Ambient artist debuts are inherently low-key affairs and while they are often the antithesis of the burn from the first note ethos of pop music, they can in their own quiet way grab the attention of the discerning listener right from the off and create an instant sense that the journey they are about to undertake is being guided by steady hands. That is the sense I got from the first waves of sound and texture that rippled forth from Eve, by multidisciplinary artist Sam Ashton under the alias of Fortresses. 

Comprising three gently undulating drones made with a Mellotron iPhone app from manipulated guitar, synth lines, and field recordings, the album traces the arc of a day not by marking time itself but through the “less immediate means” of portraying the shifting patterns of light, shadow, temperature, and color as it unfolds. The inspiration for its making arose from Ashton’s own walks around London, where he is based, and the breezes the rush through its streets and gardens are woven into his beautifully drawn melodic progressions.

Short enough to not overstay its welcome, but long enough to carry one deep into an autumnal mood, Eve is both an assured and reassuring debut from an artist I, for one, look forward to hearing more from.
— Brian Housman, Stationary Travels