Style: Cinematic ambient, minimalist, drone, and maybe a touch of dungeon synth
Primary emotions: Wonder, loneliness, and mystery
Thoughts: I've had this one on my turntable for a few days now. It's been a slow burn. When I first put it on I didn't care for it that much, it felt samey and without a lot of variation to the songs. After some time though it began to grow on me.
The tracks take their sweet time as they evolve. Every single piece Echo 3 is the definition of subtle. More often than not there is no melody, but rather a collection of ambient pads or soundscapes that play in a repeating order as the songs drone on. These progressions bring to mind vast landscapes, valleys and mountains with low clouds settling into the valleys. If you have seen the painting "Wanderer Above the sea of Fog" this is very much what comes to mind with this music.
The last few tracks are where the album truly begins to find itself for me. There are a few moments where an acoustic guitar plays a few short notes in between the ambient pads. It gives a warmth to the songs that was completely absent to this point... in some ways it gives a feeling of a safe dwelling around a camp fire, or maybe even home. Either way it feels like a tiny bit of comfort in a vast land of the unknown.
Sanctuaire is my first Goato record. I had always heard of the quality of their pressings and packaging but I wasn't quite ready for how sturdy and stout this is. This is undoubtedly one of the finest packages I've ever gotten with a record from any genre. I may not get the hype for all their releases, but I certainly do understand the praise for the packaging.
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