“Inhale and exhale slowly, this is a multi-layered album to give yourself to. A warm blanket that will envelope you as it ebbs and flows. An ocean tide that has no beginning or end. It just is. It just exists. Completely sublime. Drop the needle anywhere on the first track of this compact disc, and you will be instantly drawn in. It’s ever changing, flowing, organic, and seemingly effortless.

It fades effortlessly into track 2, and a vocal emerges. An ethereal incantation to spellbind the sea of instruments. The ensemble gives in to ambiance, disappearing into the ether. So lovely. Time suspended. In the latter section musical patterns gradually interweave. A bass ostinato holds everything down, while the guitar spits out disentangled notes. In the end, it all gives out to static noises and ultimately nothingness.” – Philo

Composed and performed by Yea Big, Drazek Fuscaldo, and Tatsu Aoki.

Yea Big (Stefen Robinson): bass clarinet, computer, electric guitar, electric mandolin, harmonium, percussion

Przemyslaw Krys Drazek: acoustic mandolin, flugelhorn, percussion, trumpet

Brent Fuscaldo: electric guitar, percussion, vocals
Tatsu Aoki: double bass

Recorded and mixed by Ken Christianson and Stefen
Mastered by Stefen
Cover image by Brent
Back cover image by Stefen
Additional images by Ken, Brent, and Stefen
Layout and design by Ian Branch

Released February 17, 2025

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