Northeast Pacific by Derek Schultz
The grand total of my ambient dub production work for the past five years, Northeast Pacific is my definitive statement of dark ambient electronic music.
With the earliest tracks started in 2020, and the latest being completed at the end of 2024, this double-length album explores a range of dub and drone influenced sounds and techniques, all reflecting on the mercurial textures, colors, and emotions of the Pacific ocean in relationship with the shorelines of California, Oregon, and Washington.
Influences from dub techno, reggae riddims, analog kosmische synth-scapes, transmuted drone doom riffs, and snaking black metal tremolo guitars combine in a fog-wreathed meditation on the beauty and power of the marine.
The tracks are arranged as a diagnostic mytho-meteorological sequence of vignettes, beginning with the atmospheric conditions which produce coastal fog, moving through developments of calm weather, high seas, submarine currents and conditions, and ending with the inevitable melancholy of the ocean overtaking the land.
Tracklist
| 1. | Inversion Layer | 7:33 |
| 2. | Offshore Fog Bank | 8:30 |
| 3. | Slack Tide | 8:04 |
| 4. | Bathymetric Curve | 7:26 |
| 5. | Alaskan Gulf Wind | 7:20 |
| 6. | Edge Waves | 8:02 |
| 7. | Northwest Swell | 5:40 |
| 8. | Wave Crest | 5:43 |
| 9. | Seiche | 4:17 |
| 10. | Turbidity Maximum | 5:49 |
| 11. | Fouled Anchor | 4:23 |
| 12. | Submerged | 5:43 |
| 13. | Full Fathom Five | 6:10 |
| 14. | Neptunian Wrack | 7:19 |
| 15. | Buoy | 6:50 |
| 16. | Trade Winds Reversal | 8:12 |
| 17. | Oud MinΓ©rale | 7:47 |
| 18. | Flood | 8:45 |
| 19. | Inundation | 3:34 |
| 20. | Saltwater Intrusion | 8:34 |
| 21. | Sea Level Rise | 12:38 |
Credits
Derek Schultz: dub production, synthesis, samples, guitars, amplifiers, effects, vocals
Composed, produced, recorded, & mixed by Derek Schultz at Hidden Fortress Audio, 2020 through 2025
