Between Stops from Liftflow by Otisphere

The quiet descent into *Liftflow*'s vertical stasis begins here, a subtle induction into spaces between. Gentle Rhodes cascades mark the entrance, establishing a suspended temporal state where the concept of a clear destination blurs. This piece paints an aural landscape of silent transit, its gradual tension unfolding a storyline of unseen forces at play. A fretless bass eventually traces gravitational pulls between floors that only exist in theory, hinting at hierarchical suspension. The foundational drones are pulled directly from the building itself; contact microphones captured the annex’s resonant frequencies, weaving those electrical hums and distant machinery sounds into the harmonic fabric. The crystalline Rhodes, the tenor saxophone breathing recycled air, and brushed drums ticking like a stuck indicator all float above these fundamental vibrations. The track’s subtexts and nuances reveal themselves in the transformation of familiar elevator sounds into something both unsettling and strangely infinite, mapping the initial disorienting comfort of vertical limbo.

Floating between notes that breathe like late-night air, Otisphere crafts instrumental stories where saxophone meets synthesizer in unhurried conversation.