Divine Sky

Ryan Benthall’s Divine Sky is a genre-defying journey that lifts you out of the ordinary and into something expansive, alive, and deeply human. Born from a race against time as the final sessions at the original Octave Studios unfolded, this all-original recording captures the raw energy of live instrumental performances blended seamlessly with richly layered analog synthesizers and atmospheric textures.

Rooted in piano-driven compositions influenced as much by jazz as by Debussy and modern ambient soundscapes, the music flows with a natural, unforced sense of space—no click tracks, no formulas, just pure expression. The result is a captivating, immersive experience where acoustic instruments and electronics merge into a vivid, dreamlike world. Recorded in DSD 256 by Jay Elliott, Divine Sky is a bold, beautifully realized statement.

Ryan Benthall – piano, analog synthesizer
Braxton Kahn – drums
Bill McCrossen – upright bass
David Bernot – tenor saxophone
Sean Applebee – trumpet
Jason Greenlaw – guitar