A dream collaboration if there ever was one, at least among the ambient synth heads out in the Pacific Northwest, Water Bureau sees Panabrite’s Norm Chambers team up with Pulse Emitter’s Daryl Groetsch for a new cassette due out November 27 via Sacred Phrases. If “Portlandia” is to be believed, this is one of the first collabs between PDX and SEA that hasn’t come to blows or resulted in intercity name calling. Water Bureau, as you would expect from Chambers and Groetsch, contains a bevy of smooth, aquatic synth mind warriors, and “The Wizard’s Kitchen” is a primo introduction to the tape. Light, relaxing keys take over in a minimal jam that’s puttin’ me in a most mellow mood. I can say without hyperbole that Water Bureau is a must listen tape that will fry your mind in the chillest way, so ditch the Black Friday insanity and order this tape when it drops November 27.