Visible Cloaks

Visible Cloaks, a duo formed by Spencer Doran and Ryan Carlile, has carved a distinctive niche within the electronic and ambient music scenes with their futuristic and globally attuned sound. The Portland-based artists blend their deep appreciation for new age tapes, Japanese environmental music, and digital manipulation to craft a sonic landscape that feels at once deeply familiar and uncannily distant.

Since their self-titled debut EP in 2014, Visible Cloaks have continued to expand and refine their approach to composition and sound design. They achieved a breakthrough with "Reassemblage" in 2017, a critically acclaimed album that melded computerized sounds with organic instrumentation to create a serene, meditative experience. This was followed by "Lex" the same year, an EP that continued to explore synthetic textures and human-machine collaboration. In 2019, "FRKWYS Vol. 15: serenitatem," a collaboration with Japanese ambient musicians Yoshio Ojima and Satsuki Shibano, showcased their increasingly international approach to music-making. Visible Cloaks' discography is characterized by an exacting attention to detail and a thoughtful integration of diverse musical traditions, creating transcendent works that are as intellectually compelling as they are emotively resonant.

Genres

Ambient

Drone

Experimental

Pop

Art Pop

Electro

Electronic

Fourth World

Downtempo

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Latest Release

Paradessence

Visible Cloaks

Album - 14 Tracks - Released May 22, 2026