Ocean Planet is an ambient-avantgarde opera, composed, recorded, and mixed by Blaine himself in Athens, Greece. The album features 12 deeply atmospheric, introspective tracks that reveal a rich inner world. Some of the pieces had been quietly resting in Blaine’s archive until producer Max Marchini recognized a striking continuity between them. When arranged together, they formed a cohesive, intimate journey — thus Ocean Planet, Blaine’s debut for Dark Companion, was born. The beautiful cover artwork is based on a painting by Blaine’s wife, Maria Panourgia.
Fittingly, the label’s name itself was inspired by an early Tuxedomoon track — a full-circle moment for this release.
