Steve Von Till has made a life's work out of seeking the elemental. With a solo discography that stretches back more than two decades, he has toiled in a shadow realm, peeling back layers of reality in a never-ending search for true meaning and raw emotion. A Deep Voiceless Wilderness strips back the veil even further. An achingly beautiful ambient work with neo-classical leanings, the album is a hallucinatory and elegant rumination on our disconnect from the natural world, each other, and ultimately ourselves. For some listeners, the album may recall the work of modern composers like JÃ³hann JÃ³hannsson, Brian Eno or Gavin Bryars. For Von Till, it's about surrendering to the spirit of place-and to the original intent behind his 2020 solo album, No Wilderness Deep Enough. That album marked a significant first for Von Till: it was his first solo record without a guitar in hand. Instead, Von Till intoned powerful and thought-provoking lyrics over piano, cello, mellotron and analog synthesizers. A Deep Voiceless Wilderness is that same album without Von Till's words. "This is how I originally heard this piece of music," he says. "Without the voice as an anchor or earthbound narrative, these pieces have a broader wingspan. They become something else entirely and unfold in a more expansive way. The depth of the synths, juxtaposed with the strings and French horn, have space to develop and allow the listener to imagine their own story."

Tracklist:

Called From The Wind
We'll Always Have The Sea
The Emptiness Swallows Us All
Shelter In Surrender
The Spiraling Away
Nightshade High Country

UPC: 733102718725
Label: Neurot Recordings
Release Date: 4.30.21
Format: CD

Von Steve Till - Deep Voiceless Wilderness (CD)