NIGHT MUSIC: To The Ancestors

I’m a sucker for a foresty summery zen peace music like this.

In the artist’s words, TO THE ANCESTORS is “An exploration into synthetic nature”, drawing inspiration from, and conjuring the emotional resonance of, forest bathing, zen garden sitting, and the historical elegance of the Gagaku and Koto music of Edo period Japan. The album seamlessly merges these influences with moods of the environmental music movement Kankyō Ongaku of the 1980s and 1990s and then passed through a filter of modern electronics, digital processes and patch cables resulting in a collection of meditative pieces that evoke a sense of calm, introspection… and peace.