Rising above the sonic layers of elegant ambiance, the instruments strum off the delicate rhythm. Falling below the veil of white noise of water, the notes land like droplets on drowning vibraphone. This music unfurls in the organic garden of frequencies, where water is the main source of vitality and life. Dedicated to, and based around the principal molecule, the seven track release from James Murray pays tribute to the twin rivers near Welsh mountains, where Murray grew up. Reminding me a lot of the theme explored within Flaming Pines‘ Rivers Home series, the music celebrates the destructive and regenerative power of the waters. Developing on the concepts of isolation due to river floods, the album is also “an attempt by the artist to reconcile with his personal floods, those mental waters that rise to submerge the will, that can at times be opposed and must at others be allowed to overwhelm”. If James Murray’s name sounds familiar to you, that’s because his debut, Where Edges Meet, appeared on Ultimae Records back in 2008. He subsequently landed a track on Fluid Audio‘s Hope collection, dedicated to interpreting the definition and embodiment of “hope”. Most recently, the title track of this album, “Floods”, appeared on Future Sequence‘s SEQUENCE3 digital compilation, which is available for download for free. Floods marks the sophomore album for this London based producer, and is released on his very own Slowcraft Records. Each copy of the album includes a signed insert dedicated to the buyer of the album. And you’ll want to own a copy of this limited release…