Longtime Waveform subscriber, synthesist (and excellent photographer) David Pawlan—who goes by WabiSabi in the musical world—finds his latest release, Rain, coming at a good time. Having had a PNW summer with some of the stuff, but gearing up for deep winter with most likely a non-stop barrage of it, Rain features the sound of different types of rain throughout—from depressing gray drizzling to fat splashy bombs, these cloud offerings are paired with classic synth motifs, all harboring a sense of place and time with titles such as "in the Quiet Boroughs" and "in the Hour Before Dawn." With beautiful arpeggiations, briefly appearing repeated melodies, soft, slowly swelling pads and other time tested synthscapes, Rain, with its combination of nature and electrons, is a welcome backdrop to what was a pretty nice summer and fall.

Self-Released