Drifting In Silence & E J R M released Pathways on February 11, 2022 through Labile Records. It is a 5-track EP (extended play) with a total running time of about 30 minutes. The credits read: All songs were written and recorded by Derrick Stembridge and Drew M. Geiger.
Inside the release
Pathways pairs Derrick Stembridge of Drifting In Silence with Drew M. Geiger of E J R M, according to the notes. Stembridge brings piano, guitar, strings and his layered pads, while Geiger adds an organic texture across the record. The notes describe the five tracks as still rooted in ambient and drone but with more forward motion than usual, and they highlight the guitars on Silent Patterns II and the piano on the title track.
From the release notes
The notes on the EP's Bandcamp page set the scene: "With Pathways, Drifting in Silence joins forces with Drew M. Geiger of E J R M. The album is strident and victorious, blazing a path forward. While still squarely within the meditative realm of ambient and drone, there is momentum to the music, a definite pace. Derrick Stembridge (the man behind Drifting in Silence) interlinks roaming piano, tender guitar, and aching strings with his signature lush pads."
Later, the notes add: "Drew M. Geiger of E J R M adds an overall organic texture across the album. Pathways by Drifting In Silence and E J R M is perhaps the most characterful release to date and etched within the sounds of these five tracks; there is a definite drama and a deliberate execution of various evocative scenes."
Tracklist
- Within These Walls (5:52)
- Silent Patterns II (5:22)
- Pathways (6:40)
- Remember This Time (5:20)
- Solstice (6:32)
Running times are from Apple Music. Apple Music files it under ambient; the Bandcamp tags list ambient, atmospheric, experimental, new age and soundscape.
Release details
- Release date: February 11, 2022
- Label: Labile Records
- Copyright line on Apple Music: ℗ 2022 Labile Records Inc
- Format on Bandcamp: digital album
- Number of tracks: 5
- Total running time: 29:45
Credits
- All songs were written and recorded by Derrick Stembridge and Drew M. Geiger
About the artists
Bandcamp lists the project in Raleigh, North Carolina. The artist bio there reads: "Drifting in Silence is the name of a longstanding ambient project undertaken by multi-instrumentalist and composer Derrick Stembridge." Other Labile Records releases from Drifting In Silence include Everything Beyond This Moment (August 2026), Where Waves Begin To Collide (April 2026), Fight or Flight (October 2025), Pathways II (October 2025), Beautiful Chaos of Truth (August 2025), Until Then (June 2025), North Sea (November 2024), Echos Beyond (September 2024), Winters Past (February 2024), Timeless (May 2023), As You Drift Away (May 2023), Clocks (April 2023), Kings Cross (March 2023) and Simulation (September 2022).
About Labile Records
Labile Records is an independent label based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its Bandcamp roster lists artists from across the United States and from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland. Recent label releases covered here include Neutrino Effect's They Shall Bring Death Upon Us and Subtlemanor's Never Alone.
Listen
- Bandcamp. Pathways on Bandcamp, sold as a digital album, with more from the artist at Drifting In Silence on Bandcamp.
- Apple Music. Stream Pathways on Apple Music.
Disclosure: Labile Records is owned by the publisher of Unknowndivide.
