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Caustic Reverie news

I have a single and an album coming out next month from my drone/experimental ambient project Caustic Reverie. On May 5th, Collapse of Rigel will be released as the vanguard.

The full album is called Transit Signals and will have three other pieces for a total running time just over 40 minutes. This stuff is a little more minimalist, with some space music undertones. I might do some visualization vids before the release, time permitting.

Monsters, Madness and Magic review

Daniel from Monsters, Madness and Magic has reviewed the upcoming Caustic Reverie album The Flooded Assembly. Check it out!

“The Flooded Assembly” appeals to me more as a narrative of emotion rather than exposition – almost a mental snapshot of quarantined thought. Each song has a solid point, a theme to convey, but much like a person locked within their own thoughts, subtle shifts in the mind can cause one to lose focus, or to be suddenly overcome with strange emotions seeming unbidden; the human mind becomes accustomed to its confines, about to compartmentalize the isolation, thereby finding the time to briefly reason with other emotions and imagination.

The Flooded Assembly’s first review

Mike from Avant Music News has published the first review of my upcoming Caustic Reverie album.

The Flooded Assembly is a haunting and ominous offering, with stark drones, quiet passages, organ-like synth, and slowly evolving sounds. The textures are airy but dark, with Schurman carefully using space to set moods…”