a name for himself by offering a series of consistent releases on his own imprints Cotton Goods and Other Ideas. After more than 5 years of silence, our favourite bee is finally back with 2 new full length albums: Daymark and N

Three years after Stroom TV released his debut album Modified Perspectives, Kolàr released, Loops & Pieces, a documentation of sounds he has been working on in the period 2017-2020. According to Kolàr, this tape, also his first release for Dauw, was full

Inspired by nature and emotion.

Recorded and mixed by Austin Cairns, march 2016 - august 2016 in san jose, CA.

Gear used - Korg Electribe 2, Audiothingies P6, Eurorack Modular (Mutable Instruments, Intellijel, Make Noise, Moog, Alright Devices, Doep

Forest drives, coastal cliffs, lost loves, aged memories like light gleaming through the trees.

Modular synthesizer, Novation Peak, and cassette tape loops recorded and mixed late 2017 at home in San Jose, CA. Additional field recordings from Big Sur,