The gentle, ambient, nature-influenced music of Thom Brennan had an early showcase in 1987 with his release, Mountains, a collaboration with Steve Roach that evoked memories of his childhood on an island in the East China Sea. His next full-length album, the ocean-inspired Beneath Clouds, wouldn't appear until nine years later. Another period of quiet followed that album until 2001 when he released several projects for sale on the Internet, including Shimmer, Vibrant Water, Secret Faiths of Salamanders, and Mist. ~ Stacia Proefrock