Hosono’s longtime love for ambient music reaches its finest iteration in Mercuric Dance. Loops and cycling motifs slow to the pace of a resting heartbeat, as if Hosono’s machines are engaged in deep breathing. As Hosono once put it: “In making ambient music, I came to the realization that it is definitely not an external environment, but rather the internal ambience.” It strikes a profound balance between being icy and oceanic and warm and lullaby-like. An unheralded electronic album from the era.

– Andy Beta