From the mouth of the sun is a new collaboration between American Composer Aaron Martin (known for his releases through Australia's Preservation label) and Swedish artist Dag Rosenqvist (a.k.a. Jasper TX). The result is a beautiful album of swelling string arrangements and minimalist piano with interwoven static and buzz. The instrumentation is balanced throughout, never petering out into obscurity and never overpowering. The album's gradual crescendos and occasional background static are executed delicately allowing each piece to unravel at its own pace. The static in 'Pools of Rust' comes and goes subtly behind paced piano chords and long flowing ambient strings. The simple repeated piano line in 'Sitting in a Roofless Room' blends seamlessly with the strings never feeling forced or unwanted. What sounds like distant guitar strumming in 'A Season in Waters' never becomes more then the strum sound itself. The icing on the cake is the beautiful 'Snow Burial' closing the album with its slow strummed chords, pretty melody and soaring strings. Woven tide impresses with its simplicity, pace and it's ability to flow between beautiful acoustic instrumentation and delicate electronic processing for a consistently engaging 44 minutes.

- Adrian Marsh