Anxiety and relaxation go hand in hand in these three works, which are very different from one another but share clear points of connection. Maya Shenfeld, for example, for the soundtrack to the Netflix film Cover-Up (Thrill Jockey), worked in analogue on modular systems, using loops of guitars, organ, brass and strings processed on tape to achieve a sound that envelops the listener whilst keeping them in a state of perpetual tension. A tension that is also palpable in Dream of Heat (Ambiances Magnétique), the new album by Toninato & Thiessen, which emerged during lockdown from a series of compositions for instruments such as the viola, viola d’amore and baritone saxophone, to which electronic elements, various effects, field recordings and ancestral vocals were added. Beautiful.