WELCOME to the official home of DataObscura and Blue Oasis records. We are a cosy little label releasing quality ambient and related music. You can purchase our albums securely in THE STORE using paypal or charge card. We also offer inexpensive digital downloads for almost all of the albums.

• Note: October 1 2009. Due to some recent insert discoloration, we have switched our CDr releases to using only quality Taiyo Yuden disks and a new style of case. Plus a fine new design.

• Jan 13 - Majority of album prices have been reduced to $12.95.

RELEASE NEWS ...

• The Winterhouse: Sanctuary   Now available An excellent new collection of entrancing ambient excursions from the combined talents of Robert Davies and Anthony Kerby. Details and samples Listen to 5 minutes of the opening track on the Radio Page. • Robert Davies: Terrestre   Now Available. A superb set of new works by Robert Davies on an earth theme. Mature, mesmerizing, and very listenable drone based works that should appeal to fans of Grassow, Alio Die, and Oophoi. There is a full track on the radio page. Details and samples This album also introduces a great new style for DataObscura releases. • Nunc Stans and Mystified : One Thousand Dreams   Now available. A collaboration between our own Nunc Stans (APK) and the American experimental drone-meister Mystified (Thomas Park). Expect a dreamtime you have never experienced before. Details and samples See the Radio page for a long preview of track 1. ----------------   NOTE - If you buy any physical CD you can also have a free instant download of the same album, just send us a quick email after ordering. NOTE - there is (or very soon will be) a full track from each new release on the Radio page.

LISTEN TO THIS ...

Be sure to check out the RADIO page to hear a selection of full streaming tracks from recent albums, and some classic older tracks.   And visit the FREE STUFF page for some quality original download releases. There are also lots of music samples to listen to on our individual album pages in THE STORE .

ALBUM SPOTLIGHT ...

The Winterhouse: Lost (released 2008) These are melancholic stories of loss and isolation, but told with an artist's eye for the poetic beauty of it all. The album opens with one of the most sublime pieces you will ever hear. Lost stands as another testament to the power and depth of contemporary ambient music and its ability to open remarkable sonic vistas and meaningful moving landscapes. "This is an album of great beauty that you will come back to again and again. Guaranteed." APK Details and more samples HERE

LATEST FREE RELEASE ...

Nunc Stans : Time A new collection of moody and absorbing, psychological landscapes from Nunc Stans. A prelude to the full-length release The Unnamable. Available for download on the FREE STUFF page along with a collection of other fine ep releases.