Wilderness takes listeners on a journey through reverb-drenched soundscapes, nostalgic melodies, and the occasional drum beat.

The album opens with "Washing over us", that sets the tone with its dreamy melodies, shimmering pads and gentle repeating beats. The more upbeat "Subcarrier" is centered around a pulsing 4x4 beat while tracks like "Lost landscapes" completely lacks drums, focusing more on analog pads that slowly progresses as the track builds up.

The subtle use of field recordings and found sounds adds texture and makes "Wilderness" an organic-sounding ambient techno album that rewards repeated listens.

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Downbeat · Ambient

LP · 2022

Wave damage aka Johan Claesson is a Swedish producer who has been making electronic music since the mid 90s.

During this time, he has amassed a vast collection of unreleased material spanning multiple genres, including ambient, IDM, downbeat, minimal, dub techno, and drum & bass.

He has been meticulously going through his archives, parsing out usable tracks and finishing uncompleted songs. Now, after years of refining his material, he is ready to share his music with several albums and EPs under the alias Wave damage. With more releases to come.