Edditter is a Savona-based musician from a coastal city in Italy, and he has projected landscapes into sound for as long as he can remember. Throughout years of study and creation, from ambient pioneers like Brian Eno to global acts representing Tangerine Dream, and Ryuichi Sakamoto, the sound artist has absorbed an enormous range of electronic influences. Always, nature served as his prime wellspring of inspiration. Rolling hills, whispering pines, and crashing surf provided the lifeblood for sonic tapestries that evoked places as much as personal feelings.
Now, with infinite sources streaming into his productions, Edditter offers a distillation of the essence of his journey with “Rainy Evening.” Across a shining 8 minutes, plush textures envelop the listener like the trailing mists of a coastal rainstorm. Arpeggiated sequences evoke grassy headlands gusting in offshore zephyrs, while distant percussion marks the steady drumbeat of rainfall on leaves.
In its 8 resplendent minutes, “Rainy Evening” whisks the listener away to a world somewhere between a lucid dream and picturesque reality. Shimmering spiral patterns dance like coastal grass buffeted by offshore breezes. There’s a pulse of percussion from afar, steady as rainfall. Honey-and-gold melodies flicker and flow organically, conjuring emotions that hit close to the bones.
The occasional wiggled interlude brings added interest to the work’s overall soft float. Glistening chords fall like a waterfall just out of earshot, augmented by splashes of what sound like real field recordings.
Influenced by antique synth-pop and new-age electronica, “Rainy Evening” makes you feel nostalgic, it has this charming, evolving feel that is blissful. You get invited to be fully immersed in rippling melodies that nourish the soul, akin to taking a walk through misty woods.
In itself, “Rainy Evening” is an escape, as arpeggiated pulses cascade down on the ears along with the shimmery textures. The feeling of calmness and introspection then takes hold palpably. Any leftover thoughts or anxieties were well swept away by the soothing flow of the track. The melodies glide so serenely that it would be impossible to resist the total relaxation of the mind and body. It’s as if Edditter surgically took various elements of the distant patters, rumbling swells, and refreshing scents-and reconstituted them into a work that nourishes the soul.
With his masterly use of tone and atmosphere, Edditter has created here the electronic equivalent of taking a walk in the woods shrouded in mist under moonlight after dark. A work as enchanting and delicately poised as this can’t be given less than full concentration if one is to appreciate every new subtle delight.
In truth, the artistry and mastery of ambient textures by Edditter are to be heard for one’s self. Thankfully, “Rainy Evening” is now online to stream via his pages and on Spotify.