Divine Sky

Ryan Benthall’s Divine Sky is a genre-defying journey that lifts you out of the ordinary and into something expansive, alive, and deeply human. Born from a race against time as the final sessions at the original Octave Studios unfolded, this all-original recording captures the raw energy of live instrumental performances blended seamlessly with richly layered analog synthesizers and atmospheric textures. It follows his earlier album Sovereign Mind, a Jazz album that is also available at NativeDSD in Stereo DSD 256. Rooted in piano-driven compositions influenced as much by jazz as by Debussy and modern ambient soundscapes, the music flows with a natural, unforced sense of space—no click tracks, no formulas, just pure expression. The result is a captivating, immersive experience where acoustic instruments and electronics merge into a vivid, dreamlike world. Recorded in DSD 256 by Jay Elliott, Divine Sky is a bold, beautifully realized statement. Ryan Benthall – piano, analog synthesizer Braxton Kahn – drums Bill McCrossen – upright bass David Bernot – tenor saxophone Sean Applebee – trumpet Jason Greenlaw – guitar