Hiding Place - Bouvetøya & Yellowstone (2022)

Given what I know about geography, there's only the slightest chance that Hiding Place is a project coming from Svalbard or Jan Mayen islands, as it is suggested on their Bandcamp page. However, this, and all other references to the geographical North, already say a lot about the music created by the artist. There seem to be a short EP released every month so far this year, but I decided to look closer at the two last ones: they seem to be matching in more than one way.

Bouvetøya and Yellowstone are filled with drone soundscapes, the kind that at first glance seem static but when investigated closer, reveal tons of lively sounds dancing around the melancholic layers. It's the sound that makes it very easy to get lost within while admiring its beauty - especially when the organ-like keyboard sounds kick in. The nostalgic Arctic atmosphere, reminding me of Terror the TV series, is only enriched by the visuals and the tracks' titles that together create some kind of sad exploration story.

Both EPs cost whatever you want to pay.

Check: カルデラ 

Country: ?

Genre: drone soundscape

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