Patricia Wolf on the Magic of Field Recordings

The Portland ambient artist speaks about her musical biography, her inspiration and a trip to Mount St. Helens

In spring 2022, I listened to nothing but Patricia Wolf’s album I’ll Look For You In Others. It appeared just at the right time for me, coming right out of a depressive episode, finding comfort in its melancholic yet soothing and hopeful synth tones.

For the Portland, Oregon, based artist it was her debut solo album. In the period of writing that record,…