On June 28, 2024 comes Out of the Blur, the first full length album of ambient music from prolific downtempo electronic producer Eric Hilton. Eric Hilton’s masterful ability to combine disparate musical genres was well established as co-founder of the globally successful downtempo group Thievery Corporation. But for Out of the Blur, a more reductive compositional approach was required. "What you leave out in ambient music is as important as what you include,” says the producer. “I don’t have a background making ambient music, this is definitely a different kind of record for me. Ambient music is inherently ambiguous, transporting you to a place that isn’t really well defined. But I think it’s the absence of answers, that formlessness, that makes this kind of music so emotionally impactful.” Out of the Blur, is Hilton’s debut release for the Emerald Wave label, a new imprint specializing in healing music. The album has a familiar ambient calmness about it, but there are also moments that instill a sense of swelling hope. Softly percussive synthesizer rhythms shimmer between the speakers. Weightless drones underpin reverberant spaces that shift in and out of focus, Out of the Blur, is that rare ambient record that rewards both passive and attentive listening. “I truly believe in the healing power of music. If people use this record as a sonic medication, I think it will make them centered, it will make them feel good.”