It may sound strange, but this is something I find very difficult to do. This is, by far, some of the most ‘ambient’ work I’ve ever produced (ambient in the Eno sense of the word). The minor shifts throughout are subtle, and finally ebbs away without bringing attention to itself. It goes nowhere in a hurry–letting you sink in, and drift away. However I feel I’ve managed to pull the essence of the series, and refine it into something smoother. I felt a fair bit of pressure working on this, as it’s the spiritual successor to the Winter Embrace series, and certainly didn’t want to disappoint.
You now have all four compositions of The Sidereal Cycle and I fervently recommend that you take the time to listen to them in sequence and follow Altus on this musical journey through the year. Gentle, hanging chords are topped by plucked strings to create a heavenly ambience worthy of Tallis’s sacred aspirations. This final piece of The Sidereal Cycle, Virgo, uses medieval composer Thomas Tallis’s Spem In Alium as a starting point in an impressionistic re-imagining. I believe that Mike has done it once again and gone to the deep well of his creativity and pulled up a cool and refreshing draught of entrancing and rich ambient art. It’s an experience that has been most acute as I have been helping to steer The Sidereal Cycle over the past year. I’m always humbled to know people around the world are enjoying my music.Įvery time I try to write about an Altus release, I feel that I have already used up all of my superlatives on his last one. When I started making music so many years ago, I never could’ve imagine receiving such positive feedback. I’d also like to thank you, the fans of my work. My thanks go to Brad at Free Floating for being a superb curator to this series. If the beginning of this release seems oddly familiar, this is by design. Part 4 offers something extra in the first 25 minutes, providing motifs and variations of “Spem In Alium” by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585). The spring equinox brings The Sidereal Cycle series to its conclusion. Available to download in 320kb MP3, and FLAC for those who prefer the higher fidelity it provides.
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