Standstill

Standstill represents a significant long-form exploration in Rich Vreeland's (Disasterpeace) discography, moving away from the narrative-driven structures of his film and game scores toward a more conceptual, generative form of ambient minimalism. Released in 2024, the album consists of 20 tracks, 19 of which share an identical runtime of 3:51. This mathematical rigidity serves as a framework for music that is ironically fluid and organic. The track titles are almost exclusively named after wetland plants and flora, reinforcing the album's identity as a 'digital garden.' Sonically, the record utilizes Vreeland's signature bitcrushed warmth and crystalline synth patches but strips away the melodic urgency found in works like Hyper Light Drifter. It was received by fans as a meditative pivot, emphasizing texture and duration over traditional composition. The album functions as a cohesive 78-minute environment, marking a peak in the artist's ability to create immersive, self-sustaining sonic worlds.