Stephen Caulfield’s new album follows a drop of water as it melts through a glacier
Stephen Caulfield’s new album, Blue Vessels, revisits Iceland to find inspiration for his latest ambient series. The double album project will be released across four EPs and will follow a drop of water as it makes its way from being frozen on a glacier all the way down to the depths of the ocean.
“Meltwater” — the first track on this opening EP Blue Vessels — is the beginning of the journey. It starts us off by following the ice melting into water before making its way over and under the glacier until it escapes onto the land.
Caulfield describes the area that inspired the track, saying: “a vast glacier stretches out across the top of a volcano, snow-capped and frozen. In the ablation zone the blue ice waits, gradually warming up in the warmth of the sun and the heat rising from beneath. Eventually a drop of water is freed from the ice and starts to inch down the glacier.”
Stream “Meltwater” below and if you are into it, check out the full Blue Vessels EP (released late last month).
The story of the water’s journey all the way down to the heart of the ocean will continue over the next year or so with the release of three more upcoming EPs.
Stephen Caulfield – MeltwaterCover photo by Stephen Caulfield
