Samatha x First Snow of The Year - "Mendenhall"

The collaboration between the two Belgium based artists Samatha and First Now of The Year is a pretty dreamlike collaboration that focuses on large swells of ambient waves, sub-perceptive tonal shifts and granular, textural elements that lap around the edges of the excellent track “Mendenhall”. The deliberate slowness and meditative quality comes via Samatha’s biography stating, “Samatha is the ambient moniker of Belgian doctor and amateur photographer Gert Stockmans. His music focusses on creating a mood for introspection through slowing down. Hence the name, Samatha, the Sanskrit term for tranquility of the mind. Samatha: calmness, concentration and unity. The layered soundscapes form a musical landscape that unfolds patiently and draws you into its world almost unnoticeable.”