The paths of Stefano Musso, the mastermind of Alio Die, and Nick Parkin were bound to cross one day, given the similarities of their musical approach. Nick Parkin, a multi-instrumentalist composer living in London, who has already collaborated with Stillpoint and TUU, worked as a composer for dance and theatre, and released a multitude of solo albums, met Stefano in Italy for the recording of this superb "Aquam Metallicam". When listening to these 9 pieces, one finds that rarely an album title has been chosen more carefully. Magnificent linear, ambient structures pervade the space of cool, metallic sound, from where a panoply of bucolic and ethereal effects surge, gracefully whirling about through this impressive sonic cathedral that lays the musical foundation for each of the pieces. A harmony of elements revealed in all their splendour - air and water, earth, fire and ice communicating with one single spirit, united in the sound of celestial vibrations by these two masters of ambient. A work of overwhelming, timeless beauty.