I woke up a few days ago and had the pleasure of discovering Electric Sea Spider (aka Jim S. Sellars), an 18 year old ambient producer from Melbourne, Australia. His music is, in a word, good. Very good, in fact. So good that it makes me wish I’d been making music instead of… doing whatever the hell I was doing when I was 18… it’s a bit hazy I’m afraid. But enough about me.
ESS’s first album on mine, all mine! records (a net label specializing in free downloads), “In Lucid Dreams”, is a beautiful ambient collection. Some tracks are very Eno’esque, some are representative of Tangerine Dream’s better offerings, while others tip a hat to more modern ambient/IDM producers like Aphex Twin and Autechre. No matter, I really enjoyed listening to this album, perhaps even more because it’s available for free.
Your Hand Against Mine is a wonderful piece of wall-of-sound type ambient, with its slow attacking pads, heavy reverb and rich, textured harmonies. This was the first of ESS’s tracks to catch my attention and is probably still my favorite, although Piano Piece for an Imaginary Film is pretty fantastic as well. Simple patterns, great building percussion and spacey pads all make for a very pleasant listen.
Electric Sea Spider also released an EP in 2008 that is very much worth checking out and is also very free.
Anyway, enjoy the music and check back soon for more music reviews, DJ mixes and other bits and pieces.
Electric Sea Spider downloads:
In Lucid Dreams LP
Fear God, Fear Satan EP
One Comment
Again, i cant thank you enough for such a kind review
take care,
-Jim