Kyle Preston releases album ”Vistas”

Kyle Preston, a modern classical composer who was born and raised in Seattle, has created a corpus of music that evokes a sense of tremendous clarity and awe in those who hear it. Taking influence from the likes of Max Richter, Olafur Arnalds, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Kyle Preston crafts his own ambient style as he spins dreamlike sonic tapestries that have an immersive and soporific effect.

His writing maintains a scientific reality due to his experience in astronomy and astrophysics. It may be seen in an increasing number of short and long-form movies, applications and video games, such as Prune, which won the Apple iPad Award and was named the year’s best game by TIME Magazine for Original Game Soundtrack.

The Los Angeles Times labelled his music as “otherworldly,” whilst The New Yorker have described it as “minimalist in instrumentation but maximal in tension and emotion.” Spotify’s official Classical New Releases playlist featured his tracks Fathom and We’re All We’ve Got in 2021.

His new album, “Vistas”, is a reflective epitome of how Preston’s other music has been described by aforementioned and highly reputable musical sources, and reflects an accomplished artist sharpening his skills to continue in developing a unique sound that will captivate you from start to finish.

An especially personal work for the artist, the release was composed over the last two years during which the whole world suffered a collective agony, with the artist himself experiencing tragic losses in his family. With his latest release, he uses music as a cathartic outlet to help process a mix of painful emotions, resulting in a stunningly composed and highly emotive album.

Listen to Vistas below