Wil Bolton & Francis Gri :: Drawing Shadows (Self Released)

These lush soundscapes will easily seduce listeners in search of moments of calm meditative states. Another healing ambient journey which conveys a sense of spatial dislocation and inner quietude with angelic and autumnal tone colors.

Blurred memories, and sentimental reveries

Two major artists in the organic and minimalist ambient field Wil Bolton and Francis Gri are back together with a mutual effort titled Drawing Shadows. They already co-created a handful of compelling, melodious, gently moving, deliciously hypnotic and serene ambient releases together such as the superb In the Still Water (Shimmering Moods).

Drawning Shadows follows a similar stylistic direction with intertwined textures and meditative looped acoustic sounds (piano, guitar, bowed strings) and diaphanous electronic scintillations summoning the spirit of nature, blurred memories, and sentimental reveries. The album elegantly passes from one emotional atmosphere to the other, sometimes colorful and light, sometimes more eloquent and plaintive, always bringing to the fore slowly enveloping melodic and floating elements. The album blends harmoniously and carefully blends many ingredients and multi-layer of tone and minimal melodies which slowly evolve through time. Discreet verdant field recordings also appear in the mix to sustain its poetical and reflective purpose. These lush soundscapes will easily seduce listeners in search of moments of calm meditative states. Another healing ambient journey which conveys a sense of spatial dislocation and inner quietude with angelic and autumnal tone colors.

All in all Drawing Shadows is a beautiful musical sojourn of bittersweet quality where neo-classical minimalism meets environmental ambient music. Recommended for avid followers of Eno‘s boundless atmospheric realms as well as blurred memories, and sentimental reveries of Mike Lazarev, James Murray, Hollie Kenniff, and Stefano Guzetti.

Drawing Shadows is available on Bandcamp.