The gentle, hypnotic music of Emmy-nominated filmmaker and composer Elori Saxl blurs the boundaries between natural and processed sounds and structured and unstructured forms. Her Western Vinyl Records debut, 2021's The Blue of Distance, blended a chamber orchestra, analog synths, and nature recordings.

Born in Minneapolis in 1990, Elori Saxl Kramer had joined Peter Coccoma and Graeme Daubert as a core member of Brooklyn indie outfit Alpenglow and had written music for short films, public radio, and advertisements before completing her own debut album. Written partly during summer in the Adirondacks and partly on an island in an icy Lake Superior during winter, The Blue of Distance was issued by Western Vinyl in January 2021. Released under the name Elori Saxl, its instrumental palette included strings, woodwinds, analog synthesizers, and manipulated recordings of water and wind. ~ Marcy Donelson