Visible Cloaks

Visible Cloaks are an American electronic musical duo based in Portland, Oregon, consisting of Spencer Doran and Ryan Carlile.^[1] The duo originally emerged in 2010 as Doran's solo project, in which he explored rare groove new age music and ambient music from Japan. Carlile joined the project in 2014.^[2] Scott Wilson of Fact describes their music as "shattering the idea of “fourth world music.”^[1]

Visible Cloaks
Origin	Portland, Oregon, United States
Genres	Electronic, new age, ambient
Years active	2010–present
Labels	RVNG Intl.
Members	Spencer Doran Ryan Carlile
Website	http://www.visiblecloaks.com/

The duo's 2017 album Reassemblage, released on RVNG Intl., introduced the duo's cross-influenced sound, taking inspiration from new age music, Italian minimalism and Japanese ambient music.^[3] The record received the "Best New Music" accolade from Pitchfork,^[4] and was named an "Album Pick" by AllMusic.^[5] The duo's subsequent release Lex (2017) used software programmes to create electronic tranquil melodies, similarly to Reassemblage.^[3]

Discography

• Visible Cloaks (2014)
• Reassemblage (2017)
• Lex (2017)
• FRKWYS Vol. 15: serenitatem - collaboration with Yoshio Ojima and Satsuki Shibano (2019)