Category: The Abstract Observer releases

  • The Path Integral

    The Path Integral is our fourth release.
    It’s an ambient / electronic EP about infinite paths and how we choose one.
    Listen here.

  • Primes

    Primes is our third release.
    It’s a 30-minute sonic investigation into the distribution of prime numbers.
    Listen here.

  • The Boundless

    The Boundless is our second release.
    The source of inspiration for the entire work is the oldest surviving fragment of all Western philosophy, from the thought of the greek philosopher Anaximander. It’s – in our opinion – a quite impacting fistful of words about guilt, justice, necessity, time and – ultimately – existence.
    Listen here.

  • The a.O. Audio Show

    the a.O. Audio Show

    Chapter #1

    A succession of sounds that we like ▼

    TRACKLIST
    ► Gastr del Sol – Eight Corners
    ► Auditor – Flooding
    ► The Abstract Observer – i: to devise, to overcome
    ► Asha Patera – Chapter
    ► lebenerde – distanz
    ► Franco Battiato – I cancelli della memoria
    ► Harry Mason – Mae
    ► Keith Fullerton Whitman – Modena

  • Best Tracks 2025

    Best Tracks 2025

    During this first year of activity we’ve sifted through countless independent releases, following faint signals rather than hype.
    These 10 tracks stood out not for volume, but for intent. They move between ambient drift, instrumental focus, electronic tension, contemporary composition and experimental minimalism, often blurring those lines entirely. What connects them is a shared patience: sounds are allowed to breathe, structures either unfold or fall slowly, ideas trust the listener.
    Together, they form a small map of the year’s most compelling independent music — works that reward attention and linger well after the final note fades.

    Here is a mix set of all tracks (click on each track link for more info) ▼

    Tracklist

    ► matt robert mclennan quintet – tea tide pool
    ►     marko josipović – vii
    ►     euan dalgarno – horrow (feat. canaan balsam)
    ►     modern silent cinema – nexus
    ►     ince b – baseload drift
    ►     suki quasimodo – i feel like
    ►     perry frank – atlas
    ►     swoop and cross – this river
    ►     arutan – symphonic descent into the beast’s lair
    ►     droning cats with nrv – catastrophic

    See you in 2026.

  • 1: to be, to unify

    a bunch of frames

    This is a video for the Fourth track of the album
    The Dawn Identity
    released on Bandcamp on September 19th.
    Thanks for your time.

    Take care,
    The AbstrAct Observer

  • π: to whirl, to pulse

    a Bunch of Frames #2

    This is a video for the third track of the album
    “The Dawn Identity”
    released on Bandcamp on September 19th.

    Take care,
    The AbstrAct Observer

  • A precious review of our “The Dawn Identity” on Fringes of Sound

    “[…] the music itself is quite sublime in tone and structure. […]  It has a very polished and programmatic approach, but managed to feel organic nonetheless. It’s a beautiful foray into a mathematically-driven style of composition that resonates with me indelibly.” 

    Here the full text.

  • “The Dawn Identity” is “Album Of The Day” on Electroscape.

    “Each song is thoughtfully made for a variable in Euler’s Identity and feels like its own carved out imaginary space. Notes trickle and dance through time to create moments that straddle the line between chaos and order, never quite settling in, always fluid in their direction and motion. The mood is peaceful and consciousness sparked into a wakeful state to appreciate the cloudy soundscapes with transient sounds of, at times, sharp contrast and fizzing, and at times, tranquil winds blowing. The album culminates in slow brain rattling pulsations”.

  • Our fourth release is out.

  • e: to stack, to decay

    a Bunch of Frames

    This is a video for the opening track of the album
    “The Dawn Identity”
    out on Bandcamp on September 19th.

    Take care,
    The AbstrAct Observer

  • The Dawn Identity

    (album trailer)
    Here are some little splinters from our upcoming album

    “The Dawn Identity”

    out September 19th.

    Take care,
    The Abstract Observer.