\u201cSoaring\u201d begins with beguiling stereo effects, notes traveling speaker to speaker like little rockets. \u00a0When the (wordless) voice enters, the effect is like a gentle opening of curtains at the beginning of the day, as nuances of light glean on the horizon. \u00a0At the very end, a bird says hello.<\/p>\n The seven track titles are intertwined: \u00a0\u201cSoaring, Remaining, Oscillating, Replicating, Emerging, Remembering, Colliding.\u201d \u00a0In like fashion, Benjamin Tatlow\u2019s project has a unified tone, a difficult feat to accomplish with so many guest stars. \u00a0Field recordings are never far from the surface; nor are the hints of chimes. \u00a0The music is meant to be relaxing, a pleasant collision. \u00a0These musicians may be scattered across several continents, but they share a similar vision, a message of peace.<\/p>\n In the direct center, Pulse Mandala nearly nudges the music into the electronic realm. \u00a0Waves of ambience roll across the sonic shore while notes dance on the surface of the ocean. \u00a0But after only a minute, they recede, becoming an underlying current. \u00a0The highest-profile piece, \u201cEmerging (with Be Still the Earth & Hollie Kenniff) is content to interact with the others like streams to the sea; no jutting personalities, only a desire for commonality. \u00a0Flipping the script of the prior piece, a pulse emerges as the track progresses. \u00a0Then everyone goes home. \u00a0In the end, Antarctic Wastelands\u00a0<\/strong>is left to reflect on the collaborative effort, his soft piano a gentle thanksgiving. \u00a0(Richard Allen)<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/acloserlisten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cover-1.jpg?w=300\")
<\/a>Four continents, seven tracks, eight guest stars, twenty-two minutes of music:\u00a0Worlds: Collide\u00a0<\/em>is a crash course in ambience, the tonal opposite of the 1951 sci-fi film<\/a><\/strong> it references. \u00a0The music shimmers like Cynthia Bernard\u2019s cover art, and seven related images are distributed to the tracks. \u00a0Should one be worried about worlds colliding, or anxious about the state of the world as it is, this EP is the panacea.<\/p>\n