My submission to the Impressions Ambient #4 composing jam.

To meet the challenge constraints, I composed in A Lydian. I attempted a few versions where I modulated to other modes, but I found it distracting and ultimately settled on the steady arpeggio throughout. I included a few drones: One low synth entrance at the beginning, an extended reverb trail from the strings at the end, and a field recording of a chorus of frogs that appears intermittently throughout. 

I'll be interested to hear if folks think this is ambient enough.  I was worried these bottles I found on pianobook and the strings were becoming too distracting for ambient music, but ultimately liked how they sounded and felt the pace and atmosphere of the whole thing kept the music in the background. Let me know what you think!

Samples: Picnic Bottle Choir by ockpii, Berlin Free Orchestra, field recordings of frogs, crickets, and canoe paddling done by me.