Balmorhea (pronounced bal-mor-ay) is a duo from Texas, Rob Lowe and Michael Muller, creating simple and enchanting music with ambient spaces, relaxing places, acoustic guitar, and a piano. For their second album they have expanded the group to a quartet, adding a cello and a violin. The style floats among folk, modern classical, and acoustic ambient. The production incorporates sensitive microphones recording live instrumentation, and the effect is immediate - the barely audible rustling and shuffling sounds teleport the listener into the studio, placing the ear near the frets, the keys and the bow. Unlike the duo’s first self-titled album, Rivers Arms is more mature in quality of production, and the vastness of field recordings is used to offset intertwining melodies with string accompaniment. It's a headphone treat, as the sound is crystal clear and perfectly balanced within the stereo field.

Style: Ambient, Modern Classical

RIYL: The Library Tapes, Eluvium

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2008  Ambient  Balmorhea  Eluvium  Headphone Commute  Modern Classical  Rivers Arms  The Library Tapes  Western Vinyl 

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