Michiru Aoyama - Flat Lake (2020)

From an ancient coastal city steeped in history, Michiru Aoyama returns to Mango Alley on a new wave of musical brilliance. Japanese elegance and crystal clear precision founded upon a "Flat Lake" sees the Kamakura resident create a delicate tapestry of sound where ambient textures and gently lapping waves provide the antidote for modern busy life. Contemplation and nostalgia are found at the summit of a high mountain. Undulating pads and whispered melodies ripple in mellow swells and gently evolving sequences. White-noise morphs into subtly looped phrases. Opaque hypnotic textures are interwoven in a new sonic architecture of dense and swirling patterns. Paris and Los Angeles are joined across a single stretch of water, drawn and sculpted from a narrative that flows through wandering imagination. Love flows through me like vintage wine imprinted in the memory of water.