Environmental music appears most compelling during the transition into wakefulness. The composition does not interrupt consciousness. It becomes part of its formation. Perhaps ambient music functions most naturally as an environment rather than an event.
After conversation ends, the mind appears to search for an environment. Not necessarily a melody. Not necessarily a remembered song. Only a space. Perhaps silence is rarely experienced as empty. Perhaps the mind naturally furnishes it.
The intention was to study progressive house. The destination became ambient. Perhaps the original attraction was never rhythm or structure. Perhaps it was the environment those elements briefly revealed. The path changed. The curiosity remained the same.
When conversation ends, the mind appears reluctant to remain in silence. Instead, it begins searching for an atmosphere. Not necessarily a melody. Not necessarily a remembered composition. Only an environment. Perhaps the mind is always attempting to inhabit a place.
Environmental music seems most effective during the transition into wakefulness. The contrast between silence and sound is greater. Attention has not yet dispersed. The composition does not compete with the world. It quietly becomes part of it.