Since
Masaki Batoh founded
the Silence in 2014, the guitarist and group have traversed open sonic terrains between acid folk and psychedelic rock, free improvisation and structured composition, visceral statement and textured meditative space.
Electric Meditations brings together the same quartet that issued the excellent, sprawling
Metaphysical Feedback in 2019:
Batoh on guitar and vocals;
Taiga Yamazaki on bass and vocals;
Futoshi Okano on the drum kit, and
Ryuichi Yoshida on baritone saxophone and flute. For the first time,
the Silence recorded completely in analog at Tokyo's GOK Studios. The warmth and immediacy of the album's sound is welcoming and enveloping.