Visible Cloaks
American electronic music duo (e. 2010)
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Visible Cloaks are an American electronic musical duo based in Portland, Oregon, consisting of Spencer Doran and Ryan Carlile.[1] The project originally emerged in 2010 as Doran's solo project, in which he explored rare groove new-age and ambient music from Japan. Carlile joined the project in 2014.[2] Scott Wilson of Fact described their music as "shattering the idea of 'fourth world music'."[1]
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| Origin | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | www |
The duo's 2017 album Reassemblage, released on RVNG Intl., introduced the duo's cross-influenced sound, taking inspiration from new-age music, Italian minimalism and Japanese ambient music.[3] The record received the "Best New Music" accolade from Pitchfork,[4] and was named an "Album Pick" by AllMusic.[5] The duo's subsequent release Lex (2017) used software programmes to create electronic tranquil melodies, similarly to Reassemblage.[3]
The duo also released Paradessence (2026).[6]
Discography
Albums
- Visible Cloaks (Musique Plastique, 2014)
- Reassemblage (RVNG Intl., 2017)
- Lex (RVNG Intl., 2017)
- FRKWYS Vol. 15: Serenitatem (with Yoshio Ojima and Satsuki Shibano; RVNG Intl., 2019)
- Paradessence (RVNG Intl., 2026)