Not sad or morose, needs to be qualitatively like being under a heating lamp, almost as if one were cocooned or swaddled in warmth.
- Probably “dark” is preferable but not necessarily,
- must be “warm”, can be “chill” but not at the expense of warmth,
- probably “soft” or “easy”/mellow, intensity should be fairly homogenous throughout
- “sonorous”, “fat”, possibly resonant is good
- definitely not cold/cool or desolate
- buzzy/buzzing/buzz/swarming/swarmy, oscillating, vibrato, very mild distortion or driftiness, like bees swarming
- dreamy but still warm (opposite of inception)
- ethereal is ok but not in conflict with warmth
- liminal is ok as long as it doesnt conflict with warmth
Harold Budd - Niki D (album: Luxa)
Sirena Beach from Mario Sunshine (very similar to Niki D)
Brian Eno - Neroli
Burst Error - Warm Reset
Earthbound - Buzz buzz prophecy
This is all very subjective so take all this as more general but try to recognize the spirit of what is being sought. A lot of this sound makes me think of if microwave rays were embodied in sound
If you like Harold Budd, then you might like Jon Hassell, maybe? I’m thinking of albums like Aka Darbari Java or Dream Theory in Malaya, there are many more with a similar sound.