Drifting In Silence & Tineidae – Simulation (Album – Labile Records)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-Electro, Cinematic.
Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl.
Background/Info: “Simulation” is a collaborative work between American artist Derrick Stembridge aka Drifting In Silence and Ukrainian born Pavlo Storonsky aka Tineidae.
Content: The work sounds as a true melting pot between the experienced Ambient project Drifting In Silence and the more IDM/Ambient approach of Tineidae. The result covers a wider range of Ambient-Electronic music with a wink to pioneers like Tangerine Dream. Space-driven tracks, which are sometimes moving to a darker edge, but often getting back to ‘pure’ Ambient work.
+ + + : The debut track is an impressive opener revealing a true complementarity between both artists. The overwhelming sound production reflects maturity, but still vintage sound elements typified by astral sound effects and sweeps. The rhythmic running through the opus makes it all more accessible.
– – – : The debut cut is also my favorite one and I’m missing similar sound blasts on the rest of the work.
Conclusion: This is a successful collaboration between two artists with a somewhat different background although totally connected with each other through the magic of Ambient-Electronics.
Best songs: “Reality”, “Dark Matter”, “Simulation, Pt.2”.
Rate: 7.
Artists: www.facebook.com/driftinginsilence / www.facebook.com/71ne1dae
Label: https://labilerecords.com / www.facebook.com/labilerecords
About Drifting In Silence and Tineidae
Drifting In Silence is the ambient project of American artist Derrick Stembridge, formed in 2003. The 2021 album “False Awakening”, built around Carl Jung’s dream theories, was released on the Secret Press label.
Tineidae is the IDM/ambient project of Ukrainian-born, Warsaw-based artist Pavlo Storonsky, active since the 2012 debut album “Lights” on Tympanik Audio. It was followed by “Shadows” (2014), “Slowly Drown In Static” (2019) and the Cryo Chamber album “Exo” (2024). “Simulation” marked the two artists’ first collaborative album, released via Labile Records.
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