Salt Tank creates music that feels like it was composed underwater or in the high atmosphere. It is the sound of the '90s chill-out room perfected, where the driving pulse of trance is softened by vast, reverb-drenched pads and organic percussion. Their work often moves at a patient pace, allowing textures to evolve and breathe before introducing the rhythmic elements that make their sound so infectious.
What sets them apart is their ability to balance 'tough' techno-adjacent rhythms with a profound sense of beauty. While many of their contemporaries leaned into aggressive club tropes, Salt Tank maintained a cinematic, almost pastoral quality. They use vocal samples not as hooks, but as ghostly textures that drift in and out of the mix, adding a human element to their synthetic worlds.
Start with the classic 'Eugina' to hear their signature blend of ethereal vocals and progressive builds. From there, dive into the 'Li-Lo' collection for their most immersive ambient work, or 'Dimension' for a masterclass in late-90s electronic architecture. It is music for the moments when you want to feel both grounded and weightless.
Salt Tank are two English record producers, David Gates and Malcolm Stanners, plus percussionist and vocalist Andy Rose, from Basingstoke. Their music ranges from laid-back trance, such as their hit single "Eugina" (some of its many versions include a sample from "Me and a Gun" by Tori Amos) to tougher techno sounds.
Shares progressive trance, downtempo, ambient techno (subgenres); sunrise, underwater, ocean (atmosphere)
Shares ambient techno, progressive trance, trance (subgenres); dreamy, euphoric, mysterious (moods)
Shares ambient techno, progressive trance, downtempo (subgenres); mysterious, dreamy, contemplative (moods)
Shares ambient techno, progressive trance, downtempo (subgenres); ethereal, breathy, processed (vocal style)
Shares ambient techno, progressive trance, downtempo (subgenres); dreamy, peaceful, euphoric (moods)
Shares progressive trance, trance, downtempo (subgenres); dreamy, contemplative, euphoric (moods)
Shares ambient techno, progressive trance, downtempo (subgenres); ethereal, breathy, processed (vocal style)
Shares ambient techno, progressive trance, downtempo (subgenres); ethereal, breathy, processed (vocal style)
Shares ambient techno, progressive trance, downtempo (subgenres); dreamy, euphoric, mysterious (moods)
Shares ambient techno, progressive trance, trance (subgenres); ethereal, breathy, processed (vocal style)
Shares sunrise, ambient techno, liquid, peaceful (signature)
Shares progressive trance, trance, ocean, sunrise (subgenre)
Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →