santilli: in circles

Santilli debuts on Mad Habitat, a gorgeous complement to last year’s “Surface” on Into The Light. The instrumental palette here is focused around crystalline electronics and a battery of percussion, a beautiful synthesis of vaporous and earthy tones that recall the timeless sound-worlds of heroes like Jon Hassell and Steve Tibbets. A reflective mood diffuses across the entire record, conjuring up pensive visions of sun-dappled water and stretches of the coast. The sounds themselves have a shimmering, holographic quality, conjuring up the sort of auditory and spatial depth you can get lost in as each side unfolds