Since the mid 80s, acclaimed ambient artist Jeff Greinke has been releasing compelling albums of evocative and seductive atmospheric music. On Late Rain, his 25th release, four featured musicians bring an abundance of acoustic instruments to Greinke's electronic soundscapes for an extraordinarily textural, hauntingly ethereal, and wonderfully organic music that is both ambient and alive.
 
Following 2024's OCEANIC, where Greinke performed all the music himself, he envisioned a follow-up release based around an ensemble. Inspired to create a vibrantly energetic group sound, he enlisted four exceptionally skilled, intuitive musicians out of the Seattle new music scene to take part in his sonic adventure. Greinke sent each song-sketches from which to work out their parts. He later gathered everyone in a Seattle studio to record a live session of the album. This was the ensemble's first meeting; in not knowing what the others had been working on, an excited anticipatory charge was felt in the room. Greinke created an enticing environment for the players to interact within, working around his open-ended compositions. A spirited, imaginative musical alchemy was captured during that session culminating in an album unlike anything in Greinke’s catalog.
 
John Dilberto of Echoes Radio writes: "I think this is what Andre 3000 is attempting to achieve except Greinke got there much more effectively. It’s both better composed and at the same time, more intuitive. LATE RAIN harkens back a bit to Greinke's music from the 90s. He has been such a creative and underrated artist!"
 
What sets Late Rain apart from his prior recordings is the palpable collaborative spirit informing this music. “The dynamic and instinctually cohesive interplay that took place between all of us musicians is my favorite part of this music,” says Greinke. “Everything seemed to coalesce that day – the late autumn mood, the large, beautiful warm studio in the woods where we recorded, everyone’s excitement of not knowing what would happen and thrilled to be diving into the adventure with other amazing artists. I hear all of that in this work.”
 
The rich variety of colors brought about by the electro-acoustic mix of sonorities blends seamlessly with Greinke’s otherworldly soundbeds. The mood is enveloped in a soundscape thick and all-encompassing. The sonic layers are arranged, sculpted and processed with meticulous care resulting in an album of organically composed, thoughtful music rich in depth, atmosphere, mystery, and wonder.
 
CD in 4-panel Digipak, limited to 300 copies
Genres - Ambient, Electro-acoustic, Ambient Jazz
RIYL - Nala Sinephro, Taylor Deupree, Bohren & Der Club of Gore
 
Jeff Greinke | Late Rain | CD