It may be fitting that a band whose name Aurore Rien, which roughly translates into �a mornings nothingness,� surrendered themselves to the dawn, never to greet the dusk of their career. For those who knew Telesthesia and Sedative For The Celestial Blue, (their two ep�s) the young band seemed shrouded in much promise.

Without going into much detail, Aurore Rien were capable of drawing you into an exclusive world where getting lost amid open pastures of ambient guitar passages was a true delight. What with Sedative For Celestial Blue, their best work in my opinion, being re-released, apparently early this year, I do recommend those with even a mildly piqued interest and moment to spare, give a look into Aurore Rien themselves.

Admirers can do more than simply enjoy the nostalgia, however, as Chris Schafer and Mike Ystad (lead singer and keyboardist of Aurore Rien) have continued on under the guise Lights Out Asia. Garmonia, is the title of their debut full-length, an album I�ve been enjoying as of late. Garmonia, sees the band not quite strip themselves of the extended guitar passages, which often read like lines of poetry, but they are more of an accessory to the drawn out ambient glitch textures which now clothe them.

“Chapters Of A Red Sky,” is one of the albums highlights. An autumnal track with rustling beats and melancholy ambient rapture reminiscent of Manual, what I admire most about this song is its patience and breadth. Schafer has a lovely voice, one many would be far too tempted to wield brazenly, yet in a life span of nine minutes his voice isn�t implanted until after the six minute mark. Before the aforementioned vocals, the electronic beats wipe the sleep out of their eyes and synthetic orchestration takes a turn for the dramatic. Though I used the word �autumnal� earlier, Garmonia really makes for lovely summertime music. Last night, having arrived back from University I was out driving with a friend, whom I had not seen in some time, through the countryside and this albums weepy fragility soon entwined itself with the moment.