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Announcing “Place of Rest” – the new album by Tim Corpus

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Immersive New 90-Minute Ambient Album ‘Place of Rest’ Guides Listeners Into Deep, Restorative Sleep

Crafted with scientifically-backed breathing techniques, 432Hz drones, and rich soundscapes designed to calm the mind and body.

Independent composer and sound artist Tim Corpus today announced the upcoming release of Place of Rest, a deeply immersive, 90-minute concept album meticulously engineered to facilitate the transition from waking anxiety to deep, restorative sleep. Comprising five distinct atmospheric movements plus a continuous, uninterrupted 90-minute listening experience, the project serves as a sonic sanctuary for those navigating sleeplessness and daily stress.

Unlike standard ambient collections, Place of Rest operates as a progressive narrative structure that mirrors the natural biological descent into deep sleep. By combining organic improvisations, specialized breath-work pacing, and targeted sound therapy frequencies, the album moves from active relaxation into the deep wave cycles required for true physical and mental recovery.

“Sleep can often feel painfully out of reach, caught behind the noise and distractions of our waking lives,” says Tim. “With Place of Rest, I wanted to create a very real and relaxing space where the listener could anchor themselves, let go of the day’s tension, and be gently guided into a restorative state. Each track serves as a structural stepping stone into deeper layers of rest.”

Track-by-Track Journey:

  • Deep Roots: The album opens with a textural, timeless world where melodies, harmonies, and rhythms float without clear definition. Built from layered, organic improvisations, this track invites listeners to forget the day and plant their roots for deep relaxation.
  • 4-7-8: Inspired directly by the 4-7-8 breathing technique popularized by Dr. Andrew Weil, this movement structurally guides the listener’s respiration. The music actively paces the breath before settling into a soft, regular rhythm that melts away residual tension and fades gently into sleep.
  • Through the Window: Sometimes sleep feels far away. You’re laying awake and it feels like you’ll never fall asleep. This track imagines sleep to be an escape, like climbing through a window, moving away from the distractions of the day. After the listener has calmed their breathing through the previous track, they are invited to out the window, into an expansive, soft dreamscape. A welcoming and relaxing environment.
  • An Ocean: Emulating the weightless sensation of floating, this track captures the transition into the deeper stages of the sleep cycle. The air softens, muscles completely relax, and the body weightlessly drifts as autonomic systems slow down.
  • Delta: Reaching the ultimate destination of deep sleep, the album’s tuning shifts entirely to the resonant frequency of 432Hz. Parallel synthesis drones float through an expansive, highly reverberant space, accompanied by deep rolling bass drums and pink noise specifically engineered to block out worldly distractions.

Available on all major streaming platforms and digital stores on August 6, 2026, Place of Rest offers a vital tool for wellness, mindfulness practitioners, and anyone seeking refuge from sleep deprivation. The full 90-minute continuous mix provides an uninterrupted canopy of sound perfect for overnight playback.

Tim Corpus has been composing for live performance, film and media for the past decade with performances at Carnegie Hall, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia Festival, the Kennedy Center, Chicago’s Auditorium Theater, and more. His previous releases include the critically acclaimed “MMXX” in 2021 and “Alphabet” in 2023.

”Corpus’s writing is consistently inventive: It’s never quite clear whether the soloists are teasing one another or casually trying to one-up each other, and you’ll never hear a xylophone sound more mournful than it does at the middle of the movement. I’s always a high endorsement, to both performer and composer, when people start hooting in the middle of a classical music piece like they’re at a stadium show.”

Hannah Edgar Chicago Tribune

Tim Corpus is a composer with a genuine lyric impulse. He writes music that is at the same time challenging and appealing - which should be the ideal of any composer. He has a wonderful ear for sound and for shape. This is a composer with a real and important voice.

Henry Fogel Retired Dean of the Chicago College of Performing Arts and CEO/President of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

...`{`Three Pieces for Five Timpani`}` is an outstanding addition to the literature for timpani and great for advanced recital programs.

George Frock Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas

Tim Corpus is a wonderfully skilled composer who has important things to say with his music. His debut album, Breath, is extremely impressive. Beautiful and exciting music to be sure!

Larry Alan Smith Composer

Tim Corpus' music is complex, original and steeped in tradition. His Three Pieces for Five Timpani is clearly an extension of the composers, such as Elliott Carter, that came before him. The pieces are challenging but fulfilling to learn and perform. Possibly the most important thing about Tim's timpani writing is that audiences will enjoy listening to his compositions. He is taking solo timpani writing to the next level.

Ed Harrison Timpanist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago

The melodic gestures in Tim Corpus' masterful piece for strings, ``Breath``, are paced so that a listener’s respiration pattern aligns itself instinctively with the slow and even pulse of the piece. Breath creates a powerful performer/listener symbiosis, a remarkable accomplishment on the part of the composer.

Steven Gryc Composer

Tim Corpus’s music is beautifully lyrical, nicely voiced and technically well-realized. In person, he is a pleasure to work with. We very much enjoyed recording his first two string quartets and hope to see more from him in the future.

Jen Leckie Violinist, Grant Street String Quartet

I recently had the pleasure of conducting the premiere of First Flight. It is artfully written, fresh, unique, and best of all – a beautiful piece of music! Tim is a major talent with big things in store for his future. It clearly deserves a permanent place in the repertoire of any serious wind ensemble. I can't wait to program it again!

Stephen Squires Conductor, Chicago College of Performing Arts Wind Ensemble

I have worked with Tim Corpus as a performer, composer and teacher. He brings passion and energy to his craft. He is a young lion who is making his mark on the Chicago music scene.

Kevin Miller Retired Band Director, Schaumburg High School

I've had the pleasure of knowing Tim for years now, and I learned very quickly that his passion and talent as a performer and composer are unquestioned. Everything he does is handled with a rare combination of intensity and care, and his works display such attributes. His lyricism in particular, along with his rich, beautiful harmonies and intricate polyphony set him apart from many of his colleagues. In a world littered with simple, non-intellectual music, Tim is breaking through and creating a new, exciting, accessible, and, most importantly, intelligent style of music that is imperative to the future of our art form.

Matt Bronstein Axiom Brass Quintet

Breath is very professionally produced, and the overall impression is of a lyrical and rhapsodic voice. I think Breath is a great starter, very ample and serene, even ecstatic. The second quartet is lively and engaging throughout.

Dr. Robert Carl Composer

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