"Florida may be famed for the paved-over resorts of Palm Beach, the over-the-top clubs of Miami, and the swarming families of Disney World, but it's a much calmer picture on the western side of the state. The coastline is less developed, with towns more spread out and swampy grass that feels like it's been allowed to grow a little longer."
"Heliocene reflects his shift in surroundings: The synth arpeggios are shimmering, sun-baked, and crystalline, while the rhythms draw on local reggaeton cadences and more tactile hand percussion straight out of a Siesta Key drum circle. It's not a radical reinvention, but everything glows a bit brighter as Thompson works out how to adapt his environmental deep house to a topography on the opposite end of the country."
Florida's western coast presents a calmer, less developed landscape with spread-out towns, swampy grasses, abundant wildlife, bathtub-warm Gulf waters, and Spanish moss meeting a Caribbean climate. Hunter P. Thompson, performing as Akasha System, recorded Heliocene in St. Petersburg after years in the Pacific Northwest and released it on 100% Silk. Shimmering, sun-baked synth arpeggios sit atop rhythms drawn from reggaeton cadences and tactile hand percussion inspired by Siesta Key drum circles. The music fuses leftfield and new-age influences, using gauzy synthesizers and pulsating textures to create undulating, wave-like sonic landscapes where the beat invites immersive listening.
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