Sonescent is easily the most avant-garde work Johnson has composed so far, and whether or not the listener is familiar with her previous recordings, it'll take at least a full listen or two to adjust to the album's structure and arrangement.

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Inspired by a stint in silent meditation, these two sidelong pieces attempt to wrest orchestral order from real-life chaos.

Experimental musician and composer Whitney Johnson (aka Matchess) builds long-form musical pieces inspired by a meditation session on Sonescent.

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Just randomly saw this cover and thought it looked cool. This is a very unusual LP. Its not entirely music. Its music under this thick layer of sound and listening to it just feels so beyond everything. Its mysterious, creepy but so amazingly transcendent and the fact its only split up into two songs just makes it even more interesting. This is a really underrated release of this year and should be checked out by more. It may not be music at ... read more

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