The calming music is busy with sedate rhythms, alive with chiggering electronics that agitate his drifting tones into a lushly melodic flow. The waves of refracted sound bask the listener in a glittering cascade of high-end drones and trembling synthesizers. The percussives are not overt, tastefully impelling the tunes with their soft propulsion. The result of this fusion of fractal technology and acoustic percussion is one of subtle impact, mesmerizing the subconscious with uplifting soundscapes of astral scope. This 1999 release features 73 minutes of extremely atmospheric ambience.
Electronic tones breathe and sigh, drifting on lazy aerial currents.
Subsequent tones sneakily creep into the mix, their introduction as subtle as their effects. The subliminal presence of a soft tempo is far too tenuous to attach any distinct rhythm to the music, just as the use of environmental sounds fails to ground the atmospheric tones. Overall, this is minimalist, but substantial. A relaxing auralscape of ethereal, evolving textures intended to function as an unobtrusive background . . . The rest of the CD was recorded live that same year in Roach's Arizona studio.