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The first in a planned series of environmental recordings by Floating Points to be filmed and recorded at different locations around the world; the recording was made last year, as Floating Points travelled to the Mojave to rehearse in between US touring. Immediately struck by the distinct sonic tapestry created by the rock formations and valleys, Sam and the band set up a recording operation and filmed this new work at the base of the natural sculptures they encountered. The music of \u003ci\u003eReflections - Mojave Desert\u003c\/i\u003e mirrors the landscape: soaring and vast, dynamic and intimate, centred around two longer works and shorter pieces that create a singular and seamless experience. \u003ci\u003eReflections - Mojave Desert\u003c\/i\u003e begins with chords played on a Rhodes Chroma and recorded with a surround sound microphone. 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