Drifting In Silence & Suseti released Echos Beyond on September 20, 2024 through Labile Records. It is a 4-track EP (extended play) with a total running time of about 16 minutes.
Inside the release
Echos Beyond pairs Derrick Stembridge's Drifting In Silence with Suseti, the new age musician Sunil Sharma, according to the notes. The notes describe the album as a meeting of ambient and new age music, with electronic and organic layers and sounds inspired by nature, built for stillness and reflection.
From the release notes
The notes on the EP's Bandcamp page set the scene: "Drifting In Silence, led by Derrick Stembridge, is renowned for its evocative ambient music that delves into the depths of human emotion and the vastness of nature. His ability to layer electronic and organic elements creates an otherworldly soundscape that captivates and transports listeners. Suseti (Sunil Sharma), a celebrated figure in the new-age music realm, brings his expertise in crafting atmospheric soundscapes deeply inspired by nature's subtle rhythms and whispers."
Later, the notes add: "It offers a unique escape into tranquility and introspection, inviting listeners to experience a world of silent reflections, stillness, and dreams."
Tracklist
- Silent Reflections (4:02)
- Mirage of Stillness (4:30)
- Dreams Embrace (3:45)
- Echos Beyond (4:06)
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: September 20, 2024
- Label: Labile Records
- Copyright line on Apple Music: ℗ 2024 Labile Records
- Format on Bandcamp: digital album
- Number of tracks: 4
- Total running time: 16:23
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), Winters Past (February 2024), Timeless (May 2023), As You Drift Away (May 2023), Clocks (April 2023), Kings Cross (March 2023), Simulation (September 2022) and Pathways (February 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. Echos Beyond on Bandcamp, sold as a digital album, with more from the artist at Drifting In Silence on Bandcamp.
- Apple Music. Stream Echos Beyond on Apple Music.
Disclosure: Labile Records is owned by the publisher of Unknowndivide.
