| Lightly gusting soundwaves with crackling accents are overtaken by the scruffy energies of Stream which chug and churn mechanistically. In the notes, we learn that "barriers are built to withstand hurricane force winds and debris thrown by a raging storm"; this Barrier (3:58) though seems to be having a light day, being only mildly buffeted by faintly grungy swells.
Opening with a steady squeal not unlike that of a teakettle, Downslope develops a more-mechanical presence, before jangling off into silence.
The rumbling/chiming wormhole journey of Village seems to spiral into almost-subaquatic realms. Named after a wind-measuring device, Anemo (11:56) flows through thrumming gray stratospheres, sparsely pocked with unknowable activities, then ending on a throbbing pattern.
Ringing and buzzing in a wide, slow vortex,
Sough even seems to emit the faraway voices of a phantom choir, but perhaps this is just imagination. Despite its earthy title, Landmass levitates within gloriously subdued vapors, shimmering with muffled currents both high and low. Beautiful...
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