A journey on the darker end of the ambient-electronic spectrum, with segues into downtempo and techno, but always firmly into the realm of ambient atmospherics. The opening track, "Gardens at Impossible Distances" drifts into eerie ambient with darker, yet majestic and spacious sounds with layers of human voice, perhaps synthetic, that instill a kind of ghostly quality -- sort of eerie, yet majestic. The eeriness dissipates in the following "Kobalt", a downtempo electronic track that skirts Oxygene-era Jean-Michel-Jarre where beats and slow melody interplay. "Last Practitioner of the Vanishing Technique" and title track, "Quadrate Patterns" starts off with drones that ricochet, and semi orchestral sweeps before it ventures into understated beats with squelching acid techno accents and layers of techno melodies that pick up as the track progresses and are catchy--an unexpected turn for something that feels more on the ambient tip. "Lost Memories" and "A Soul The Same" has a vast, cavernous feel, early 80's Vangelis, specifically the Bladerunner soundtrack for when Roy Batty meets and dispatches his maker. Human voice, understated rhythms and dirge-like tones with sombre piano notes in cohesion lend dark overtone. The overall feel of this album is slightly retro electro-ambient that Audraulic is able to conjure and deploy to powerful effect. The aptly titled "Mountains in the Sky" bookends Quadrate Patterns with deep sound yet offers a more optimistic overtone. Ambient is really where Audraulic excels best, but even the most rhythmic track here is saturated in atmosphere and brings cohesion. Audraulic delivers magnificent, moving ambient and with orchestral majesty and sweeps...the last track the musical equivalent of a sunrise.