TONE RANGER RELEASES ‘CONFLUENCE’

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“There’s something quietly kaleidoscopic about Tone Ranger’s return: a fusion of life’s smallest marvels and its largest questions, filtered through synth pulses, field recordings, and the giddy logic of parenthood.” RIVAL MAGAZINE

“These aren’t tracks built for algorithmic consumption; they’re handmade talismans of experience. Like the land that inspires him, his music is raw, mystical, and fiercely alive.” Electro Wow

“Tone Ranger is building a sonic universe where everything is sacred, a little sweaty, and possibly enchanted” One West Magazine

August 8, 2025 -  After years of crafting what fans lovingly dubbed “desert house,” multi-instrumentalist and sound explorer Tone Ranger (Alex Simon) steps into uncharted terrain with the release of Confluence—his most expansive and genre-defying album to date. Written between Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico and recorded from a van, a yurt, and Animalia Studios in Santa Fe, Confluence is a mystical mosaic of field recordings, orchestral textures, and electronic pulse. It’s a listening experience that invites the audience into communion with the seen and unseen worlds.

The music journeys through enchanted forests and epic mesas, through mycelial networks and starry skies. From the crashing synths of the opening track to the hushed intimacy of Tone Ranger humming beside a campfire, Confluence holds space for both the cosmic and the elemental. The album refuses categorization, weaving together indie electronic, ambient, orchestral, and experimental tones into something deeply intuitive and uniquely alive.

“Confluence is about stepping into the unknown - the darkest part of the forest, the depths of the ocean - and finding home. It’s a balance of vastness and intimacy, the familiar and unfamiliar, masculine and feminine, animal, plant and human.”

Collaborators on the album include vocalists Melas Leukos, Elena Shelton, Gracey Crane, Evelyn Drach, and Tone Ranger himself, with flute by Mimoha and violin by Braydon Schmick. Mastered by Maxim Trotter, the album is steeped in the wild and sacred landscapes of the Southwest, echoing memories of oceans past and reverence for what remains.

Dark Horse

Check out Tone Ranger’s recent collaboration with Evelyn Drach with animation by Little Big Bang.

Through The Canyon Doorway

Tone Ranger follows radio signals which lead him into the heart of an ancient canyon. Here, he performs songs inspired by the deserts of New Mexico, opening portals into alternate realms. 'Through The Canyon Doorway' was performed and recorded live in Diablo Canyon.

PAST RELEASES

  • Bloom/Manzanita (singles)

    Tone Ranger dives into his Spanish & Levantine roots, returning to his initial passion - classical guitar. Fusing his signature playful beats & varied palette of instrumentation, he presents a new body of work with joyful homages to his hometown Santa Fe. With local musicians contributing on trumpet and violin, this collection sparkles with the mysterious energy of the Southwest.

    Listen on Spotify or download on Bandcamp.

  • Dark Horse (single) Tone Ranger x Evelyn Drach

    'Dark Horse' takes us on a voyage through the computer screen, down the wires, through a coded world into a neon desert-scape full of wild horses.

    “Tone Ranger and Evelyn Drach invite listeners to experience a stunning auditory landscape that resonates with emotion and creativity” Tunesaround

    ”A superb collaboration from two pioneering artists whose talents collide to deliver something entirely new and thoroughly enjoyable”     Plastic Magazine

  • Labyrinths (EP)

    Tone Ranger’s latest collection travels through dark corridors, into hallways of mirrors that lead to labyrinths. From ambient electronic to experimental classical music, these songs explore the deeper territories of Tone Ranger’s ongoing ‘Peaks & Valleys’ works.

    Listen on Spotify. Watch the film on Youtube.

  • Through The Canyon Doorway (Live EP)

    Recorded live in Diablo Canyon, New Mexico, Tone Ranger performs versions of songs from Desert Rose. Listen on Spotify or watch on Youtube.

  • Desert Rose (Album)

    Tone Ranger's debut album is a sonic journey across vast open landscapes, beneath blazing sun and star filled skies.

    This release is part of a larger episodic collection called ‘Peaks & Valleys’, a body of music that journeys from euphoric summits to the depths of ocean caves and the cosmos.

    Download on Bandcamp.

  • Jellyfish & Silhouettes (singles)

    Two oceanic tracks featuring flutist Mimoha, a long term Tone Ranger collaborator.

    Listen on Spotify.

  • Follow The Sun (EP)

    Dusty desert roads, neon casino lights, a journey from the glittering city into the world, following the sun.

    Download on Bandcamp.

  • Tone Ranger (EP)

    Tone Ranger's debut EP released by Jumpsuit Records. Listen on Spotify.

  • On The Horizon (EP)

    Tone Ranger's second EP. Released by Jumpsuit Records. Listen on Spotify.

  • Ayé Yewo (Liquid Bloom, Poranguí, Spice Trader) Tone Ranger remix

  • Highland Step - Scott Nice, Tone Ranger remix

  • Swim To Shore - GARZA, Tone Ranger remix

  • House Made Of Sun (single)

  • Don't Let Go ft.Bluebird (single)

    Check out the music video directed by Freedom Hopkins here.

  • Better - Elena Shelton (remix)

    Remix of 'Better' from Elena Shelton's self-titled album, released by Animalia Music. Listen on Spotify.

  • Shangri La - Paco Versailles, Tone Ranger remix

  • Mágico (G's Dust Up) - Tone Ranger, GARZA remix

    Tone Ranger & GARZA (Thievery Corporation) second collaboration. Listen on Spotify.

  • “Tone Ranger has a genre all to himself, Electrocana. Hailing from Santa Fe New Mexico his music has an epic scale that evokes the desert he inhabits..”

    FATEA MAGAZINE

  • “Tone Ranger rises from the landscape as one of the most exciting artists emerging out of the American Southwest”

    EDM.COM

  • “Tone Ranger fuses elements of Americana, psychedelia and deep house to create a wildly unique and fresh new combination of sounds”

    THIS SONG IS SICK

  • “His live performances are joyous and inviting affairs for fans of electronic and Western music alike.”

    SANTA FE REPORTER

  • Echoes Podcast: Tone Ranger Giddy-ups Into Ambient Country Space. LISTEN HERE:

    ECHOES RADIO

  • "His music, much like the desert landscapes that inspire him, instils the vastness of the open skies, the warmth of the sands and the otherworldly glow of starlit nights"

    PLASTIC MAGAZINE

  • "Tone Ranger’s music occupies a unique niche in today’s musical landscape, where instrumentals often struggle for mainstream acceptance. Yet Simon’s ability to produce work that resonates with listeners—beyond those with a penchant for the esoteric—is a testament to his skill."

    DA DA DA MUSIC

  • ”Bloom achieves a sense of narrative without words, merging tradition with a dash of cosmic futurism, particularly in the sporadic electronic effects that punctuate the mix like brief glimpses of starlight in an endless night sky.”

    DA DA DA Music