Nashville Ambient Ensemble – Conversion : Listen

This is not your mama’s Nashville sound. The elements are there – unmistakably hypnotic vocals, haunting pedal steel, and the spirit of collaboration and community. But this talented collective has arranged the parts in an experimental, genre-defying manner, and the results are glorious.

Organized and led by electronic composer Michael Hix who plays synth, the group also includes Luke Schneider on pedal steel guitar, Kim Rueger (Belly Full of Stars) on piano, Jack Silverman on baritone electric guitar, Deli Paloma-Sisk (Diatom Deli) on voice, Cynthia Cárdenas on guitar synth, and Timon Kaple on electric guitar. Many of these artists were hailed by Bandcamp as being a part of the “New Weird South” movement.

Cerulean is comprised of six hypnotic journeying rambles that can positively drive the listener into a trancelike state, before an intricate guitar solo jolts you back to alertness. A deep listen with headphones is quite literally an audio sensory meridian response, causing the most pleasant throbbing throughout one’s spinal column. Let it massage your neural pathways and bliss out.

Cerulean is out on March 19th via Centripetal Force Records. 300 vinyl albums will be available and the first 100 will be on transparent blue vinyl. Pre-order it here.