Ambient Sleeping Pill

The American internet radio station Ambient Sleeping Pill was founded in January 2013 by Andrew J. Klimek. The roots of the project go back to the years 2005 to 2008, during which Klimek hosted a radio show on the US college station WRSU at Rutgers University and deepened his passion for ambient music. The station name dates back to a spontaneous naming of an iTunes playlist during his student years.

The programming exclusively features calm, deep, and serene sounds without commercial interruptions, spoken word segments, or rhythmic beats. Musically, the station deliberately stays far from intrusive New Age or dark soundscapes. The curation aims to provide a consistent acoustic backdrop to support sleep, meditation, or focused work sessions.

Behind the stream is also the in-house micro-label Stereoscenic, through which the founders also release their own musical works. The stream, distributed exclusively over the internet, is freely accessible and is broadcast in two different MP3 quality levels at 128 and 256 kbps directly via the operator’s servers.