*300 copies limited edition.* Rises is concerned with how elevation actually feels - not the explosion at the drop, but the long, subtle build that precedes it. Across the album, Compass starts from small, almost tentative gestures: a single chiming motif, a soft, side‑chained pad, a pulse you could mistake for room tone. From there, elements are added with almost architectural care: syncopated percussive filigree, counter‑melodies that curl around each other, bass movements that gently tilt the emotional gravity. By the time a track reaches its apex, you realise you’ve been climbing the whole time, even if you never felt the incline.

Stylistically, Rises sits in the bright borderlands between ambient, IDM and widescreen electronica. Beats, when they appear, are detailed rather than aggressive, built for head‑nods and daydreams rather than impact for its own sake. Synths favour clarity over haze, tracing lines that stick in the mind without resolving into obvious hooks. Throughout, Compass shows a fine sense of restraint, knowing when to let a pattern breathe and when to nudge it a little higher. The result is a record that functions as both transport and companion: music that doesn’t yank you skyward, but walks with you until you notice how far above the ground you’ve already come.