More blissfully vaporous music from the increasingly excellent Make Mine Music imprint, this time from Sebastien Wright's Still Crescent project, which releases this EP as a second installment in a series of three. As the title would indicate, this EP is very much influenced by the stillness and crispness of winter, with much of this music characterised by a chilly absoluteness, combining soft drones with brittle crackling textures. 'The Sombre Spire' heralds a blurry mass of resonant, muted tones, an aesthetic probably best harnessed by 'Dreadful Martyrdom', a piece that tangles together what sounds like obscured field recordings, icy synths and an incredibly light beat pattern, all resulting in something that comes close to a more minimal take on the wispy sonic drifts of Xela's For Frosty Mornings And Summer Nights. Another noteworthy highlight comes in the form of 'Loomis', another deep freeze ñ an auditory whiteout in which quivering Boards Of Canada synths gently guide the understated melody. Recommended.