idyll

I started writing ‘idyll’ with one intention—to create a peaceful, gentle place, much like Southern California's rolling green hills in their fleeting spring. I gathered nature sounds from various meaningful locations (Ojai, LA hiking trails, my bedroom window) and began working them into each song. I most often started with my mid-90's Mexican Strat and sound on sound guitar and vocal loops using Strymon, Empress, and Chase Bliss pedals. All of the songs on idyll were written between late October of 2020-early January of 2021 just after finishing a collaborative album, ’The Other Side of Darkness’ with my project, awakened souls alongside prolific ambient musician 36 (out now on Past Inside the Present). I hope you find your own peaceful place within this collection of songs. -Cynthia