Florist‘s Emily A. Sprague has announced a new ambient album, Cloud Time, which is set for release on October 10. The album’s luminous opening track, ‘Tokyo 1’, is out now. Check it out below.
Sprague recorded Cloud Time while touring Japan last year, drawing inspiration from the Japanese environmental music philosophy kankyō ongaku. “When I began preparing for the tour, I couldn’t shake a sense that the invitation to Japan was more about opening myself up to this new place instead of bringing something into it tightly under my control,” Sprague shared. “Improvisation has always been such a pillar in my music practice, and I really wanted to meet the country, spaces, and people through that process.”
“The process of loving wherever I am, being present and focusing on a clear channel of communication for mind and emotion, rooted so deeply in respect for the space, those within it, and myself, ended up being profoundly healing,” she added. “My vision and hope is that this album can be released as a gift back to anyone who either was or wasn’t there. A cloud time of life passing by.”
Sprague’s last solo album was 2020’s Hill, Flower, Fog. Earlier this year, Florist released Jellywish. Revisit our 2022 interview with Florist.
![Emily A. Sprague - Tokyo 1 [Official Visual]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FjCpN6ffJMk/hqdefault.jpg)
Cloud Time Cover Artwork:
Cloud Time Tracklist:
1. Tokyo 1
2. Osaka
3. Nagoya
4. Matsumoto
5. Hokkaido
6. Tokyo 2
7. Each Story
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