Tarotplane - The Ektachrome Dawn (2022)

Irisdescent kosmische arps and new age pads blush and cascade across Tarotplane’s maiden venture with Brighton-based Tonight’s Dream Records, in the genteel wake of sides for 12th Isle and Lullabies for Insomniacs.

The second release on Tonight’s Dream Records is delivered by Baltimore-based ambient and new-school Kosmische guitar musician PJ Dorsey, better known as Tarotplane. The Ektachrome Dawn follows on from the stunning Horizontology (12th Isle) and Light Self All Others (Impatience). He describes the album as a collage of work collated since 2017. Drawing in on inspirations from guitar-oriented psych and modern ambient music, using elements he values and revere in older 70’s head records and mixes it with modern techniques and influences. The tracks fuse traditional rock music, ethereal ambient textures and downtempo electronica, blended together seamlessly to create an engaging and unique listen throughout.