Cassette and download here:
naviarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/saline-celestial
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I'm really proud of the album, it represents some of my best work in 2016. I'd call it fluid hypnagogic aethereal ambience and my aim was to imbue the pieces with emotional depth, experimentation, and somehow make the album cohesive and listenable too.
The album explores various transitions: depression/elation, effort/ease, stress/peace, separation/interconnection, blur/sharp, desert/fertile land, air/earth, saltwater/freshwater, dry heat/humidity, orbit/escape, infinity/void.
The full title is a haiku and the tracks follow the poem:
saline celestial
fluid pulse, echo rise and
release. now, i float.
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www.naviarrecords.com/discography/sevenism-saline-celestial/ :
The first solo album published by Naviar Records, "Saline celestial" brings together intricate soundscapes, haunting atmospheric textures and calming field recordings in an expressive, emotive and spontaneously deep concept album: close your eyes, and let the journey begin.
www.beachsloth.com/sevenism-saline-celestial.html :
"..deeply compelling, emotionally dense.. Saline Celestial represents the absolute best of ambient drone, showing Sevenism to be true masters of their craft."
andrulianblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/saline-celestial-on-naviar-records/ :
"At its heart Saline Celestial is an ambient / soundscape album with cinematic qualities and a captivating sound. The production is excellent, each sound has room to grow and evolve but there are also subtle hints of tension and dissonance and great movement in the sounds..wonderfully ambient..excellent layering..really captivating "
santasangremagazine.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/sevenism-saline-celestial :
"From within a desolate space of mind comes this new offering from Sevenism; a realm of icy resolution and isolationist design. Despite the brevity of this record it is one which lingers in a person’s mind long after the last seconds of it have played.
I’d been exposed previously to this artist via his contributions to Naviar’s Haiku and Renku compilations but now that he’s out on his own I have to wonder why it took so long. This really is a splendid collection of frigid ambiance, nothing has been left to chance with progression after progression mapping out the sonic terrain. We have an incredible view of this place thanks to his efforts, there is a softness to all of this I haven’t encountered in years. Generally, when this sort of darkness is summoned on album there’s a tendency to clutter things up with the sounds of broken machinery or perhaps strident political samples.
Here, in an aquatic wonderland of intimacy you will find only escape and ultimately reflection. At the bottom of the blackest sea there is no current, no light and no need to provide exposition as to why things are as they are; only an oily undertone of ancient vintage can be ascertained. It is best to close your eyes while this plays and keep any possible distractions at bay… Sevenism’s vigil here is a stately meditation on that which cannot be perceived through tactile means but is potent in it’s influence upon the perceptions of those who are listening. I know some are going to be wondering just what I’m getting at here but it remains imperative that each individual who partakes of ‘Saline Celestial’ come to their own understand of it.
Reflections, memories, time, space, infinity.
Each of us have within our sphere of influence a range of emotions we keep buried and hidden from those around us and if we’re cunning enough even from our selves. Sevenism’s tracks possess the ability to tap into this occult range of feeling and bring both sorrow and serenity their respective time in the sun. No longer confined to the shadows, they rise."
theblindflight.wordpress.com :
" From the first notes of Deserted, I was transported back to the early 70's being reminded of early Tangerine Dream. The haunting atmosphere captured my imagination right away and I knew this was an album that I had to have. If you enjoy the early works of Tangerine Dream (think Zeit from 1972 and their early live bootlegs) then You will love this album. Highly recommended for anyone's collection of ambient music. "
yeahiknowitsucks.wordpress.com/2016/12/16/sevenism-saline-celestial/ :
"Smooth electronic warmth, shimmering dim-the-lights material that will make you..need to sit down for a while to relax & digest...
the whole release has a nice transition as if it knows how to rub in the massage oil before going for the kind bubbling massage session. The quality control in both the ears are also well under Sevenism’s control & basically will try its best to make a listener drift away into nothingness. But unlike nothing, there is definitely something here but it’s pretty much untouchable; like you can hear it but grabbing it is a no go."
