Releasing ‘Second’, the San Francisco-based producer pursues his emotion-rich and even-tempered production style

Adopting the alias ‘Near The Parenthesis’ Tim Arndt released his first album back in 2006 to acclaim from a number of reviewers with whom the patient, soothing tones found connection. His discography has since expanded with the same restrained attitude, keeping a reliable pace.

While exploring different side projects, collaborations and ideas, Near The Parenthesis has touched on thematic compositions, abstract experimentalism, and even beat heavy atmospheres. Emotion and the warmth of solace in music comprise the energy that seems to run through much of his sound, though this represents only a limited view of his work.

As Near The Parenthesis presents each new track, another aspect of the producer’s talents comes into focus, as is the case with his most recent collection: ‘Second’. In the three track EP, the artist continues to draw on his longstanding relationship with piano, a defining element in his work which Near The Parenthesis has become adept in utilising to draw on emotion and organic beauty within music existing in an essentially artificial environment.

In the eponymous lead track minimalist piano is imbued with wavering, orchestral string-like electronica. Conservative but firm beats provide a moderate rhythm, as deeper synth begins to turn an organic experience into a cosmic one.

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