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Cadere
Cadere (mini CD single + download code)
Cat: PITPZD 029. Rel: 06 Nov 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Cadere
Alpha (live)
Review: Past Inside The Present is at it again, and by 'it' we mean both releasing great music and also doing so on unusual formats. This new single 'Cadere' is taken from Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea's forthcoming long-player, which will arrive in the Spring of next year, and it comes on a rather unusual glass-mastered 3" mini-CD which includes a download link and code. It's a lush and widescreen ambient single detailed with subtly uplifting chords coated in lo-fi hiss and hum. Also included is a live version of 'Alpha' which in its original form was on a previous album of the same name. It's from James Bernard and Kevin Sery and was recorded live at the Gothic Chapel in Indianapolis so has a decidedly spiritual edge.

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Stay With Me
Stay With Me (limited CD)
Cat: PITPZD 020CD. Rel: 31 Aug 22
 
Ambient/Drone
Shoreline
Infinite Sand
Longing Memories
Stay With Me (feat Marine Eyes)
Review: Given the amounts of collaborations he undertakes, Past Inside The Present boss zake is not so much musically sociable as utterly gregarious. He's also one to choose a good theme with which to imbue his musical productions with definable atmospherics. This collaborative effort with T.R. Jordan has water at its heart, with field recordings captured on the coast of Lake Erie - which straddles the US/Canadian border - fed into the mixes, giving them a distinctive psycho-geography. Spread over four slow moving tracks, including 'Stay With Me' with ghostly vocals by the aptly named marine eyes, the arrangements revolve around the sound of traditional and electronic pianos interplaying. That said, all the meticulous detail and sonic trimmings you'd expect from a Past Inside The Present release are in there too, working away in the background.

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Module
Module (limited CD)
Cat: PITZD 022CD. Rel: 12 Dec 22
 
Ambient/Drone
Nex
Module
Cache
Polymorph
Datasphere
Gyre
Module (Dark Mass mix)
VII (Ambient Acid mix)
Review: Esteemed ambient auteurs, zake and ossa's collaborative output continues to soothe and delight in equal measure. After Syntheticopia in August 2022 and the dark long-player 'A Pale Shelter' in 2021 between zake, ossa, and City of Dawn comes Module, a collaboration that includes seasoned electronic producer Ruben A. Tamayo, under the alias FAX. The power trio brings forth an eight-track excursion into heavy ambient atmospheres with moody soundscapes and a real weight of melancholy. As always, the textures are grainy and lo-fi, the drones long-held, and the chords which poke through the clouds, bring subtle rays of hope and optimism. It is the latest and maybe the greatest chapter in this ongoing story from zake and ossa with featured collaborators.
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Tour Sampler
Tour Sampler (limited CD)
Cat: PITPSMPLR 2. Rel: 31 Oct 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Benoit Pioulard - "Rasping Descend"
Hotel Neon - "Arcadia"
Viul - "The Quiet Road"
Benoit Pioulard - "Grinnell Ridge"
Hotel Neon - "Illumination" (rework)
Benoit Pioulard - "Daisy Wound"
Viul - "Spring Mash"
Viul - "Sur Canadian TV"
Hotel Neon - "January 18"
Benoit Pioulard - "Kit"
Viul - "Ade"
Hotel Neon - "Bloom"
Benoit Pioulard - "Grane"
Viul - "Outside The Dream World"
Hotel Neon - "Fold"
Review: Benoît Pioulard, Hotel Neon and Viul were given the original version of this CD sampler to sell while on a tour of the US's West Coast in Autumn 2022. Past Inside The Present has now secured the rights to issue it themselves on a new CD. The tracks are exclusive contributions from each of the artists and have never been available anywhere before with 'Rasping Descend' by Pioulard, 'The Quiet Road' from Hotel Neon and 'January 18' by Viul. The rest of the tunes that feature on it have all been on vinyl, digital or cassette tape before now so this is the first time they are all together on one CD.
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Fragments Plus Distancing
Fragments Plus Distancing (CD in longbox + download code)
Cat: PITP 21. Rel: 29 Sep 21
 
Ambient/Drone
Suspended In Liquid
Enlightened Sustenance
A Feeling Of Warmth In The Cold
Falling Through Fingers
In The Quiet & Still
Solace
Return From The Ashes
Withdrawn
Aural Balm
Never Alone
Distancing
Review: 'Fragments + Distancing' cultivates a profound sense of meditative stasis with the use of a Moog Mother 32, custom built filters, and various Eurorack modular sequencers, modules, and effects. James continues his proven and unique efforts in creating ethereal tones on this latest collection of songs. Fragments was created by using a method of composition James has been perfecting, where he takes small pieces of unreleased music that he has written stretching over the last 10 years, and runs them through different modes and methods of granular stretching and FFT processing. In some cases, the original audio source was no longer than 20-30 seconds long. PITP is honored to share this collection of music.
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Cycles
Cycles (cassette limited to 50 copies)
Cat: PITPC 023. Rel: 13 Dec 21
 
Ambient/Drone
Cycle I (4:38)
Cycle II (feat Rafael Anton Irisarri) (7:47)
Cycle III (6:40)
Cycle IV (feat Rafael Anton Irisarri) (5:41)
Review: Vital US ambient label Past Inside The Present welcomes Washington, D.C-based composer T.R. Jordan for a debut album that is focussed on the evolution "of personal relationships and the paths they take." The artist has formerly performed as The Greatest Hoax and here delves deep into contemporary classical and ambient music with a lo-fi feel and real sense of longing. The pads unfold slowly in gentle arcs, static drifts across the arrangements and muffled guitars peak through bleak clouds like little rays of hope. It is a work of subtle art and devastating emotionality.
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Anon 1
Anon 1 (LP + download code)
Cat: PITP WLS03R. Rel: 27 Jan 22
 
Ambient/Drone
36 - "All Possible States" (9:28)
Isaac Helsen - "Before The Wind" (9:12)
Review: 'Anon 1' was originally released as a very limited Anonymous 12" on Past Inside the Present in 2020, featuring 36 and Isaac Helsen. The idea was to let people hear the music and judge it not on the names behind it, but purely on the quality of the music itself. When it sold out, the label revealed who wrote it. Obviously quite a few 36 & Isaac Helsen fans missed out, so Past Inside the Present repressed the record, but this time with the knowledge of who made the tunes now public.
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Six Postcards & Other Stories
Cat: PITPC 015. Rel: 11 Nov 20
 
Ambient/Drone
Still Breathing (4:18)
Black Sunday (Postcard One) (5:39)
Nonexistence (19:06)
Imaginary Soundscape III (Postcard Two) (3:48)
Fading Out (Postcard Three) (3:11)
Epilogue (15:21)
Imaginary Soundscape II (Postcard Four) (3:09)
Kogarashi (Postcard Five) (7:19)
Imaginary Soundscape I (Postcard Six) (2:48)
Review: "I am fascinated by the idea that time is not linear and that it cannot be measured quantitatively. The intensity of each moment lived makes it unique. This makes me rethink my own existence as an individual, as well as my relationship with all the things that surround me. "Six Postcards & Other Stories" is a soundtrack for these thoughts. Each postcard represents a fragment, a memory of an indefinite time. They are soundscapes that aim to make the listener create their own images, acting as triggers for experiences." - C.F.
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Polymorph EP
Polymorph EP (CD + download code)
Cat: PITPZD 25. Rel: 28 Sep 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Polymorph (extended mix)
Polymorph (ASC mix)
Polymorph (Zake remix)
Polymorph (Aural Imbalance remix)
Polymorph (Ossa remix)
Polymorph (Influx remix)
Polymorph (Fax remix)
Review: Past Inside The Present welcomes back accomplished and prolific ambient master zake, this time alongside Oss and Fax who released the original featured track, 'Polymorph' on Module. Here it gets revisited by a top contemporary team after the hazy and absorbing extended mix kicks things off. ASC then goes dark with his mood rework and Zake himself remixes with a more optimistic sense of crepuscular synth lushness. Aural Imbalance layers in some fizzing and malfunctioning electronic sounds, Ossa suspends you amongst his heavenly rays and Influx brings gently broken beats. Fax shuts down this varied offering with a more edgy ambient sound.
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Across Water
Across Water (cassette)
Cat: PITPFMR 036. Rel: 22 Jul 22
 
Ambient/Drone
Jessica Ackerley - "I Am Here" (10:35)
Patrick Shiroishi - "Because You Went There" (10:35)
Patrick Shiroishi - "Leaving It All Behind" (10:17)
Jessica Ackerley - "The Crevices Between My Heart" (10:25)
Review: Jessica Ackerley (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Patrick Shiroishi (Los Angeles, California) are both members of the newly announced super-family-group SSWAN (along with trumpeter Chris Williams, drummer Jason Nazary, and bassist Luke Stewart). Both have prolific outputs and work diligently to push the boundaries of their respective instruments and previous musical ideas.

'Across Water' sees Ackerley and Shiroishi contributing their own unique takes on the ambient sound. Jessica contributes 'I Am Here' and 'The Crevices Between My Heart', each following the collection's theme of water while the guitar and synth work on the second composition gives way to visuals of deep-sea life that can only sustain itself away from the hustle and bustle of crowdedness. Similarly, Patrick is no stranger to straddling the fine lines between subtle and overt emotionality. 'Because You Went There' and 'Leaving It All Behind' are his offerings, seemingly looking up to the sky rather than down ay the ocean, infused by the sweet and smoggy California air.
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Color Of Time
Color Of Time (cassette limited to 50 copies)
Cat: PITPV 040C. Rel: 19 Nov 21
 
Ambient/Drone
Color Of Time (3:05)
Brand New Sky (3:57)
Radiance (10:25)
Cold Air (2:57)
Avalanche (3:10)
We Did This To Ourselves (8:44)
Autumnal Sessions (9128 Broadcast) (30:33)
Review: Color of Time is a long distance, ambient and drone project featuring Kevin Sery (From Overseas) and Nick Turner (Tyresta). Created with guitar, synthesizers, Mellotron and effects, their music focuses on themes of impermanence, loss and the impact that humans have on each other and the planet.
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Orchestre De Poussiere
Orchestre De Poussiere (cassette limited to 50 copies)
Cat: PITPZD 018. Rel: 17 Nov 21
 
Ambient/Drone
Retourner A La Poussiere (31:01)
La Paix Eternelle (30:53)
Review: 'car nous sommes poussiere, et a la poussiere nous retournerons.'
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Where Have All The Wolves Gone
Cat: PITP 45. Rel: 14 Dec 23
 
Ambient/Drone
They Watch Over Us
Destination Nowhere
Descension
First Moon
Sky People
Ascension
Her Cup Of Stars
Patagonia
Change
Where Have All The Wolves Gone
Ode To The Lady In The Water (A Fond Farewell)
Review: Polar Moon (aka Jonny Radtke) is back with a new album Where Have All The Wolves Gone on Past Inside The Present, a true world to get lost in and that leaves an indelible emotional impression. It's a delightful mix of overlapping piano lines and organic rhythms that range from curious to dread-fulled and are never less than intriguing. Radtke finds real art in crescendo and release throughout this record which ebbs and flows with real intensity. Standout track 'Sky People' has a mellow piano line peppered with pizzicato strings that give the effect of a twinkling star way off in the distance. Sublime.
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Clouds Without Water
Clouds Without Water (cassette limited to 50 copies)
Cat: PITPHSP 80. Rel: 02 Mar 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Microcosm (6:58)
Codon (6:29)
Cefalu (6:27)
Elm Cycle (5:32)
Free Standing Reflection (4:30)
Review: Clouds Without Water is a project that came about after the chance meeting of two ambient experimentalists. They were both in attendance to perform at the same electronic music festival but came together over their shared love of Bristol Sound. Working over long distances and through the isolation of the pandemic, they sent tracks to each other "without plans or discussion, only wordless questions buried in the music." What resulted was this album, which evokes celestial dreams, moon-lit otherworldly landscapes and plenty of deep introspection. It is space music for spacing out to.
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Dwell Time II
Dwell Time II (limited cassette)
Cat: PITPC 028. Rel: 26 Mar 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Dynamics (4:59)
Swapped (3:29)
Allusion (5:33)
Nested (4:52)
Proxy (3:58)
On Air (4:42)
Murmur (4:41)
Tampered (5:03)
Review: Dwell Time II is the second part of a three-part project on Past Inside The Present from T.R. Jordan. Each of the albums was made using the same material in the same time frame, and they are all part of one overarching and coherent suite that he refers to as "musical composting." This is the cassette tape version and it is full of grainy, fluttering howls, soft warbling pads, pastoral references like flowing streams and mossy rocks and plenty of grand spatial elegance that harks back to the likes of Hiroshi Yoshimura and early Brian Eno experiments. Another immersive offering from this fine label, then.
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B4 Plus 3
B4 Plus 3 (cassette limited to 50 copies)
Cat: PITPZD 30. Rel: 14 Mar 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Bracken (11:49)
Betrayal (10:08)
Burnt (11:25)
Banded (11:37)
Blight (6:21)
Bane (6:04)
Barren (11:36)
Review: The prolific ambient producer Zake (Zach Frizzell) has his latest release out for out us to enjoy. B4 Plus 3 features seven compositions in all. Many of them are brilliantly done drone pieces that are expressive in beautifully done tones that rise and slide. The heavenly 'Braken' as the opener for example. The layered tones creatively mask the depth of the drones to the point of a spontaneous feel that is almost changed by anything as slight as a light wind. 'Betrayal' present bells that ring out from the meandering depth while 'Blight' is deep and foreboding tot he point of being machinelike. 'Bane' is one of the most moving pieces in drone we have heard in a long, long time. Limited to only 50 cassettes in total (+download code), act fast to get the brilliant, peaceful and moving B4 Plus 3.
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Destroyesterday
Destroyesterday (limited CD)
Cat: PITPDT 01/AY052. Rel: 14 Dec 23
 
Ambient/Drone
All The Weight Of The World
Alone In Crimson
Please Let Go & Let Me Hold You
Destroyesterday
Review: Past Inside The Present welcomes the excellent pairing of Brock Van Wey aka Bvdub and vocalists and instrumentalist Lacey Harris aka Inquiri for a brilliantly escapist new ambient EP, Destroyesterday. They combine to majestic effect with 'All The Weight Of The World' a swirling soundtrack with vocals floating amidst the melancholic pads. 'Alone In Crimson' is more textural and suspenseful and 'Please Let Go & Let Me Hold You' then has the spoken word vocals front and centre as intense synth crescendos sweep you up. The title cut is a hypnagogic delight that leaves you adrift in your own dreams.
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Dwell Time II
Dwell Time II (hand-numbered CD limited to 200 copies)
Cat: PITP 57CD. Rel: 26 Mar 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Dynamics
Swapped
Allusion
Nested
Proxy
On Air
Murmur
Tampered
Review: The irrepressible Past Inside The Present is back with the second in a trilogy of tape loop experiments from T.R. Jordan. This is the limited and hand-numbered CD format and is another cohesive piece of this three-suite puzzle. All of the music was made by the same materials and methods and was all made in "a concentrated period of inspired experimentation with no energy wasted." The artist calls it a form of "musical composting" and the music is full of a sense of musical grace and elegance, peaceful pads and sonic versions of pastoral scenes like flowing rivers and mossy rocks under beautiful wispy clouds.
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Live At Black Circle
Live At Black Circle (limited cassette)
Cat: PITPHSP 86. Rel: 26 Feb 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Track 1 (24:57)
Review: Marc Ertel's Live At Black Circle on Past Inside The Present US arrives on limited edition cassette and is another sublime ambient entry into this now legendary label's impressive offerings. He has served up similar here before alongside the likes of boss man zake and this time goes deeper than ever into slowly shifting soundscapes that are pregnant with emotion, grey in scale but with a real sense of melancholic beauty. As his tones and timbres evolve, the moods slowly shift and you get ever more subsumed into his sonic universe.
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Loss
Loss (cassette imited to 50 copies)
Cat: PITP 37CS. Rel: 14 Mar 24
 
Ambient/Drone
The Weight Of The World
Sensory Disintegration
What More Can Be Said
Begin Again
Fleeting Elation (1:41)
Passing Of Time (0:01)
Song For Christine (0:01)
Permanence (0:01)
Tears In Rain (4:47)
Review: ASC returns with a deeply emotive album on Past Inside the Present, showcasing a new chapter in his musical journey. Known for his versatility across electronic and drum & bass genres, James Clements channels introspection and healing in Loss. Quiet bird calls and field recordings intertwine with ASC's expertly crafted synths, creating a therapeutic sonic landscape. Each track evokes a range of emotions, from melancholy to hope, acceptance to sorrow. Loss invites listeners to embark on a poignant journey, where ASC's mastery shines through in every moment. It's a captivating and beautiful testament to the power of music as a form of self-expression and healing.
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Undisclosed Fields Vol 1
Undisclosed Fields Vol 1 (limited cassette + download code)
Cat: PITPHSP 82. Rel: 12 Jun 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Mvmt 1 (5:55)
Mvmt 2 (4:48)
Mvmt 3 (5:04)
Mvmt 4 (4:27)
Mvmt 5 (5:46)
Mvmt 6 (5:32)
Mvmt 7 (5:13)
Mvmt 8 (3:20)
Mvmt 6 (Dotlights rework) (4:11)
Mvmt 5 (Maiya Hershey & Almost Silent rework) (5:43)
Mvmt 8 (Origami23 rework) (5:08)
Mvmt 2 (Arbee rework) (2:38)
Mvmt 6 (Zake rework) (7:43)
Mvmt 2 (Tying Tiffany Tiff Lion rework) (5:48)
Review: G.Teixeira is an artist based in France and someone with a multi-faceted sound. His Almost Silent alias now turns out Undisclosed Fields Vol.1, a first release on Healing Sound Propagandist that takes the form of eight movements and six reworks. It's as dense as ambient gets, frankly, with heartbreaking melodies passing by and disappearing before your ears. Fizzing synth drones are layered up over crepuscular chords and the whole thing has you gazing off into the distance, your eyes glazing over as you happily get absorbed in the subtly shifting sounds, tones and timbres. This, then, is another high class album from both artist and label.

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Stasis Sounds For Long Distance Space Travel II
Cat: PITP 40CD. Rel: 12 Jun 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Stage 5
Stage 6
Stage 7
Stage 8
Stage 9
Stage 10
Earth Visions (part 1)
Earth Visions (part 2)
Earth Visions (part 3)
Earth Visions (part 4)
Earth Visions (part 5)
Earth Visions (part 6)
Deep Space (part 1)
Deep Space (part 2)
Deep Space (part 3)
Deep Space (part 4)
Deep Space (part 5)
Deep Space (part 6)
Review: This is well known and much-loved ambient album amongst those who follow the genre closely, and after various vinyl formats before now, it finally arrives on CD courtesy of Past Inside the Present. The hugely prolific zake - who often releases several albums a year - and 36 really go deep on this one. It is a quietly epic and certainly adventurous journey into outer space where echoing sonic tones and drifting sound effects all melt into one another as electronic melodies arrive and disappear to soothing effect. There is an almost classical architecture to these grandiose tracks which makes it all the more of an absorbing and beautiful listen.
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Keep The Orange Sun: Reworks
Keep The Orange Sun: Reworks (limited CD in longbox)
Cat: PITP V047C. Rel: 15 Oct 21
 
Ambient/Drone
Certainty Of Tides (R Beny rework)
Any Of Those Lie (Marine Eyes rework)
Rise (Zake & City Of Dawn rework)
Release-Adapt (36 rework)
Open Heart (Innesti rework)
Deepest Ocean (James Bernard rework)
Keep The Orange Sun (Taylor Deupree rework)
Migration (From Overseas rework)
Passing Dreams (Patricia Wolf rework)
Review: Los Angeles based ambient husband and wife duo, awakened souls join with Reunion Island native, From Overseas to create Keep The Orange Sun. After hearing each other's individual music, a deeper conversation started about shared musical influences and inspiration leading to the creation of this album. Keep The Orange Sun guides the listener on a thoughtfully curated path. Starting with the certainty of life's changes (Certainty of Tides) to arising self-doubt (Release/Adapt) and celebrating immersion in the present moment as the gateway to deeper connection with nature and one's life (Keep The Orange Sun). The instrumentation present in each track channels elements of electronic, shoegaze & ambient with each artist's distinct musical fingerprint highlighted.
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Beliefsystems
Beliefsystems (transparent yellow vinyl LP + download code limited to 200 copies)
Cat: PITP V037Y. Rel: 18 Jun 21
 
Ambient/Drone
Northern Cross (17:53)
Journey Note (6:09)
Knowledge Rooms (part 1 & 2) (11:34)
Review: A joint effort long past due, PITP founders zake and Isaac Helsen team up to bring forth three arrangements that encompass textured ambient washes and drone-laden guitar work titled 'Beliefsystems'.
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Infinite Branches (inlc 36, Zake, City Of Dawn, Patricia Wolf mixes)
Cat: PITPC 012. Rel: 07 Jun 22
 
Ambient/Drone
Evergreen (3:35)
Infinite Branches (3:48)
Turnsole (3:46)
Abscission (3:47)
Abscission (36 rework) (3:46)
Infinite Branches (Zake rework) (3:27)
Infinite Branches (Pausal rework) (3:14)
Evergreen (City Of Dawn rework) (3:55)
Evergreen (Ai Yamamoto rework) (2:45)
Evergreen (Awakened Souls rework) (6:27)
Evergreen (Patricia Wolf rework) (5:25)
Turnsole (Christina Giannone rework) (4:30)
Review: 'Infinite Branches' explores multi-textural sound illustrations that encompass an array of calm tones and gentle movements. The ep features four beautiful arrangements by the artist with eight reworked vignettes- where two branches of the theme share a certain commonality, but never intersect. Infinite Branches is a compelling and inspirational paean to various forms and patterns of the ambient genre which include reworks by: 36, zake, Pausal, City of Dawn, Ai Yamamoto, awakened souls, Patricia Wolf, and Christina Giannone.
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Sound Space Variations
Cat: PITPZD 011CD. Rel: 27 May 22
 
Ambient/Drone
Variation 1
Variation 2
Variation 3
Variation 4
Variation 5
Bewrayeth
Review: "Sound Space Variations" is a delicate and restrained sound bath. A mix of atmospheric, suspenseful drone sounds and meditative aspects. It is an album made for those moments when we just are.

zake has managed to capture the moments that lie between sounds; the unagitated murmurs and atmospheric hisses. The artist connects this in-between-world and our earthly one with calm and sonorous scores, making us think about everything and nothing.

The six pieces on the record do not seem heavy-headed or overloaded but much more airy, wide and open for interpretations. They stimulate the imagination - in a wonderfully unbiased way. In the last track. James Bernhard mixed and mastered the album, written and produced by drone artist zake, at Ambient Mountain House Studio. zake himself provided the artwork and photos himself."
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Sacred Tonalities
Sacred Tonalities (limited CD)
Cat: PITP 30. Rel: 02 Mar 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Tonality Number One
Tonality Number Two
Tonality Number Three
Tonality Number Four
Tonality Number Five
Tonality Number Six
Tonality Number Seven
Review: Mike Lazarev drops his first album on Past Inside the Present and it's one that reminds us why he has such a great reputation as being one of modern ambient and classical's finest composers. After exploring notions of time on previous records, for this one, he embraces the here and now and that lends itself to a record steeped in mindfulness and meditation. As such, Sacred Tonalities is a perfect accompaniment to introspective moments with textural soundscapes placing you at the centre of them. The harmonics range from soft to gritty, the moods occasionally hint at trance and the layers of bass, piano and arps bring subtle and ever-shifting rhythms.
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Beliefsystems
Beliefsystems (CD in longbox)
Cat: PITPV 037. Rel: 04 Aug 21
 
Ambient/Drone
Northern Cross
Journey Note
Knowledge Rooms (part 1 & 2)
Review: Somewhat surprisingly, Beliefsystems marks the first musical collaboration between Past Inside The Present co-founders Zake and Isaac Helsen. It's undeniably an album worth waiting for though, with the three meditative, enveloping tracks offering a perfect blend of the Zake's droning, densely layered "drone-scapes" and Helsen's glistening and fluid processed guitar sounds. For proof, check 19-minute opener 'Northern Cross', where starry, slow-burn electronics, distant guitars and yearning, unfurling melodies gently ebb and flow across the sound space, and the becalmed, field recording-sporting haziness of 'Knowledge Rooms Parts I & II'. In a word: sublime..
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Midnight Letters
Midnight Letters (cassette)
Cat: PITPC 027. Rel: 30 Oct 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Dawn In Eastern Sky (5:39)
Midnight Letters (6:27)
Lonesome October (5:29)
Aurora (6:40)
Paper Rain (3:25)
Kardis (5:05)
I Witness & Wait (5:26)
Review: Minneapolis' Chris Bartels aka Blurstem, and Philadelphia's Andrew Tasselmyer of the likes of Hotel Neon and Gray Acres have hooked up once more for a second collaborative album Midnight Letters. This album's starting point was original concepts played out on guitar which were then processed and experimented with through an ages-old analog tape machine. Add in an array of iPad audio processing apps, samplers, and Ableton software and you have a perfect mix of tools to serve up a sonic journey that perfectly merges the old with the new. The resulting ambient soundscapes are immersive and sparse but packed with subtle details that convey all manner of emotions.
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Juniper EP
Juniper EP (limited cassette single)
Cat: PITPHSP 76. Rel: 24 Jun 22
 
Ambient/Drone
Drazak's Theme (5:19)
With You I Am Always Spinning (6:50)
Retract R (5:36)
Retract R (Type K) (3:45)
Review: Another collaborative effort from the consistently fascinating US ambient kings Past Inside The President, this time with Hendrix - not that one - and Wayne Robert Thomas, whose atmospheric guitar-led work has featured several times on the label before. If the average ambient album has its head in the clouds, this is more grounding, more gamboling in the fields perhaps than floating in the ether, with gentle flute and guitar giving the walls of synth sounds some perspective. That said, the closing track of the four, 'Retract R (Type K)', sizzles away like something by Growing or even Spaceman 3 left to fry in the sun. Magnificent stuff..
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An Orchestral Suite For Tape
An Orchestral Suite For Tape (limited cassette)
Cat: PITPZD 020. Rel: 24 Jun 22
 
Ambient/Drone
Suite No I (46:24)
Suite No II (46:46)
Review: 'An Orchestral Suite For Tape' is a compilation specifically curated for playback on the noble cassette tape format, featuring orchestral arrangements by Texas-Indiana duo zake & City of Dawn. Including songs from four albums and one compilation, the first time these tracks have been available on tape, the mood is deep and meditative, the billowing clouds of synthesisers providing ample space for thought and relaxation alike.
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Pulse 01
Pulse 01 (transparent yellow vinyl LP + download code)
Cat: PITPPULSE 01Y. Rel: 27 Jan 22
 
Techno
Influx - "Revel Dub" (6:15)
Influx - "Revel Dub" (Slow version) (4:44)
Syne - "Dystalgia" (11:51)
Review: 'PULSE 01' is the first release in PITP's new series, which is an ongoing exploration of ambient tech, while offering a more structured display of beat-driven ambient music. Pulse 01 features brand new tracks by SYNE and Influx.

SYNE is Dennis Huddleston from the UK, who is most recognized for his ambient work as 36. He returns to his SYNE alias for the first time in nearly 5 years, with only his second record since his 2017 self-titled debut LP.

'Dystalgia' is a 12 minute opus, spread over 3 movements. Soaring pads and razor sharp percussion combine for a dynamic, emotionally charged journey in sound. Showing love to the Detroit greats, but recognising the distinct UK influence which made him fall in love with Techno in the early 90's, it's a surprising pivot in Dennis' sound and one which all lovers of beautiful, melodic ambient techno should enjoy.

Influx is the techno/acid/trance moniker of James Bernard. With his first release in 1993 (Braineater EP on Sapho Records), Influx is no stranger to techno and acid. This project had been in hibernation for nearly 14 years until his 2021 remixes for his collaborative album with 36 and awakened souls (The Other Side of Darkness). Revel Dub is a dub-techno excursion with sprinkles of ambient and psy-trance rounding out the frequencies. The Slow Version dials back the tempo to half-time and travels to more ambient dub territories.
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Pulse 01
Pulse 01 (clear vinyl LP + download code)
Cat: PITPPULSE 01CLEAR. Rel: 27 Jan 22
 
Techno
Influx - "Revel Dub" (6:12)
Influx - "Revel Dub" (Slow version) (4:42)
Syne - "Dystalgia" (11:44)
Review: 'PULSE 01' is the first release in PITP's new series, which is an ongoing exploration of ambient tech, while offering a more structured display of beat-driven ambient music. Pulse 01 features brand new tracks by SYNE and Influx.

SYNE is Dennis Huddleston from the UK, who is most recognized for his ambient work as 36. He returns to his SYNE alias for the first time in nearly 5 years, with only his second record since his 2017 self-titled debut LP.

'Dystalgia' is a 12 minute opus, spread over 3 movements. Soaring pads and razor sharp percussion combine for a dynamic, emotionally charged journey in sound. Showing love to the Detroit greats, but recognising the distinct UK influence which made him fall in love with Techno in the early 90's, it's a surprising pivot in Dennis' sound and one which all lovers of beautiful, melodic ambient techno should enjoy.

Influx is the techno/acid/trance moniker of James Bernard. With his first release in 1993 (Braineater EP on Sapho Records), Influx is no stranger to techno and acid. This project had been in hibernation for nearly 14 years until his 2021 remixes for his collaborative album with 36 and awakened souls (The Other Side of Darkness). Revel Dub is a dub-techno excursion with sprinkles of ambient and psy-trance rounding out the frequencies. The Slow Version dials back the tempo to half-time and travels to more ambient dub territories.
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Crossing Water
Crossing Water (limited coloured vinyl LP (comes in different coloured vinyl, we cannot guarantee which one you will receive))
Cat: PITP V045. Rel: 27 Mar 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Crossing Water (5:01)
August In Repitition (3:04)
Gradually Fade (6:04)
Soft Fruits (1:52)
Smoke & Oleanders (3:23)
Noisy Houses (4:40)
Taffeta Sails (2:06)
Swells (4:53)
Two Ways Home (2:41)
Review: Aussie composer Cat Tyson Hughes is an experimental artist whose new album Crossing Water on Past Inside The Present marks her debut long player. It comes after she's been involved with several other projects and offers a fragile and delicate mix of subtle instrumentation and rich voice textures imbued with an array of lovely field recordings. These are superbly patient and slow-burn tracks that really have a cathartic effect as nature and natural sounds permeate each composition. The melodies take your mind away as the freely structured, minimal arrangements really make you take note.

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Carolina (B-STOCK)
Carolina (B-STOCK) (purple marbled vinyl LP)
Cat: PITPZD 01 (B-STOCK). Rel: 18 Aug 21
 
Ambient/Drone
Gaffney Fields
Chesnee Rivulet
Woodland Aurora
Meadow Twilight
Review: ***B-STOCK: Record has light surface marks/scratches, otherwise in excellent working condition***


According to the artist himself, zake's first solo album of 2020 was recorded and produced during "a four-day excursion in several secluded areas" in South Carolina. As a result, listeners can expect to hear babbling brooks, birdsong and the gentle rustling of leaves beneath Zake's alluring mixture of enveloping ambient chords, unearthly drone tones, opaque electronics and slowly-shifting, heavily processed neo-classical movements. The results are hugely immersive and undeniably enjoyable, with each of the four tracks delivering a head-in-the-clouds journey that ripples with becalmed, atmospheric intent. In other words, it's the kind of ambient music you can get lost in. More please!
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Reality Engine
Reality Engine (audiophile vinyl LP + download code)
Cat: PITPV 055. Rel: 05 Feb 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Imagine The Truth (3:50)
Axiom Haze (3:36)
Discrete Time (3:33)
Reality Engine (3:59)
Echo Diffusion (3:24)
Beyond The Hyperreal (4:01)
Blissgrid (3:04)
State Space (3:43)
Principle Dilution (4:21)
Everything & Nothing (3:41)
Review: 36's new album Reality Engine explores "the blossoming dynamics of artificial intelligence and the ever-changing definition of reality" on Past Inside The Present and does so with a continuation of his richly melodic sound while also evolving into new realms. The sheer beauty of these sounds is enough to uplift and energise, with chords ascending to the heavens on the opener 'Imagine The Truth' and then rolling out to infinite horizons on 'Axiom Haze'. 'Reality Engine' suspends you amongst the clouds and 'Beyond The Hyperreal' is a perfect marriage of immersive and organic sounds and hints of digital augmented reality engines. A sublime album, for sure.
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Misty Memories
Misty Memories (translucent sepia vinyl LP + MP3 download code limited to 100 copies)
Cat: PITPV 061SEPIA. Rel: 30 Sep 22
 
Ambient/Drone
Misty Memories
Driftwood
Fallen Leaves
Weathering
Misty Memories II
Silent Friends
Waves Vanished
Misty Memories III
Review: Regular collaborator with label boss zake, City of Dawn teams up with From Overseas, an aptly named producer based on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. The result is classic Past Inside The Present - quivering, celestial ambient music that would fit into the drone category if it weren't for the fact it's constantly, subtly changing and evolving almost imperceptibly. Utterly horizontal in attitude, utterly heavenly in realisation, this is a corker even by PITP's very high standards, with this edition arriving in limited transparent sepia vinyl LP (+ download code) form.
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Reality Engine (B-STOCK)
Reality Engine (B-STOCK) (audiophile vinyl LP + download code)
Cat: PITPV 055. Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Ambient/Drone
Imagine The Truth (3:50)
Axiom Haze (3:36)
Discrete Time (3:33)
Reality Engine (3:59)
Echo Diffusion (3:24)
Beyond The Hyperreal (4:01)
Blissgrid (3:04)
State Space (3:43)
Principle Dilution (4:21)
Everything & Nothing (3:41)
Review: ***B-STOCK: Creasing to corner of outer sleeve but otherwise in excellent condition***


36's new album Reality Engine explores "the blossoming dynamics of artificial intelligence and the ever-changing definition of reality" on Past Inside The Present and does so with a continuation of his richly melodic sound while also evolving into new realms. The sheer beauty of these sounds is enough to uplift and energise, with chords ascending to the heavens on the opener 'Imagine The Truth' and then rolling out to infinite horizons on 'Axiom Haze'. 'Reality Engine' suspends you amongst the clouds and 'Beyond The Hyperreal' is a perfect marriage of immersive and organic sounds and hints of digital augmented reality engines. A sublime album, for sure.
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The Other Side Of Darkness
The Other Side Of Darkness (limited gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: PITPV 039. Rel: 15 Feb 21
 
Ambient/Drone
Take Me By The Hand (9:31)
Spinning Around (4:57)
To Start Again (4:12)
Shelter (2:57)
Ripples (3:51)
Past Self (5:07)
Guide Me Home (One Misstep) (4:45)
Need Your Light (11:25)
Review: This intriguing and predictably atmospheric album is the first collaborative full-length from experienced modern ambient producer Dennis Huddleston AKA 36, and Los Angeles duo Awakened Souls, whose full-length hook-up with Pepo Galan, Palettes, received plenty of praise last year. Between them the trio have conjured up a hugely evocative and emotion-rich collection of cuts, where heart-aching, slow-motion guitar laments stretch out across swelling synthesizer chords, meditative pads, distant-sounding vocal snippets, enveloping aural textures and soft-focus piano refrains. It's a wonderfully meditative and picturesque set all told, and one that could well turn out to be one of the most essential ambient albums of 2021.
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Pulse 02
Pulse 02 (coloured vinyl 12"+ MP3 download code limited to 200 copies (comes in different coloured vinyl, we cannot guarantee which one you will receive))
Cat: PITPPULSE 02. Rel: 24 May 23
 
Techno
ASC - "Tidal Disruption Event" (11:33)
Joachim Spieth - "Subtle" (7:38)
Joachim Spieth - "Subtle" (Nitechord remix) (4:45)
Review: Past Inside the Present's 'Pulse' series is an investigation into ambient tech and beat-driven ambient sounds. Who better for the job on this second edition than master craftsmen ASC and Joachim Spieth? ASC opens up with 'Tidal Disruption Event', an understated, underwater rhythm with jittery percussive patterns and bright shards of melodic light piercing through the mix as more coarse soundwaves break over the top. Spieth's 'Subtle' is just as artful and delicate a mix of persuasive rhythm and melodic beauty. A classy Nitechord remix closes out this fascinating EP.
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A Pale Shelter
A Pale Shelter (clear vinyl LP + insert + MP3 download code limited to 200 copies)
Cat: PITPV 056C. Rel: 13 Dec 21
 
Ambient/Drone
A Pale Shelter (feat Benoit Pioulard) (4:20)
Mourning Shadows We Perish (5:37)
A Failing Of Will (6:40)
Solace Awaits Us (feat Benoit Pioulard) (5:57)
Whispers Unheard (4:24)
Today Is All We Have (4:07)
In Silence She Speaks (3:27)
Review: 'Yet today is all we have In silence she speaks The rivers below Valleys and peaks As a pale shelter once cherished The shadows we mourn Have all but perished '

'A Pale Shelter' is a trio collaboration between zake, City of Dawn, and Ossa. Two tracks feature close friend Benoît Pioulard. Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri.
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Live Improvisations
Cat: PITPZD 027BLACK. Rel: 15 Jan 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Chihei Hatakeyama & Hakobune - "Live Improvisation" (I) (21:35)
Zake & From Overseas - "Live Improvisation II" (II) (21:33)
Review: This is a special audiophile vinyl version of Live Improvisations, an album featuring two sides of music, one the response to the other. The A-side is a recording of a 2014 session between Hakobune and Chihei Hatakeyama that was made with the colours of autumn and rural Japan in mind. Both of these artists have composed dozens of works that have established them as leaders in their field and this is no different. On the flip, zake and From Overseas craft 'Live Improvisation II' and 'forge an intercontinental bond' as they recorded the music in one take with no editing afterward. It's a gorgeous listen that shows a real mastery of tone and texture.
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Stasis Sounds For Long Distance Space Travel II (reissue)
Stasis Sounds For Long Distance Space Travel II (reissue) (solar flare vinyl LP + download code)
Cat: PITP 40SOLAR. Rel: 05 Feb 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Stage 5 (6:03)
Stage 6 (5:32)
Stage 7 (5:36)
Stage 8 (5:45)
Stage 9 (6:09)
Stage 10 (5:42)
Review: Another 18 chapters "of aural anaesthetics" from 36 and Zake, following up their epic work Stasis Sounds For Long Distance Space Travel Part 1, or "continue their journey through the outer reaches of space in hypersleep" as they'd put it. The album comes on unique solar flare coloured vinyl, and as for its contents, well, they're grainy and immersive, widescreen and cinematic, immediately transporting you out into the farthest reaches of space. Perfect for zoning out of everyday life and enjoying some mindful moments to yourself.
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Slowly Shifting Lakes
Cat: PITP 33CD. Rel: 21 Apr 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Frozen In Waves
Lands In Motion
Searching For Glowing Shores
Under Dying Skies
Rivers Run From Tears
Geometries Of Water
Quietly Falling Floors
White Light On Black Suns
Statues In The Sky
In The Emptiness Of Your Arms
Tattered Wings Still Fly
Fall On Dead Years
Ascent To Indifference
Stay Because You Love Me
Review: It wasn't so long ago we were writing about the joys of BVDUB's Fumika Fades, a new double pack in February that sunk us deep into moving ambient soundscapes. Now the Bay Area dub techno titan Brock van Wey is back once again with yet another album - he dropped plenty of them last year too so is clearly in a mad creative patch. Slowly Shifting Lakes comes in multiple formats, this one being a double CD. The ambient here is coarse and textured, fizzing synths stretching out over skittish rhythmic frameworks before sinking into calmer waters on cuts like the escapist 'Searching For Glowing Shores.' Another triumphant album for sure.
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Rushing EP
Rushing EP (12" limited to 200 copies)
Cat: PITPWLS 01. Rel: 23 Mar 20
 
Ambient/Drone
My Lights Kiss Your Thoughts Every Moment (2:13)
Rushing (3:20)
Stalagmites & Helictites (2:52)
Sun (5:29)
There Is A Space In Between (4:55)
Review: Based in Bristol, UK, experimental musician and vocalist Lucy Gooch is certainly a name to keep an eye on right now. While boasting little by way of discography, this being her debut EP which follows the self released 2018 record, 'Sun', she has all the hallmarks of an established synth-y siren. You heard it here first (possibly). Compris-ing five sumptuous tracks that are pared back but, upon closer inspection, incredibly deep and immersive, elements of Bjork and Imogen Heap are audible in the songs here. Warm notes, sensitive, ethereal vocals and a sense of real passion behind the work itself. The likes of 'Rushing' comes close to a sombre choral mood at times, 'There Is A Space In Between' could stand with the best ambient work, while 'Stalag-mites & Helictites' is a hypnotic journey into the inner mind. Or somewhere near.
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Stasis Sounds For Long Distance Space Travel II (reissue)
Stasis Sounds For Long Distance Space Travel II (reissue) (audiophile vinyl LP + download code)
Cat: PITP 40BLACK. Rel: 05 Feb 24
 
Ambient/Drone
Stage 5 (6:03)
Stage 6 (5:32)
Stage 7 (5:36)
Stage 8 (5:45)
Stage 9 (6:09)
Stage 10 (5:42)
Review: Hot on the hells of the epic work Stasis Sounds For Long Distance Space Travel Part 1 comes the second instalment, seeing 36 and Zake "continue their journey through the outer reaches of space in hypersleep" as they have it. There's a healthy 18 track selection to lose yourself in, as these experts of the sublimely chilled ambient get to work - in a typically gentle fashion, obviously.
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Conjunctions
Conjunctions (limited 2 x cassette)
Cat: PITPFMR 037. Rel: 02 Mar 23
 
Ambient/Drone
Plutonic (11:24)
Balance Wheel (5:51)
Mercurial (9:28)
Orbital Resonance (14:19)
Ebon Flow (8:59)
Tidal Crossing (6:56)
Perihelia (9:20)
Salacia (17:09)
Saros (11:00)
Review: Meg Mulhearn and Belly Full of Stars come together for this split release on which the former takes care of the first four tunes and the latter the other five. For her part, Mulhearn harnesses the power of fire and ice, sunshine and torrential rain in tracks that are occasionally gentle and sometimes harsh. The textures are fuzzy and grainy but synths and strings bring light and hope. Kim Rueger's Belly Full of Stars alias finds her going deep into subterranean worlds of cavernous sound detailed with the finest of wispy melodies on' Ebon Flow' while 'Perihelia' has a more organic and summery feel desire being so pressurised and tense. These are enchanting sounds for sure.

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Night Songs
Night Songs (limited clear vinyl LP)
Cat: PITPV 030CLEAR. Rel: 09 Mar 22
 
Ambient/Drone
Where Thoughts Fade (6:22)
In Between Days (7:05)
Quietude (7:14)
Dream Work (7:57)
No Other Place (4:57)
Falling Stars (5:48)
Review: Night Songs is the latest record from awakened souls, the Los Angeles based husband and wife duo- James and Cynthia Bernard (marine eyes). In the Spring of 2021, they found a good night's rest was more important than ever to help them through pandemic days of schooling kids from home and balancing work and life. After going on an evening walk, James and Cynthia would write in their bedroom studio and test the evening's songs out for sleep. Even prior to being together, they both loved searching for just the right album to calm their minds at the end of the day. Night Songs is their combined version of a sleepy evening record, exploring slowly evolving loop-based ambient primarily using bass guitar and vocal textures. The tracks which ultimately made it on the album helped them relax enough to go to a place where thoughts fade.
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Seamless
Seamless (limited 1-sided 12")
Cat: PITP V032. Rel: 02 Nov 20
 
Ambient/Drone
Expand (12:30)
Collapse (7:15)
Review: We're not sure Endless Melancholy is the most appropriate name for Oleksiy Sakevych, an electronic ambient artist based out of the sprawling and musically vibrant Ukrainian capital of Kiev. As this two-tracker goes to show, there's every chance you'll feel elated after pressing play on his studio work.

Following on from releases for labels like Thesis, Sound In Silence, and his own Hidden Vibes, we're given a pair of long form compositions that feel organic in nature, even if the production was synthesised. 'Collapse' seems to switch its mood like a living thing, evolving through crystalline chimes from reflective opening notes, as though starting to realise its own stunning power and majesty. "Expand' is more rooted in drone, albeit a particularly euphoric version - all long refrained bliss, the way things should be.
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Orchestre De Poussiere
Orchestre De Poussiere (limited 2 x cassette)
Cat: PITPZD 018R. Rel: 14 Nov 22
 
Ambient/Drone
Retourner A La Poussiere (part 1) (18:55)
Retourner A La Poussiere (part 2) (10:04)
Retourner A La Poussiere (part 3) (6:36)
Retourner A La Poussiere (part 4) (24:19)
Dernier Souffle (part 1) (22:07)
Dernier Souffle (part 2) (11:25)
Repos Eternel (8:47)
J'ai Vu Un Ange (10:41)
La Paix Eternelle (part 1) (10:18)
La Paix Eternelle (part 2) (10:08)
La Paix Eternelle (part 3) (19:25)
Retourner A La Poussiere (Boucle D'introduction) (18:27)
Review: A new double cassette box from Past Inside The Present, which sees its co-founder zake in relatively rare solo mode mixing soothing ambient sensibilities with orchestral, classical influences. 'Dernier Souffle (Pt 1)' is a great example of how the two can meld very easily and comfortably, a sense of slowly retreating heartache creeping over its open, slabs of floating sounds, whereas the three parts of 'La Paix Eternelle (Pt 1), on the other hand, evoke heavenly choirs of angels. An album with its head in the clouds, for sure, but once you join it there you won't want to come down.
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