An ethereal collection of eleven instrumental tracks, Total Tranquility is the soothing new-age album from Germany-based composer Kirk Monteux Mysoftmusic. Fusing analog synths with acoustic instrumentation, the record creates calming, meditative soundscapes designed for stress relief. A variety of instrumentation consumes throughout — including “analog synthesizers, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, acoustic bass, pandrum, shrutibox, sansula, Koshi chimes, rainstick, Native American flute and Tibetan tone bowls.”
“Nebula Voyage” opens the album with an immediate blissfulness, with chiming instrumentation twinkling with a free-flowing ethereality. The aptly named “Flute Ocean Peace” follows, infusing the gentle aquatic samples into lush, spine-tingling woodwind and synth interplay. The spacious soundscape conjures visions of a wide-open ocean, with the production overall exemplifying the artist’s ability to audibly craft stunning worlds through sound, conveyed both throughout this excellent album and in his past work as a composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist for TV shows, films, and advertisements.
While its title would suggest something entirely tranquil, “Moonlight Walk” delights in a dynamic tonal display — venturing from initial synth pulsing intrigue, resembling footsteps through a nightly walk, and into a satisfying second half with a crisp display of steady rhythms, twinkling instrumentation, and colorful momentum. Other atmospheres to behold include the stunning “Rainforest Calling,” its composition invoking a feeling of rainfall in a vibrant green forest, and the gorgeous title track, which stirs throughout five minutes of caressing ambient synth serenity. Total Tranquility is an enchanting listening experience from Kirk Monteux Mysoftmusic.
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“Nebula Voyage” and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup.
