The very concept of ambient music seems utilitarian to me - it’s often used to simply set a background mood, and that’s all fine, but I’ve always longed for more unique experiences through ambient music. While there is a lot of very meditative, drone ambient music out there, Seraphim feels way more than just some sleep or study music.
This album is fucking beautiful, but haunting too. The chords of fuzzy, warbling drone pads wash over you in ebbing and flowing waves. Almost ... read more
I have seen close to nobody talking about or endorsing this album so I’ll do my best to make up for it. This album is fucking insane and just such a fun ride. It may be short, at only 6 tracks and around a half an hour, but the level of creativity and detail contained within this project is absolutely overwhelming in the best way possible.
Keith Rankin is able to conjure the associations of video game music and cheap royalty-free music from the use of “cheap” MIDI patches, ... read more