by Jonathan Kendall
Vacations Vol 1 for Deep Electronic People is an instrumental electronic album designed for motion, reflection, and mental decompression — a collection of sonic environments that feel like stepping out of the daily signal stream and into a slower, more intentional bandwidth.
Rather than aiming for spectacle, this album focuses on flow. Each track functions as a small departure: airports without crowds, digital horizons without urgency, and imagined coastlines where technology and rest coexist. The sound palette leans into warm synth layers, gentle rhythmic propulsion, and melodic fragments that repeat just enough to become meditative without dissolving into ambient abstraction.
The album unfolds like a journey through modern travel metaphors — jet streams, cloud systems, cached memories, latency, automation, and soft disconnection. Titles such as Jetstream Meditation, Cloud Cache, Out-of-Office Oscillations, and Auto-Reply from Another Planet reflect the idea that rest, in a digital age, often happens within systems rather than outside them.
Musically, Vacations Vol 1 lives in the space between downtempo electronica, melodic IDM, and ambient-adjacent groove. Beats are present but unforced. Melodies are simple, restrained, and emotionally neutral in the best way — allowing listeners to project their own internal state onto the sound. It’s music meant for long headphones sessions, late-night coding, travel days, focused work, or intentional pauses.
This release marks the beginning of an ongoing series exploring the concept of “vacation” not as escape, but as re-alignment — a recalibration of attention, pace, and inner rhythm for people who live deeply inside electronic systems.
Track Highlights
- Jetstream Meditation — A gentle lift-off into steady motion
- Echoes in Departure Mode — Soft repetition with forward momentum
- Latency Horizons — Where delay becomes texture
- Breakbeats Between Layovers — Subtle energy without urgency
- Parallax Beach — A calm, shifting shoreline of sound
- No Signal, All Soul — A quiet landing point for the album
Listen Now
- Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/vacations-vol-1-for-deep-electronic-people/1809909824 - Amazon Music:
https://www.amazon.com/Vacations-Vol-Deep-Electronic-People/dp/B0F5VXHFRH - YouTube (Full Album Playlist):
https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=OLAK5uy_lRTaaboK7jirkRyQ2OTpohF5baNWnIOcM - Anghami:
https://play.anghami.com/album/1067660784
About the Artist
Jonathan Kendall is a multidisciplinary electronic artist whose work blends music, generative visuals, and technical experimentation. His releases often explore themes of systems, perception, calm technology, and long-form listening — designed not to interrupt attention, but to gently reshape it.
Vacations Vol 1 for Deep Electronic People is available now on all major streaming platforms.