This is a truly epic ambient masterpiece, never more so than on the crushing drones of the 22 minute long 'Staring Into Black Water', slowly and majesticly mutating throughout as other elements rise and fall. For me, great ambient music is often defiend by its floating quality, but this is more like being at the bottom of the ocean, completely enveloped by the beautiful sounds. Unlike Eno's concept of ambient music, this draws the listener in and holds them rapt for its long duration, which is the only drawback to the album: it is a sprawling epic, so you need to set aside enough time to really appreciate its intricacies. That though, is perhaps the best complaint you could have about an album.
9/10
For fans of: Biosphere, Thomas Koner
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