a sound that aches in the most beautiful way. #ambientguitar
music for a memory you’re not ready to let go of
a sound that aches in the most beautiful way.
sounds for your dreams. #ambientguitar
guitar soaked in lake mist and early light #ambientmusic
Just the waves and the sounds and chasing it all.
I wrote an album along Lake Superior
Olma artwork through the years 🌱 ☀️ 🌍📷🎞️
stumbled on a strange guitar tone
My escape-cation album.
routine, broken. (writing this new ambient album)
Lake Superior shoreline was the recording studio for my new ambient album
Letting the songs find me (album release day)
no maps. no calendars.
ambient along Lake Superior
I wrote an instrumental guitar album along Lake Superior & Duluth, Minnesota
seasons + spaces + sounds #ambientmusic
welcome to my “studio” - Minnesota’s North Shore - where I wrote my new album
ambient guitar afternoons.
Duluth bridge ambient??
the water is a great co-writer
☑️ map ☑️ adventure ☑️ album
an album made in the North
the beginning of my North Shore-birthed album
songs for the wild, with the wild
co-writing with the geese
for you, my love
it started as an accident
the violin & guitar flip flop 🎻 🎸
songwriting inspiration everywhere
when you pack a suitcase, guitar, and a laptop… and see what happens
Exploring along the St. Croix River
I’m always embracing imperfections when I write music
“for you, my love”
The storms are not really about us…
who we are in this moment
Success is more possible than you think #motivation #motivational #books #creativity
let it go where it goes #creativity #motivation #quotesaesthetic #songwriting
watch history or make it? #creativity #motivation #quotesaesthetic
Minnesota & Carolina ambient folk
“Great art opens a conversation rather than closing it.”
Finding inspiration in all of it. #music #ambient
“As artists, we seek to restore our childlike perception.”
lap steel-led ambient for sunset drives
Mesic • Olma & Michael Grigoni
A broken piano made this song
Lap steel guitar, experimental Rhodes, field recordings, analog tape… today’s ambient recipe!
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About
In 2014, amidst the whirlwind of becoming a father, composer Chris Bartels took a brief break to play his acoustic guitar and birthed emotive pieces reflecting the beauty and bewilderment of new fatherhood. Initially, these compositions served as a personal creative outlet. It wasn't until 2018 that Bartels revisited and transformed the recordings, giving rise to the moniker Olma. Now, a father of three, Bartels continues to produce and release these evocative pieces, drawing inspiration from the chaotic yet enriching moments of family life.
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