Anna Salzmann & Garreth Broke ~ Healing + Hiding (Reworks)

Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to cover an album by a couple.  Healing, from abstract painter Anna Salzmann and pianist Garreth Broke, is a pairing of eleven paintings and pieces, a doubling of miniatures.  Hiding (Reworks) is a half-dozen re-imaginings of the track

V/A ~ Healing Together: A Compilation For Mental Health Recovery

While much has been written about the use of ambient music as soother, sleep aid, or background, little has been written about its therapeutic qualities (Isabella Herrera’s recent article in The New York Times one exception).  Cynthia Bernard seeks to expand perceptions