Loscil's 2025 release arrives with a title that carries real weight — ash as residue, as aftermath, as something once burning now stilled. Scott Morgan's signature technique of looping and layering aquatic, pressure-treated textures is present, but here the palette feels reduced, like a fire cooling to grey. Rhythmic pulses, long a Loscil hallmark, are buried deeper than usual, felt more than heard. The result is austere and quietly beautiful, carrying the reflective quality of his Pacific Northwest surroundings.
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