The latest album from Michael Cashmore (formerly of Current 93 plus known for his work as Nature and Organisation) collects ten pieces which, as with the previous album, 'Until the End of Vibration', released by Lumberton Trading Company, draw from that magical place where crepuscular and moody soundtrack work converges with the kind of synth lines Tangerine Dream made a name for themselves with. Along the way, there are piano-led melodic swells, a couple of surprisingly serrated edges and sparingly used percussion veering between the bombastic and more emotionally charged. Between each of the compositions, there’s an overarching sense of sadness or resignation while carefully woven refrains point to the simple beauty one derives from staring at a night sky or the sun’s rise or setting over a serene sea apparently untouched by man.

Sophisticated yet unostentatious, this is music that’s bold, minimal and utterly deserving of the attention of the film that will doubtlessly play out in your head as you lock yourself in to everything it promises. While we await the day when Michael’s work is hopefully accorded the recognition of the cinematic treatment it deserves, we can at least satisfy ourselves with everything he is producing along the way.

The very fact he feels the most proud of 'The Ninth Circle Beyond the Sun', and each of the wonderful melodic signatures it is infused with, says absolutely everything.

Limited to 300. Out in August 2025.