Soul Glimpse “Recollections Become Phantoms” Album Review

 

Soul Glimpse is a "project" (created by Austin Sullivan,) not a band. According to the bandcamp page, his thesis is to "create textures that manifest overwhelming feelings that hurtful past experiences can create within us all." To translate that from Art Student into English, the album, titled Recollections Become Phantoms, is moodier than Kristen Stewart with PMS.

Bad jokes aside, Soul Glimpse hits the mark. Like a chemical concoction, the album seethes and boils, quietly sneaking its way under your skin. Mostly instrumental like Tangerine Dream, with the otherworldly quality of AIR, and occasionally Fever Ray-esque female vocalizations, Recollections Become Phantoms is a dark ambient piece that uses discomfort to keep the listener engaged. Shifting tones and white noise create bleak landscapes that may feel alienating, until you realize that is exactly what Soul Glimpse was going for. -allison levin