Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani, "Closed Circuit"

Good morning, ocean.

You know those times when you think it’s actually a day later than it really is and when you find out you’re all depressed because now you’ve got what feels like an “extra” day of your horrible life to go through? I think the worst one of those is when you think it’s Wednesday but it’s really Tuesday, both because a) that is the earliest in the week it can ever happen and b) it means your Monday was so long it felt like two fucking days. Guess what day I thought it was when I woke up this morning?

Anyway, here is a collaboration between Awl favorite Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and ambient pioneer Suzanne Ciani. No matter what mood you woke up in, and no matter how terrible the rest of your day(s) will be, this should set you right, at least for a little while. It is all “slow, pulsing forms and sinuous, melodic sequences that conjure both an oceanic world and the unlimited sound made possible by modular processing,” but not in a [“jerking off” motion] way. Enjoy.