Michael Brook’s BellCurve is best defined as a companion piece to his 2006 album RockPaperScissors. Originally conceived as an ambient version of the latter album, the new work took on a life of its own in the hands of English producer James Hood. The resulting eight tracks evoke, each one in its own way, both the instrumental essence of RockPaperScissors’ song structures and something altogether more atmospheric. Brook’s guitars and synthetic textures mesh with choirs and orchestral accompaniments Eastern Europe in the gold-toned, reverberant ambiance conjured by producer/remixer Hood. A singular atmosphere pervades BellCurve, one that energizes in the same moment as it fosters contemplative states.