The Water Wheel is a concept album exploring impermanence and the cyclical nature of life — inspired by a time of profound personal change. Written in his home studio, the record is at once soothing and adventurous, blending acoustic textures, orchestral arrangements, and rhythms that draw from global influences. It features an impressive lineup of collaborators, including Yazz Ahmed, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, MESSIAH!, and Mirabai Peart and Dylan Rieck - collaborators of Joanna Newsom's and Bahlmorhea's.
“The record is a beguiling journey through dream-like and inviting textures... it is awash with an atmosphere of content and peaceful sincerity. Phillips creates a lively and colorful soundscape that feels as modern as it does ancient. It’s a testament to Phillips’ composition skills that he manages to bring together such a wide range of instruments and techniques in a way that avoids chaos and instead finds a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. A brilliant, accomplished debut, Departure is a magnetic and beautiful album that signals the arrival or a rising new talent - Future Music
While Eric Phillips has only been releasing cinematic instrumental soundscapes under the name Kennebec since 2020, his enchanting works have garnered attention and led to a number of incredible collaborations. - KEXP
There’s a hushed euphoria to the whole record; it’s a dreamy, glistening soundscape where classical guitar, ngoni, kalimba, piano, flutes and more weave in and out of the light, with subtle electronic touches and nods to Balkan-influenced sounds. It is, ultimately, a record that is as much about texture as it is about melody. - Crack Magazine
On his second LP, Kennebec creates soundscapes that melodize the distance, the expanse, the longing and the striving of the ego on the path to the greatest possible form of self-discovery. - HHV Mag
Kennebec EP’s album cover and musical themes makes one think of the ocean, the mountains, trees and nature. “Depending on the Tide” almost has a taoist feeling to it, much like in the spirit of Alan Watts, Lao Tzu or Bruce Lee. Go with the flow (or in this case, the tide,) as the Taoists always say, and let go of trying to control nature. - -Trerence the Dream Mediym
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