Sierra de Luquillo: New Environmental Music Inspired by Puerto Rico's El Yunque Rainforest

I’m excited to share new music today from Visible Light, my duo project with cellist Amy McNally. Built from bio-electrical data and field recordings collected from Puerto Rico’s El Yunque rainforest, the work is a 56 minute suite for ecological connection and deep listening.

Originally premiered as a 24-channel ambisonic performance at Reforesters Laboratory in Brooklyn, the piece unfolds here in four movements, preserving the spatial depth and textural complexity of its origin. Cello and Moog synthesizer guide the listener deep into the night, while Rosewood alto flute, Sidereal gong, and brass singing bowls weave through the mysteries of the forest.

Listen everywhere

Mastering by Chuck Johnson at Cirrus Oxide Studio. Released by Permaculture Media on June 22, 2026, for World Rainforest Day.
Limited edition CDs and high-quality digital files are available through Visible Light’s Bandcamp.
Proceeds support the Borikua Taino Foundation, an Indigenous-led nonprofit focused on land stewardship and cultural work on the island.

We’re hosting an online listening party for the album on July 2nd - 7:00 PM CST.
You’re invited to join us in community, as we share insights and background on this work. To attend, please RSVP here

Thank you to Amy, for creating this music with me.
Thank you to Chuck Johnson for mastering the album, helping to shape this work into its final form.
Thank you to my Father, who gifted me the koshi chime heard in these recordings.
Thank you to Third Eye Psych blog who called the work “patient and beautiful.”
Thank you to Reforesters Laboratory, who hosted us in residency and initially premiered this work.
Thank you to the great forest, for your life, strength, and for the magical song you sing.
Thank you to the great DJs and stations including Amanda at WFMU, Don at KOWS, Hollow Earth Radio, & Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library.

And most of all, thank you for listening.