Ocoeur - Greener Grass, Clearer Water [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: MD339CD
Barcode: 702224133921
Release Date: 19 Jun 2026
Genre: Ambient/Drone/Neoclassical

French ambient composer Franck Zaragoza continues the evolution of his Ocoeur project, moving beyond intricate sound design and beat-driven constructions into expansive, cinematic, beatless terrain. 

On his eleventh album, Greener Grass, Clearer Water, Zaragoza deepens the eco-ambient themes introduced on 2024’s Breath, shap-ing a work that feels both intimate and quietly monumental. From its opening moments, a sense of stillness takes hold. 

The album unfolds like a series of vignettes, glimpses of an unspoiled world rendered with clarity and restraint. These are not nostalgic visions but speculative ones, reflecting what the natural world might yet become should humanity alter its course.Rather than delivering overt statements, Zaragoza allows the message to resonate through atmosphere and tone. 

The result is a subtle but persistent undercurrent, an awareness of fragility and of beauty at risk. In this way, Greener Grass, Clearer Water becomes less a warning than a quiet invocation, drawing attention to what stands to be lost. It is an arresting and finely balanced work, positioning Ocoeur at the intersection of ambient, neoclassical, and cinematic drone with renewed focus and purpose.

TRACKLISTING A1 Clouds never die A2 Tomorrow, the birds will sing A3 Lumières A4 Le chemin du retour A5 Remember the sea B1 What are you running after? B2 Silences B3 Blue sky and golden leaves B4 Let go B5 Your smile