The Italian label Glacial Movements has an impressive and loyal following, drawn in by their artists’ ability to make music that seems to exist almost outside of time itself. This collaboration between Bvdub (Brock Van Wey) and Vancouver’s Loscil (Scott Morgan) does just that, but with a rich sound that is packed full of harmony and sounds absolutely beautiful on headphones. These are studies in true ambience, achieving a sense of weightlessness with a complete lack of drums, and only a brief sense of pulse in the middle of ‘Aether’. ‘Hypnos’ has a softly shifting vocal pattern that works really well, while the longer tracks – ‘Aether’ and ‘Moirai’ especially – give time for the listener to completely immerse themselves in the gorgeous sounds. Everything that Loscil in particular touches seems to turn to ice cold purity – and this rather special piece of work is no exception.
