It’s light on structure, lyrics or any discernible beat, so there’s little surprise we in Music City have taken our sweet time warming up to the nebulous soundscapes and ethereal textures of electronic ambient music. However, Nashville Ambient Ensemble, helmed by composer-keyboardist Michael Hix, offers a special blend of the largely solitary traditions of the ambient universe and group dynamics and musical structures of jazz and country. On their debut LP Cerulean, Hix and a righteous lineup of experimental musicians create something that’s simultaneously very Nashville and well beyond the constraints of what Nashville tradition teaches you to expect.
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Nashville Ambient Ensemble at Battle Tapes Recording
