Atlas
by Laurel Halo

From MadhattanJack 02/18/2026 03:57 | #313191

Conceptually speaking, each track on this orchestral-ambient album is supposed to be a "map," leading you on "a roadtrip through the subconscious mind." This explains the album's title, "Atlas" — a collection of maps. These maps are especially useful too, because as it happens, GPS satellite location services aren't available in the subconscious mind. There's a reason for that though, in that it's usually a bad idea to drive your car through the subconscious mind, not to mention the conscious mind, due to the risk of severe brain damage. (Sometimes you can reduce the amount of damage by driving a really small car, such as a Mazda Miata.) As for the music itself, it's all instrumental, only the first couple of tracks (and maybe the last one) are atonal, and the rest range from spacey to eerie to quite pretty-sounding (such as track 9, the one-minute treated-piano miniature "You Burn Me"). But hey, let's face it, they're mostly spacey. This may be one of the most interesting ambient albums you'll probably ever hear, though admittedly, most people don't listen to ambient albums in the hope that they'll be really interested in them.

From drstuey 01/12/2024 01:04 | #301098

First half is exceedingly dull ambient tones that sounds like a soundtrack to an art installation. This adds nothing new, there are so many other albums just like this. The second half is slightly more interesting with the title track the best.