Pan•American - Cloud Room, Glass Room

Former Labradford member Mark Nelson has kept sporadically busy with the textural electronic explorations of his Pan•American project. The latest release is called Cloud Room, Glass Room and sees further evolution from the Pan•American camp. For one thing, percussionist Steven Hess is now a full-time member in the group, and the release also sees Labradford collaborator Bobby Donne playing bass on multiple tracks.

A press release explains that we can still expect more of Nelson's mind-expanding production, however:


Mark Nelson's deft production touches abound, subtly mixing disparate elements into a fully integrated whole, while Hess prominently displays a myriad of percussion techniques showing a mastery of understated rhythms. The resulting album is a resonant listen that ranks with the best of Pan•American's catalog.


1. The Cloud Room
2. Fifth Avenue 1960
3. Relays
4. Glass Room at the Airport
5. Laurel South
6. Project for an Apartment Building
7. Virginia Waveform

This sounds good, I associate Pan American with some pretty eery soundscapes and I always like to see where those sounds progress with new albums and collaborators.

Got a promo CD yesterday and it's been on non-stop. Fantastic ambient record. Highly recommended.

Preview:

https://soundcloud.com/experimedia/pan-american-cloud-room-glass/s-kWgG5

Sounds less ambient than White Bird Release.

Ooh very nice.

Parts of this sound very nice indeed! The cuts between tracks sound terrible on that preview though.