Style: Ambient, Drone
Primary Emotions/Themes: Stationed on an empty scientific lab in orbit around Venus, taking in the beauty around you while also experiencing absolute loneliness
Thoughts: Loneliness is a strange thing. I've found it to be one of the single greatest things that I've had to overcome in my life time. At the same time I've been able to harness it to do some incredible self discovery. It's a double edged sword that I don't think I will ever truly figure out.
Venus Cloud City is a split between Aut2m and Subaeris (aka HKE). The combination of their talent here creates a somber and quite frankly challenging release. Nothing is overt within either side of the release, everything is either hidden or subdued... almost to the point of nothingness in some cases.
Like with so many of the other records in my collection, I was a bit skeptical of this one when it first released. I was hit or miss with most of the artists other offerings around the time, and wasn't sure I was going to dig the sci-fi inspired ambience that this release specialized in.
Subaeris focuses on tranquil ambience for a vast majority of his side of the record. Subtle changes weave through the waves of ambient chords as the four songs progress. Sometimes they swell into existence, other times they fade to near oblivion. Regardless of what the music is doing, it always takes its time.
Aut2m has a similar approach to his side of the release. Again nothing is overt, everything takes its sweet time to progress and evolve. If anything there is a bit more motion to these soundscapes than the Subaeris side, but honestly these tracks could have all been written by the same artists.
This is the kind of album I like to put on in the background when I need to think. There is a lot to fill up the space around me, but it never intrudes on my thoughts. The music is expansive, but never to the point where it feels overwhelming. It's there as a compliment to my life, and it provides a steady backdrop for me to ponder my life while in those deep states of loneliness.
Written April 16th 2024
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