Emery Dobyns - Improvs

1. Re Visions 02:18
2. Seventy Nine 02:03
3. Onramp 02:00
4. Woodswalk 02:20
5. Nourish 01:58
6. Distance 02:30
7. Waltz Embrace 02:02
8. How Will I Know You? 02:05
9. Of Promises 02:01
10. Brought to Shore and Loved 02:24
11. Rotors 02:02
12. When My Love Was Strong 01:11
13. On Hold for a Day 01:06
14. Downdrafts 02:08
15. Secret Sang It 01:31
16. FLO (God) 01:32
17. Of Promises (Hammock Remix) 04:01

The "Improvs" album is comprised of 16 ambient and piano works, each recorded in January of 2022 as part of an exercise to write and record a song every day of the month. A commitment that required discipline but was creatively liberating, it was a combination of process and the spontaneous spark of improvisation. Dobyns made initial sketches with a stripped down approach, playing piano and experimenting with a variety of synths on a controller running through a laptop without headphones. As he recorded at the end of each day, new sounds emerged over the course of the month that were incorporated into a flowing, growing composition. The resulting songs explore dream state ambiance, where traces of inspirations like Cocteau Twins, Bibio, and Kevin Shields entwine in a warm embrace. “I planted 31 seeds, and I sat on them,” Dobyns said. “When I was making them, I’d get to the end of the day, and I couldn’t wait to go to that place.”
Sixteen of those seeds have grown to create the deeply affecting, rejuvenating and light-filled "Improvs". The first steps of a new journey for Dobyns, the album is set for release on September 12 via Hammock Music Label.