Delicate, lucid watercolor landscapes abound in Conrad Praetzel’s Adventures into Somethingness. Dreamy and mind-bendingly melty, it’s an ambient work to savor with a color palette you could almost taste; brightly colored sound textures pop like gusher candies with every track. Whether for mindful or mindless meditation, depending on your mental state, the album demonstrates what melodic ambient music is capable of—corralling chaotic neural connections to ground the self in the peaceful presence of just being. A pleasant accompaniment to napping in the afternoon light.
