Excerpt: “filled with gentle and warm ambient music and glistening guitars, nicely following in the footsteps of ambient-master Brian Eno. As can be expected, the carefully moulded textural music is given all the time and space to wander, evolve and flow. Presented in eight separate tracks, ranging between 2 and 14 minutes, these calming washes of sound glide gently down the stream, creating a quiet, introspective atmosphere to almost disappear in. I think those who appreciate David Sylvian’s instrumental pieces on Gone To Earth should make sure to pay this album a visit. All in all, I recommend this well-produced, overall immersive soundscape experience”

Sonic Immersion

Excerpt: “This latest opus is a collection of gentle but occasionally restless instrumental pieces… the eight numbers found here are all wonderfully beautiful pieces. There are a number of epics, like ‘Sun Spots’ and the utterly fantastic ‘The Iridescence of Innocence,’ that will simply melt your brain. Honestly, I put this album on and I’m instantly relaxed. This is a good thing, my friends – especially in stressful times like ours.”

Press Play and Record

Excerpt: “‘The Red Summer Sun’ is the stunning centrepiece, where the ebb and flow of the minimalist textures is perfectly judged. So it’s another excellent performance from Sullivan. Just as his alias suggests, the music within is unrushed and graceful. Priest Lake Circa ‘88 maintains a hold on the listener throughout its near seventy-minute journey.”

Leonard’s Lair

Excerpt: “Slow Dancing Society has a complexity of sound that allows it to stand out from traditionally ambient music… It would be quite difficult to convince someone that Priest Lake Circa ‘88 is not an ambient album, but it has a progression that is often lost; this music has taken a turn away from the conventional ambient genre. It is easy to get dissolved in this album, to let yourself fall into meditation as the music plays… Textures and timbre are executed with great precision… Even the simplest of songs allow complimentary textures to be layered upon each other to create a robust yet spacious sound. The thickest of compositions carry multi-timbral ideas over a wide range of melodies. Guitar is layered upon found sound, effect-laden synths, organs, and other texturally rich instruments. This makes for an album that is an aural delight for the listener. Priest Lake Circa ‘88, while labeled ambient, has its own identity that lets it stand out as a unique album in a sea of homogeneity. Ambient listeners will like this album, while ambient haters would do well to give this album a listen…”

The Silent Ballet