Another lovely roll of magnetic tape in the catalog of Constellation Tatsu, belonging to the spring/summer bunch, got signed by American producer John Daniel aka Forest Management. As you can easily guess by looking the detail of a white and supposedly warming jumper standing over a snowy field (I guess it's snow at least), there's something in this release that is somehow out of seasonal (considering it came out in April) and that vague sense of detachment, sometimes pushed into some people's mind by wintertime low temperatures, maybe influenced the forging of the sound, which occurred close to the end of last year. According to John's words and memories, he composed "The Elevated Quiet" in the very last days of 2016 and finished before joining his friends to celebrate New Year's Eve. These are some eloquent words attached by him to introduce the emotional framework of this stream of "ambientness": "Residing in a high place of luxury, above everyone else. You look down at thousands of people every night, but they become increasingly distant. A hustle and bustle that’s always present, but up here it’s quiet - your environment is your own. There are countless opportunities to do countless things every year, but as the New Year approaches you reflect on who you’ve been, rather than what you’ve done. Midnight arrives, but it mostly feels the same. You finish the bottle, and come to a resolve in your mind to finally pursue what’s in your heart.". As he currently resides in Hemet, California, I guess he decided to spend this moment of the year in the cozy atmosphere of some detached cottage on the mountains behind that area or close to Los Angeles. By the way, the sound of the entire album is really ethereal and evokes the above-mentioned feeling - something in between that kind of escapism, which gets rising claimed as a human right in many over-crowded urban jungle, and strong need of brooding on a self, that goes out of personal focus, blurred by more or less wanted active social life. Best tracks according to my ear response: "Until Midnight" (...where John managed to render a sense of constant ascension by playing on the volume pitch of some frequencies), "The Girl of My Dream" (you'll think John dreamt of engaging with a woman from outer space, maybe!) and "I'm Just Going to Lay Down" (I hope it's not what he thought some minutes after joining his friends for New Year's Eve celebration!).