Psychogeography

A sprawling, meditative journey into inner and outer space, the new double album
from Ivan The Tolerable sees Oli Heffernan retreat fully into the solo realm - crafting
an expansive sonic world that feels both intimate and cosmic in scope. Recorded
entirely alone and released via Riot Season, this latest work drifts away from
structured forms and toward something more fluid, exploratory, and transcendent.
Drawing on the devotional atmospheres of early ambient pioneers and the hypnotic
pulse of kosmische music, the album unfolds as a series of slowly shifting
soundscapes—analog synths breathing in long, patient waves, tape loops dissolving
into shimmering drones, and melodies that seem to emerge from nowhere before
gently receding again. There are echoes of ritual, of vast landscapes, of time
stretching and folding in on itself.

Across its two discs, Heffernan embraces a deeply immersive approach—less
concerned with destination than with the act of drifting itself. It’s music that invites
stillness and surrender, equally suited to deep listening or quiet disconnection from
the noise of the everyday.

Unbound by genre yet rooted in a rich lineage of experimental sound, this is Ivan The
Tolerable at his most introspective and transportive - a double album that doesn’t
just ask for your attention, but your presence.