A pleasing example of ambient electronica with a strong Japanese influence. The compositions have the sort of tranquility one would expect from that setting. The music is as haunting as it is calm and peaceful. The music gives the listener breathing room, allowing the mind to let go as it drifts with the gentle melodies.The composer is familiar with the actual gardens so you can hear birdsong give way to dripping rain off the roof of Enryaku-ji; the percussive clack and clink of metal meeting stone at Ryoan-ji; insects crawling along moss as Saiho-ji awakes; the ringing of the great bell at Myoshin-ji evokes the black clad monks shuffling barefoot along wooden floors on a winter's night. Listeners will find themselves returning often seeking the quiet the music instills. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.