The second full-length album from Colorado native Drew Miller, aka The Untitled Record, hints at the heavily ambient sounds often heard by artists such as Brian Eno or Boards of Canada. Each song on the album, cleverly titled "Silent Film Soundtrack, has a mystic feel to it. As I listened to it I often was overwhelmed with a calming, almost hypnotic feeling. I probably would not advise listening to this record while driving, because it'd probably put you to sleep.
Not that "Silent Film Soundtrack" is boring. Quite the opposite really, for there are a lot of interesting things going on in each song that can be missed if only listened to casually. For example, in one of my favorite tracks, "Sea of Chaos," there are many so sounds loaded into the song that I've never quite heard anything like before. At only a minute and a half, you have to listen to the song multiple times to get it all in. "Sunset Lagoon" features a snarling beat with ringing sounds that all sit nicely on top of each other in pure ambience confusion. Another one of my favorites, "Soundwave Information," recalls early Moby, with striking piano chords hovering over gentle strings and hypnotic beats.
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