Aural Gallery a new tastemaker blog and music curation platform devoted to cinematic and melodic electronic music, opens its editorial chapter with a project that perfectly expresses its mission: celebrating thoughtfully crafted, emotionally resonant music that might otherwise stay under the radar.

That project is Frozen Forward, the latest release from composer–producer SailSki, the electronic music persona of award-winning composer Carlos Alberto Serrano. Blending chill house with ambient storytelling, this three-part single is a lush, carefully sculpted journey through the textures of winter, motion, and memory.

In an online landscape crowded with walls of bite-sized blurbs, loud design, and shallow coverage, Aural Gallery takes a different approach: fewer features, more depth—and a visual experience that feels curated, welcoming, and professional, with particular care for listeners and readers who are tired of hyper-masculine, cluttered music spaces. Launching with seven fully curated playlists, maintained across all major streaming platforms, Aural Gallery aims to become a home for listeners who value taste, nuance, and narrative in electronic music.

Frozen Forward is a fitting inaugural spotlight.

Meet SailSki: A Composer Stepping into the Chill Space

SailSki isn’t arriving from nowhere. Behind the alias is Carlos Alberto Serrano, an award-winning composer whose work spans film scores, classical commissions, and immersive musical storytelling. That experience shows immediately in how Frozen Forward is built.

Where much chill house and downtempo electronica leans on repetition and static mood, SailSki writes like a storyteller. His pieces unfurl with a sense of arc and intention—more like scenes from a film than tracks built for playlists alone.

Having lived in Puerto Rico, Chicago, New York City, Vermont, and Madrid, Serrano draws from a broad emotional and cultural palette. The warmth of the Caribbean, the urban hum of Chicago, the reflective silence of Vermont winters, and the slower, contemplative energy of Madrid all find subtle echoes in this winter trilogy.

The Concept of Frozen Forward: Stillness, Motion, and the Moment Before

Frozen Forward takes winter seriously—not just as scenery, but as a state of being. Across its three movements, the EP explores a core tension: how it feels to be held in stillness while something inside you is ready to move.

• The anticipation before the first real snowfall.
• The restlessness of waiting to step into the landscape.
• The grounded rhythm of finally moving through snow—body, breath, and heartbeat in sync.

Rather than leaning on “melodic minimalism,” the project sits in a more nuanced space: cinematic chill house—steady grooves, subtle builds, and rich atmospheric layers that invite close listening as much as they invite motion.

Track One – “White Horizon”: A Blank Page of Snow

The trilogy opens with “White Horizon”, an instrumental that feels like stepping into a world where everything is freshly reset. A gentle kick and understated percussion provide a measured pulse beneath wide, airy pads and glimmering arpeggios. The arrangement doesn’t rush; it breathes, creating a sense of space akin to standing in an open field of snow under a pale winter sky.

Track Two – “Let It Fall”: Restlessness and Release

At the heart of the trilogy is “Let It Fall”, the only track where SailSki’s voice steps forward. Here, the emotional center of Frozen Forward becomes explicit. The song sits on a chill, danceable framework—steady four-on-the-floor pulse, restrained percussion, and warm low-end movement—while the vocal brings a sense of intimacy and longing. The lyrics circle around yearning for snowfall and what it represents: motion, carving lines into slopes, answering a call that feels both physical and inner.

Lines about Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s iconic peak, turn the landscape into a kind of silent partner in the story: present, patient, waiting. Critics have already gravitated toward this track. Early coverage highlights its “hypnotic aura… with captivating and hype vocals” and its ability to be both approachable and emotionally layered. It’s the track that’s likely to pull new listeners into SailSki’s world—and into Aural Gallery’s orbit.

Track Three – “Snow Pulse”: The Rhythm Beneath the Quiet

The trilogy closes with “Snow Pulse”, a piece that shifts the focus from anticipation to embodiment. Where “White Horizon” is the view, and “Let It Fall” is the longing, “Snow Pulse” is the footfall—the feeling of snow compressing under boots, of a body finally moving through the landscape it has been waiting for.

Deep, rounded bass and gently insistent rhythmic patterns give the track a heartbeat quality, while evolving synth motifs trace paths through the mix like ski lines on a mountainside. Insight Music described the track as flirting “with the structured edges of synthwave while retaining a cinematic soul,” capturing the blend of form and feeling at play here.

It’s a grounded, resonant closing chapter that invites repeat listens.

Cinematic Craft: How Frozen Forward Is Built

One of the reasons Frozen Forward feels so complete, especially for listeners used to film and high-level composition, is its attention to craft.

• Cinematic pacing: Each track features a clear trajectory—introductions that invite, developments that deepen, and resolutions that feel earned rather than abrupt.
• Layered textures: Pads, plucks, reversed elements, and environmental sounds are layered in ways that create depth without clutter.
• Emotional harmony: Instead of relying on big, sudden harmonic shifts, SailSki works with subtle changes in voicing, timbre, and density to move the listener emotionally.

These choices make Frozen Forward equally suited to focused listening, late-night drives, and the kind of deep-listening environments Aural Gallery seeks to cultivate.

“Let It Fall” on Screen: Banjo, First Snow, and Quiet Joy

The official music video for “Let It Fall” extends the EP’s winter storytelling into the visual realm. Filmed during the first snowfall of the season in Northern Vermont, it follows Banjo, a black labradoodle, exploring the fresh snow alongside SailSki himself.

What could have been simple “pretty scenery” instead becomes an expression of motion and joy. Banjo doesn’t just run—he seems to dance with the music, his movements syncing naturally with the track’s phrasing and groove. With more than 44,000 views across YouTube and VEVO, the video has already connected with a wide audience, hinting at the project’s potential beyond audio alone.

Aural Gallery’s Role: From First Feature to Ongoing Home

As the first in-depth blog feature on Aural Gallery, Frozen Forward serves as a statement of intent.

• A relatively unknown name in the electronic space or music in general,
• with high-level compositional chops,
• crafting cinematic, emotionally intelligent music that deserves a larger stage.

Alongside this feature, Frozen Forward is now woven into Aural Gallery’s launch collection of seven fully curated playlists, maintained across major platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music. These playlists are designed not as algorithmic dumps, but as carefully sequenced listening experiences, placing SailSki alongside artists such as Nora En Pure, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and Ben Böhmer.

For listeners, it’s an invitation: step into a space where curation is thoughtful, articles are meant to be read—not skimmed—and design welcomes rather than overwhelms.

For SailSki, it’s a deserved spotlight. For Aural Gallery, it’s the beginning of what promises to be a catalog of artist stories carved with the same care as the music they celebrate.