anthéne - Protection

The conscious is pulled past man made lines, through windows and walls. These are tethers, holding the drift to the vast depths of what still awaits discovery. Cumulus clouds sleeping in the distance, thousands of feet high and still expanding, energy is building behind the puffy veil. The suns illumination through the dry air creating white silhouettes on top of vibrant blue. Thoughts are drawn to these clouds, like mountains in the sky offering endless opportunities to explore sonic form. Aural sustenance extending through atmospheric shades, pure sublime vitality for thoughts to dilate and disappear with. 

Protection is aptly named. In a world of disagreement, a time when morality is subject to being placed on hold, the ability to step away from our thoughts is precious. These sounds are a shield of vibrating energy. An unassuming force so pure, listening provides protection from chaotic outside disturbances. This is an ambient album with an exponential number hidden off to the side. Track titles are good clues to the love and care going in. The "Cartographer" makes the map to a better place. This is something to "Know By Heart" since the map could be lost or destroyed. Follow the path to find "Protection" in "This Corner of the World". A sonic journey for the consciousness, an exercise to help "Leave All the Wrong Things Behind". Anthéne helps the mind to awake from the pressing commotion, finding better places to hibernate in the future times. These five tracks fuel the spirit, providing ethereal warmth from the swells of an ambient cosmos. Look towards the farthest point you can see, this is where the sounds from anthéne tranquilly stir. 
 
Over the past years, Lost in a Sea of Sound had the pleasure of listening and describing a previous anthéne release titled permanence. This was on the label Cathedral Transmissions. Shortly after, Brad Deschamps who is anthéne worked with Mike Abercrombie under the project North Atlantic Drift creating a composition titled Departures, Volume 1. This is on the Polar Seas Recordings label and was also described on this site. These are just two releases by Brad Deschamps crossing Lost in a Sea of Sound. There is so much more to discover, the links above would be an excellent start. 

Bringing us to the present and in the most humbly beautiful method of conveying energy is the label Distant Bloom. This new release on cassette is in a limited edition of seventy. From the number of people supporting Protection on bandcamp coupled with how many anthéne / Brad Deschamps releases are sold out in physical form, there are probably not too many of the edition of seventy remaining. Distant Bloom is one of a handful of labels with high attention to the mind and spirit. Please do not hesitate if you are interested in a tape. They will be gone soon.
 





 
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