Please Close Your Eyes - Music For Floating
Released: January 10 Probably one of the most descriptive titles for an album I have ever encountered, Music for Floating is a rather gentle journey but certainly not a static one. The sensation of floating manifests in various ways throughout the album, starting out with the more drone-like and slow-moving “The Moment Before We Sleep” which captures that sensation almost perfectly. The slow swirl around as you feel yourself slipping into the subconscious of rest is the build up for the first half of the track as the second half embodies the seeming weightlessness of drifting fully into sleep with the gentle warmth and dimly lit recesses of the mind reflecting on itself. But the sensation of floating comes about in more energetic ways such as on “The Hollow,” which takes the idea of floating into a more active sensation, perhaps similar to floating high upon the waves of a spiritual or psychedelic experience with near racing piano keys and a persistent background nois...
