Style: Deeply reverbed ambience with beats
Primary Emotions/Themes: Looking at the world from under a pool of water, the ripples distort my vision of what is happening above the surface and the water obscures the sound
Thoughts: There are many different types of albums in my collection. Some evoke a specific feeling, others are feel good albums, others are there for nostalgia. Then there are albums like Presence Reverts to Absence... these albums paint such a vivid picture that their entire runtime is spent building it up.
Tangent has created a world filled with gloom, deep mystery, and a constant set of tension within the nine tracks of Presence Reverts to Absence. This is a dismal, home starved, and bleak world contained within the audio of this album.
The music paints a vivid picture of a world obscured from my vision. The music often fades in and out of reality slowly, filed with reverb, and then vanishes from my ears without a trace. The resultant atmosphere is consistently tense, not knowing where anything is going. Sometimes this results in a peaceful release, other times it will double down and create a nearly oppressive atmosphere.
Like so many other of my favorite ambient albums, this one hides its true identity behind a thick wall of audio fog. The music holds it's true intentions close to the vest, and only ever gives me glimpses of what is truly going on. It takes multiple listens to fully appreciate all of the layers and effects hidden underneath the deceptively simple surface.
This is the type of project I want to remain willfully ignorant about. The music speaks for itself, and the more I know about it the less mystical the entire thing becomes. As it stands Presence Reverts to Absence is an outstanding bit of beat driven ambient that I am thrilled to have in my collection.
Written June 24th 2024
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