“The will to extend one’s self for the the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.”
Inspired by this definition of love written by bell hooks, The will to nurture is the newest full-length from Berkeley producer HALCYON. Buoyed somewhere between experimental and downtempo electronic music—with an awareness of club music most obviously manifested on the final track “Back to me”—the album is awash with the sound of the shoreline. From the watery first moments to the end, this liquidity binds together the continuously morphing music, as it journeys through ambient soundscapes and synth-laden mazes. To be treasured as an album for people who still listen to complete albums.
