Genre(s): Ambient, Drone, Folk
Release Date: 2007
My Rating: 4.5/5

I've been listening to a French duo called Natural Snow Buildings who are famous for releasing insanely long (up to six hours!) albums of Ambient/Folk/Drone music. The length of their music and the genre intersection of Ambient/Drone means listening is incredibly meditative, the kind of music you listen to when lying in bed, eyes closed, doing absolutely nothing. But, I don't want to recommend their music to anyone since listening to a six hour long album is a tough ask, especially when it comes with the caveat of "it gets a lot better after the first two hours"

Fortunately, one of the members of this French duo, Mehdi Ameziane (aka TwinSisterMoon) released what amounts to a short introduction to the music of Natural Snow buildings through a not even one hour long album. "When Stars Glide Through Solid" keeps the musical style of ambient folk without venturing into hypnotically long tracks. I feel like I say this far too much, but this is a (relatively) approachable introduction to a very unique genre of music

YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExPhZxYREEc

If you find you enjoyed this album, I would next recommend "The Winter Ray" by the full Natural Snow Buildings duo. Clocking in at a pretty short 2.5 hours, it is probably my favorite release of theirs due to its perfect capturing of a bleak and harrowing winter night

YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx_dEmt1alI

Review Date: July 02, 2024
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