This is a great album, pure minimal sequencing, devoid of pads, melodies, or percussion. The final track is just gorgeous.
But I cannot hear anything new here - early Steve Roach and Ashra albums have similar quirky minimal pieces.
The all too snappy envelopes in the first and last piece are a bit unnerving. hellmuth schomberg
On “Spiritual Leader,” drummer Ian Chang delves into ambient, IDM, and free jazz to create something equally challenging and resonant. Bandcamp Album of the Day Oct 3, 2017
Loping, suspenseful sounds from the heady crossroads where jazz, electronic and neoclassical meet, play and get a little rowdy. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 4, 2016
Sarah’s music is an inspiration to my artist self. She’s a master of restraint, balancing timbres on that lovely edge between silence and minimal vibration. Ali Khan