On his ninth album for the ECM label since his debut back in 1981, the Minnesota-based guitarist Steve Tibbett continues his fascination with reflective, ethereal guitar soundscapes infiltrated by Americana, gamelan and other southeast Asian influences. Long-time percussionist Marc Anderson joins him here on a selection of the leader’s originals.

... there’s so much atmosphere in Steve Tibbetts’ music—the reverb-laden guitar, ghostly piano chords, quiet washes of percussion—it can be easy to assume that atmosphere is all he’s got. With Life Of, his 10th solo album, Tibbetts makes it easier to follow the thread by presenting a series of sonic portraits, each one offered as a “Life Of.”