Electric Desert Sunset
By Naturespace · 3 reviews ·
The temperature drops rapidly as the sun descends below the sky-land boundary. As the atmosphere cools, the sky blushes red, fading into a deep crimson glow. Wind pushes through the canyon with a steady rush, tickling the dry foliage. Soft, steady crickets rehearse for the evening as the stars appear. Birds and bugs flit about and conclude the day’s efforts in anticipation of a cool, dry night of respite beneath the glow of the Milky Way. The red dirt is warm from the day’s heat and radiates into the open sky. Strange frogs occasionally blurt in the distance. You can hear the wind coming from far away, which reveals the vast width of the space. As the wind fades, the space becomes a little more intimate and close, only to widen again as another zephyr wanders and spirals across the desert landscape. There are many small creatures here which create a lively, detailed energy that keeps things bright and positive. This is a very long track with many subtle details and shifts. The animated activity provided by infinite dots of consciousness scattered across the land pulses with a vibrant optimism, making this an excellent choice for active mental tasks like reading, studying, or working at a computer. Likely too active for a sleeping ambience, this is a place that is easy to get lost in. It adds life to any room over speakers and is immersive, vivid, and soothing under headphones. Listening too loud can degrade the experience; this is a gentle space.
What listeners say
I actually do enjoy this track for afternoon naps during the cold dark winter season and didn't find it to be too active for sleep as the description might suggest. I think it's quiet/active in ways that it needs to be and is very relaxing.
Many people think the desert is nothing but a harsh and desolate place devoid of life, but living in the southwest I know the stereotype isn't true. This track perfectly captures the kind of open serenity that only the vast spaces and rock cathedrals of the desert can provide. Various birds and insects call from a wide area, none very close. There is a true sense of vast open space here, both in the somewhat echoing quality provided by the canyon and in the auditory space between the wildlife. This place is teeming with life, but not at all crowded, loud or busy. The wind is a quiet and gentle backdrop also showcasing the vast sense of space. This track manages to perfectly capture the sound of wind coming from a long way off unique to the desert. This is also unique in the catalogue in that the wind you hear is just wind - just air swirling around rocks, no rustling leaves, which again equates to a much more serene and subtle wind experience than found in other tracks. The only other track that comes close to these qualities in the catalogue so far is The Ultraviolets, but Electric Desert Sunset is truly unique and I am glad that Naturespace has finally decided to give deserts a chance. I hope there might be more to come!
Amazing!! I love the crickets and winds. Bugs go buzzing by and I feel like I should swat at something! I will enjoy this at work and while doing things around the house. Y'all knock it out if the park every time.