This may be the first time that Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea are officially appearing on Headphone Commute, but I assure you, I have been listening all along, starting from their self-titled debut release on Past Inside The Present to the more established Liberamente out on Jonas Munk's (aka Manual) Azure Vista imprint in 2019. Of course, besides the solo works by these monumental ambient composers, Zach Frizzell (aka zakè) and Damien Duque (aka City of Dawn) have previously collaborated together, and their 2023 album on PITP, Ash, was picked as one of my favourites of the year. Here, they are joined by Marc Ertel to round up the project, which appears to spearhead the "dronegaze" genre, this time forward driven by orchestral textures, guitar swells, and bass ("Cadere" is my particular favourite piece). Today, I am sharing the last track from their upcoming new album, Reveries, rounding off three-quarters of an hour spent in tranquil waves, sunny rays, and drifting bliss. It's an overall positive and soothing experience, approaching cathartic and restorative treatment as if pointing something towards your entire being, which releases vital healing energy and something you can drown in, becoming one with everything at once. Maybe "curegaze" or "ambientonic" is a better term for that...

Reveries

Aufero

TRACK PREMIERE : Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea - Aufero

Here I recycled the introduction of "Off The Beaten Track" because I found it deep and gripping and I wanted to give it more depth and singularity. I hope I succeeded.

That being said, I also wanted to draw attention to the synchronicity of this piece and my current psychological state. Indeed, during the period when I created this piece, I was precisely in a reflexion and a retrospective on the fact that I had created a real caesura with certain things in my life (toxic people around me / toxic situations / conflicting thoughts / my vision of things as well as my way of interacting with my direct environment, among others), so even if I am not specifically one of those who think that each things / works finds a particular echo and a deep meaning in certain parts of our life, I find that this piece perfectly describes these thoughts there, deeply. It is even disturbing. So much so that one could really interpret this piece as a sound metaphor of these thoughts.

47- We Have Crossed The Point Of No Return

47 - Caesura

Ghostly Residuals

miracles

lucid dreaming

Weightless by Velunai is a lofi track that blends the softness of the piano with ethereal, whispered vocals, creating an intimate and floating atmosphere. The piano plays gentle and light notes, like raindrops falling softly, while the vocals add a human touch, almost like a reassuring whisper accompanying the listener. The rhythm is relaxed and enveloping, perfect for moments of introspection or letting go of light thoughts. Weightless conveys a sense of calm and freedom, inviting the listener to feel lifted from worries and to drift into a daydrea

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Thank you for listening.

Velunai ☔

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Weightless

Marco Lucchi : piano and found sounds

https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/779962/

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for the current Naviar Haiku challenge
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku573-years-end/

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Year's end,
all corners
of this floating world, swept.

by: Matsuo Bashō

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30 dicembre 2024

Marco Lucchi - [year's end] Farewell [Naviar Haiku # 573]

Running Through Rain

Running Through Rain (Rework)

AMBIENT NEW AGE ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPE FOR YOUR PLEASURE, INSPIRED BY BLADE RUNNER, I ROBOT AND ALL THE OTHER WONDERFUL SCI-FI ADVENTURES.

Running Through Rain (Rework)

Hollie Kenniff