Visible Cloaks are an American electronic musical duo based in Portland, Oregon, consisting of Spencer Doran and Ryan Carlile. The duo originally emerged in 2010 as Doran's solo project, in which he explored rare groove new age music and

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from Japan. Carlile joined the project in 2014. Scott Wilson of ''

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'' describes their music as "shattering the idea of “

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.” The duo's 2017 album '' Reassemblage'', released on

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, introduced the duo's cross-influenced sound, taking inspiration from new age music, Italian

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and Japanese ambient music. The record received the "Best New Music" accolade from '' Pitchfork'', and was named an "Album Pick" by AllMusic. The duo's subsequent release '' Lex'' (2017) used software programmes to create electronic tranquil melodies, similarly to ''Reassemblage''.

Discography

*''Visible Cloaks'' (2014) *'' Reassemblage'' (2017) *'' Lex'' (2017) *''FRKWYS Vol. 15: serenitatem'' - collaboration with Yoshio Ojima and Satsuki Shibano (2019)

References

{{reflist American ambient music groups New-age music groups American electronic music groups Musical groups from Portland, Oregon