An atmosphere, or ‘mood vapor', is a layer of spatial acoustics which envelops the local environment, and is held in place by the constant interplay between pressure and release. An atmosphere is more likely to be maintained if the pressure it’s subject to is consistent - and the temperature of the room is low.
Atmospherics have dramatic effects on the surfaces of solid bodies. Environments that have no atmosphere, or that have only an exosphere, have emotonal terrain that is characterized as scattered and dry. Without atmospherics, the ears have no protection from sonic turbulence, and all sounds collide between the body and the mind.
A discrete mood with a thick atmosphere does not emit sound, but holds it well. The friction generated when jagged atmospheres react with stream-lined tones and reflective patterns causes the vast majority of sounds to burn up before being absorbed. When specific tones do get through, the effects are often erased by the action of wind. As a result, atmospheric moments are rare on aggresive arrangements.
The moods of this compilation are mostly composed of stark tonal landscapes (about 78%), strict ambient flow (about 21%), jagged, north-ward facing acoustics (about 0.9%) with classic dark spectrums present in trace amounts.
Proceed with restraint.
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credits
from Ambient Parks : Volume 3,
released September 26, 2017
Written, performed, recorded and mixed by N. Miszczyk & J.M. Ladd.
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