Arovane and Porya Hatami’s third collaborative album is another rich ambient affair that blends together a selection of luxury ingredients- soft pads, electronic textures and granular noises, and processed found sounds. The recipe’s not surprising but it’s handled with thoughtfulness and care, spreading just the right level of detail and mystery into the mix to keep the listener immersed and just on the edge of engaged.

The staccato piano sounds in opener “Ellipsoid” are a distinctive melodic element that gives proceedings a more classical feel, but this isn’t really sustained, and as it progresses things become generally a little less note-driven and more washy. The long synth-string pads of “Cycloid” are enchanting, if a little bit ‘new age-y’. “Helicoid” brings in bell tones but instead of a new age tone, there’s just a shade of discordance and suspense that takes things in the right direction- though careful falling asleep with its dripping water sounds playing, as such noises can have adverse effects on some sleepers...

As the rainfall-ish sounds fade away at the close of final track “Cissoid” you’d have to be really quite hard-hearted not to feel relaxed and completive about the whole affair. Rich, luxuriant late-night ambience.