Duo's Studio Session Creates Ambient Jazz Gem

Percussionist Carlos Niño and pianist Duval Timothy created the album 'rain music' during a November 2025 studio session in London. The recording process embraced a quiet, indoor approach to widescreen new age and ambient jazz, inspired by a drizzly London day. Niño's improvisational percussion, described as a "billowing textural blanket," complements Timothy's buoyant, circular piano style.

Their collaboration, born from years of mutual admiration via Bandcamp messages, resulted in a serene and contemplative sound. Niño later refined the album in his California studio, adding archival recordings and contributions from his & Friends collaborators. Timothy also added keyboard and piano layers.

The resulting 'rain music' offers an intimate soundscape that feels expansive within its minimal framework. Tracks like "assata's rain" and "ideations on rain" lean towards spiritual jazz and ambient wanderings, while pieces such as "loopy" showcase a mesmeric quality born from intense listening between the two artists.