I have a new ambient album out now on the Zenapolae netlabel.
In between writing and more writing, I do find a little time to tinker with my modular rack and little bits and pieces of software and work up some electronic music.
Blurred Horizon garners some of its inspiration from time spent on Naoshima Island in Japan – the cover photograph was taken from the shore there. Coincidentally (or not), just along the road from where I took the photo, lies the Benesse House Museum, a wonderful gallery, which, at the time we were there, had a series of seascapes photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto, which may bear some similarity to this photography. Sugimoto’s “Boden Sea” photograph appeared on the cover Richard Chartier and Taylor Deupree’s album Specification.Fifteen and later on the cover of U2’s No Line On The Horizon. Sugimoto’s photograph was taken elsewhere… Lake Constance, I believe.
Blurred Horizon is composed of fragments and loops. Plenty of slowly evolving drones. As I usually mention when I have new music out, this is music to write to. When I was starting out as a writer, I loved having soft ambient music in the background, but it was difficult in those days to find new music, so I found myself experimenting and making my own. Times have changed, and there’s more ambient around than I could really get a chance to listen to… and still I find myself taking a break from writing and making some more.
The album is a free download from Zenapolae. Enjoy.
Sean Monaghan - Writer 