Cool Maritime

Electronic musician and filmmaker Sean Hellfritsch produces lush, inviting soundscapes as Cool Maritime, taking inspiration from Japanese environmental ambient composers like Hiroshi Yoshimura as well as the soundtracks to computer games such as MYST. Actively releasing material since 2012, his recordings range from the expansive drones of 2016's Some Sort of Wave Portal to the more accessible, high-definition melodies of 2022's Big Earth Energy. Hellfritsch grew up in the outskirts of Santa Cruz before his family moved to a canyon near the redwood forests of California. His ...