Deepspace - The Blue Dunes (2022) [Hi-Res]

THE BLUE DUNES, a serene and meditative work from starfaring Australian ambient/electronic artist Deepspace, paints calm and exquisite sound pictures of imagined desert landscapes. Deepspace’s second album on Projekt Records contains six floating passages of soft waves inspired by the Odyssey orbiter's 2018 finding of what first seemed to be blue-coloured dunes on Mars. THE BLUE DUNES takes the aesthetic impact of that discovery and explores a desert bathed entirely in those cool serene hues.

Deepspace is Brisbane, Australia-based ambient artist Mirko Ruckels. His hypnotic, glacial, dreamy and atmospheric work is created with synthesizers, software and acoustic instruments such as bells, guitars and piano. When he was a little boy in Germany (he is German/French) he would slip into a reverie at hearing a distant lawn mower, church bells, passing planes, or the rumblings of far-off trains. This love of drones and ambient sound led to a wonderous moment upon discovering like-minded artists and listeners who also enjoyed atmospheric environments that evoke liminal moods and spaces. Ruckels discovered vidnaObmana and later Steve Roach; their unconventional approach inspired him to explore and create his own pieces. He says, “I literally had no idea how to make ambient music and just felt my way in the dark.” In 2006, Deepspace was born. Themes range from macro — such as space, underwater, deserts and science fiction imaginings, to micro — internal states and microscopic life.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Deepspace - The Blue Dunes (16:26)
1.02 - Deepspace - An Unexpected Shelter (8:04)
1.03 - Deepspace - Emptiness (11:12)
1.04 - Deepspace - The Wind at Night (11:30)
1.05 - Deepspace - The Flatlands (Ghosts in the Heatwaves) (8:31)
1.06 - Deepspace - The Memory (8:13)
1.07 - Deepspace - The Blue Dunes (5:49)