On today’s episode of Across the Horizon, Bob Holmes of SUSS is joined by his co-host, the cellist and composer Clarice Jensen, to discuss the music of her friends and mentors: Max Richter, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Stars of the Lid, and more. She also discusses her latest releases, including her submissions to the new Across the Horizon Vol. 2 series.

On today’s episode of Across the Horizon, Bob Holmes from SUSS is joined once again by composer and pianist David Moore (Bing & Ruth, Cowboy Sadness). In this first of two parts, they discuss deep listening and solo piano pieces, including artists Glenn Gould, Morton Feldman, Sergei Prokofiev, and Emahoy Guèbrou. Bob and David also discuss the music and recording process behind David's forthcoming album of solo piano works, Graze the Bell.

On today’s episode of Across the Horizon, Bob Holmes of SUSS is joined in this episode by co-host Six Missing aka TJ Dumser. Dumser is best known for his ambient and soundscape work, as well as his collaborations with Patrik Berg Almkvisth, Foam and Sand, Robert Koch and B9. One of his latest collaborations was with SUSS, which they discuss in this episode. Most surprisingly, TJ brings along a playlist of music that inspired his initial love for performing including Pink Floyd, Phish, Grateful Dead, Nels Cline, The Allman Bros., and many more.

On today’s episode of Across the Horizon, host Bob Holmes of SUSS is joined once again by Stephen Brower, Head of Music, US for Amazon Music and, more specifically, the curator of the “Cosmic Strings” playlist on Amazon Music. They list their favorite artists and music from 2025, including William Tyler, Steve Gunn, Julianna Barwick, Hayden Pedigo, Gwenifer Raymond, Mary Lattimore and many, many more. All Across the Horizon episode playlists are now available here.

For Flow State we’re listening to two of the records highlighted in this conversation. First we’re playing Luke Schneider and Jamie Lidell’s collaboration from October, A Companion for the Spaces Between Dreams. We’ve featured Schneider’s work before, including his August record, For Dancing In Quiet Light. We’re also playing Patterner by Golden Brown, an ambient country record rooted in acoustic guitar with many effects applied to create atmosphere.

A Companion for the Spaces Between Dreams - Luke Schneider & Jamie Lidell (44m, no vocals)Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music / Amazon Music / Bandcamp / Tidal

Patterner - Golden Brown (44m, no vocals)Spotify / Apple Music / YouTube Music / Amazon Music / Bandcamp / Tidal

Have a great Wednesday.

In the latest episode of the Across the Horizon podcast (formerly Ambient Country), host Bob Holmes (of SUSS) is joined by guitarist and folklorist Jake Fussell and his collaborator James Elkington who discuss their latest release, the soundtrack score to the film Rebuilding. Jake and Jim discuss their inspirations, including classic soundtracks from Angelo Badalamenti, Ry Cooder, Bruce Langhorne, and Daniel Lanois.

Bob Holmes of SUSS invites Woody Jackson to be this episode's co-host. He's best known for his game soundtrack work for RockStar Games' Red Dead Redemption and its follow-up, which broke all opening weekend revenue records for any movie, TV show or game release. The Spaghetti Western soundtrack for RDR2 is now considered a classic of the genre. Woody also brings a wide playlist of music, including music from Ennio Morricone, Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, Ry Cooder as well as some of his own recent work . But most importantly, Woody brings a lifetime of stories – the likes of which you've never heard.

In Part 2 of his conversation with Marc Byrd, one of the founders of ambient & post-rock pioneers Hammock, Bob Holmes of SUSS talks with Marc about his early days with Hammock as well as the music of Slow Meadow, Peter Broderick, Holly Kenniff and many more. In this episode they also take a deep emotional dive into the music and inspirations behind Hammock’s latest Release "Nevertheless."