“The true work of art leads us from that which exists only once and never again, i.e. the individual, to that which exists perpetually and time and time again in innumerable manifestations, the pure form or Idea; but the waxwork figure appears to present the individual itself, that is to say that which exists only once and never again, but without that which lends value to such a fleeting existence, without life. That is why the waxwork evokes a feeling of horror: it produces the effect of a rigid corpse.”

― Arthur Schopenhauer, On the Suffering of the World

An Ambient Companion to Polyphony Più gathers a selection of pieces from across the project’s last decade, reframing them into a quieter, more dissolving register. Drawn from Oscillating Illuminations(2016), At Intervals of Somnolence & Reverberation (2016), A Musical Analysis of the Four Seasons in the Northern Hemisphere (2017), and the 2018 Pons Asinorum single, the album functions as a parallel reading of Polyphony Più’s evolving soundworld.

Several works appear here in newly combined or extended forms — “Neurotheology,” “The Eventual Reconstruction of the Agency of You’re Subconsciousness,” and others are presented as unified pieces, allowing their drifting motifs and layered textures to unfold without interruption. The collection also includes one previously unreleased archival track, offering a glimpse into a quieter corner of the project’s history.

Where the original releases moved through shifting ideas, global colouration, and experimental structures, this companion album focuses on the project’s ambient undercurrents: long tones, softened edges, and the slow convergence of multiple voices. It stands as the more introspective half of a dual release — a space where Polyphony Più’s multiplicity settles into stillness.