Faith

Ambient dub trio from Brooklyn by way of Chicago. Perfect late-night reverie music, spacious and patient and subtle. Harkens back to '90s ambient music, evokes pre-Y2K liminal spaces in large buildings. You can sink into this like it's a warm bath. Guest vocals on 2 (Loraine James) and 5 (Angelina Nonaj), otherwise instrumental. RIYL Gas, Topdown Dialectic, King Tubby, Andy Stott, Pan•American, ambient Aphex Twin, Loscil. (Also see their excellent previous album, Signs, in the library.) Favorites: 2, 3, 6. No FCCs.

1. (6:37)—Very slow, gentle, shifting rhythm. Drone textures gradually come forward.
2. *(6:40)—Slow, subtle, stuttering beat. Gentle, conversational singing from Loraine James.
3. *(6:06)—Starts with a slow and slightly ominous beat. Gently rustling synths. Rhythm picks up speed and shifts a lightly bouncing 3/4-time.
4. (5:44)—Slow, with a swooshing beat. Stays in a gentle groove.
5. (5:42)—Very slow, featuring spoken word from Angelina Nonaj ("not everything beautiful has to be real").
6. *(7:32)—Mid-tempo, the most danceable but still with an understated rhythm. Sliding rhythmic textures, whisper-like sounds.