Mount Shrine was César Alexandre, who passed away about five years ago due to complications from COVID. The Yasu Ether Project is a posthumous re-release of an earlier, obscure album that had only limited availability. The album centers on soft, airy drones, strong bass elements, fuzzy static, and field recordings. The latter provide the feel of nature, perhaps haunted forests and meadows full of birdsong, with synth providing a twinge of melancholy. Arpeggiated chords waft, anchored by deep tones.
The feel is melodic though unconventional. While the more experimental side of ambient music can be suffocating or isolating, this effort exhibits a degree of warmth. Not exactly upbeat warmth, but its incorporation of sounds from…