Aaron Martin - In the Woods He Prays

Fluid Audio is proud to announce the forthcoming release of 'Batiledhu', a new work by Aaron Martin. Composed for a quietly enigmatic film shot in Sardinia, Batiledhu unfolds as a deeply textural and contemplative body of music, existing both in service to the moving image and as a standalone meditation in its own right. Co-directed by photographer and filmmaker Nicol Vizioli, the film inhabits an elemental landscape, coastal, ancient, and quietly surreal. In response, Martin’s score leans into restraint and atmosphere. Subtle strings breathe beneath open spaces; tones linger like sea air against stone. Rather than guiding the narrative overtly, the music hovers at its edges, creating emotional undercurrents that feel both timeless and immediate. Recorded with Martin’s characteristic sensitivity to tone and decay, the compositions are sparse yet immersive, a study in patience, tension, and unresolved beauty. The Sardinian terrain is not illustrated so much as absorbed; its textures and silences become part of the music’s internal architecture. The visual material for the release draws directly from Vizioli’s photography for the film, preserved with care and minimal intervention to honour its integrity. The artwork design has been prepared in collaboration with Ryan Keane, maintaining a cohesive and understated visual identity. Audio mastering has been handled by Ian Hawgood, ensuring depth, clarity, and spatial presence while preserving the fragile dynamics at the heart of the compositions. Following the film’s festival premiere, Batiledhu will be released by Fluid Audio in a limited edition, custom-made format, presented in bespoke packaging, hand-assembled and carefully produced in keeping with the label’s commitment to tactile, archival objects. With Batiledhu, Aaron Martin continues to refine a language that is intimate, elemental, and quietly transcendent, a work shaped as much by silence as by sound. Credits: Music - Aaron Martin / Mastering - Ian Hawgood / Film - Nicol Vizioli / Artwork support - Ryan Keane / Design - Daniel Crossley