Circumfluence, registrato sul finire del 2021, testimonia nuovamente l'intimo e particolarissimo dialogo musicale tra David Garland e suo figlio Kenji, in affettuoso ricordo di Anne: "Our recording project Garlands began during Anne Garland’s (my wife and Kenji’s mother) terminal illness in 2019. Our intention was to soothe Anne and ourselves by both centering and expanding our consciousness with music, encouraging us to listen attentively in the ever-changing present moment. When I was a teenager trying to understand composer Arnold Schoenberg’s innovations, I found his phrase 'Klangfarbenmelodie', or 'sound-color-melody'. I was intrigued by the idea that texture rather than pitch could become the focus of music. Like flowing water, Circumfluence presents a single element (a repeating cycle of pitches) that is constantly changing in detail. A wonderful aspect of our set-up is that as we make music, our instruments respond with their own contributions and ideas. As we give, we receive, and that forms and informs our process."