Fata Morgana Dream

Over the course of seventeen solo albums and three plus decades, Bay-area ambient/electronic musician Forrest Fang has become known for his surrealist blend of electronically-transformed ethnic instruments and minimalist aural environments. Combining gently layered drones, slow-moving piano themes, violin, as well as subtle Eastern string, wind, and percussive elements, Fang's pieces reflect his uniquely personal universe of influences, mysterious objects and undefined phenomena. A 'Fata Morgana' is a special form of mirage that makes objects appear to float in air. On Fang's latest Projekt album, The Fata Morgana Dream, the dream takes the form of a liquid world of complex sonic images explored via heavily-processed instruments and expansive ambiences. For this album, Fang reflects, I created a series of atmospheric pieces that are connected by a nocturnal and free-floating spirit that allows different instruments, treatments and effects to interact in a malleable space. The overall mood comes from somewhere between sleep and wakefulness, where the familiar might reappear in an unfamiliar way because of the dreamlike state.