Flow
OnFlow, Jon Jenkins trades in the orchestral synthesizer bombast of hisContinuumalbum for more austere and restrained ambiences. Floating somewhere between the quiet lyricism ofHarold Buddand the expansive spacescapes ofSteve Roach'sStructures from Silence, Jenkins's melodies hover just at the edges, drawing you closer, asking you to listen more deeply. "Into a World of Wonder" and the minimally epic "The Power/Washed Away" pulse with vaguely Native American rhythms and the album's most potent melodies. "Night Drifting Through a Black Canyon" explores pure melodic ambience with Jenkins's own thready theme working through electric guitar textures fromJeff Pearce, while "Part of the Solution" is a sultry, detailed excursion of morphing sound design. Jenkins works with a self-limited, yet lush palette to create melodies that float on the wind and atmospheres that hang like Spanish moss.Flowremains the most underrated album from the Spotted Peccary label.--John Diliberto