Deadline
28 Aug 2026
Release
18 Sept 2026
Split
50/50
Scene
lofi
Oceangazer Records ran a call for Haunted Hours, a lofi compilation. Submissions closed on 28 Aug 2026. It is due out on 18 Sept 2026. The split on offer is 50/50, artist first. Oceangazer Records releases sleepy, ambient. The brief and the rules are kept here as a record of what they wanted.
The vibe they want
A Halloween lofi compilation from Oceangazer Records, sitting between lofi, chillhop and dark ambient beats. The mood is haunted rather than scary: moonlight, empty houses, autumn air and long shadows.…
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About Oceangazer Records
Oceangazer Records is an independent label for ambient music and lo-fi beats, and the name does most of the work of explaining who they are. Oceangazer, one who gazes at the ocean. Not "ocean waves" (that would be motion), not "ocean deep" (that would be dark). Just gazing. That's the emotional posture the label is built around. Slow, patient, contemplative attention to a vast expanse. The territory is sleepy, meditative lofi that leans deep into the ambient side of the genre. Their playlists name the aesthetic themselves: Lofi Dreams, Lofi Zen Garden. Nothing "study beats to focus to", nothing punchy or upbeat. This is lofi as a contemplative posture, the kind of music that asks the listener to slow their breathing and look at something for a while.
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