With Paisajes, the Mexico City scene institution explores his penchant for syncopated textures and dark, moody ambiance while taking us on a sonic tour of his country's breath-taking topography, the album's five tracks—"Ciudad," "Jungla," "Sabana," "Desierto," and "Playa"—transporting listeners into the city, jungle, sheet (or savana), desert, and beach, respectively.
I think of spy fiction set in Europe — by John le Carré, Alan Furst, Charles McCarry — as being dark in ambiance and mood: twilight scenes, drizzle, disappointed characters with their best years and opportunities behind them.
"Our Lady of the Assassins," adapted from Fernando Vallejo's 1994 novel "La Virgen de los Sicarios," has a murky, dark-hued ambiance all its own.
Contrasting colors provide the best ambiance; darker monotones can be a bit dreary.
The ambiance is a bit dark, but secure and safe.
The ambiance was cut-rate Charles Addams haunted house: dark and candlelit, with fake cobwebs hanging all over everything.
For dinner, though, you'd be hard pressed to beat Avalon Grille's sophisticated ambiance; the restaurant's color palette of light and dark woods, pristine white serving plates and glass-enclosed wine cellar all exude classic style.
Hand troweled concrete floors, hand-crafted furnishings, natural wood shutters, expansive doors and windows framed in dark mahogany, recessed lighting and abundant natural light all blend to create an open, breezy, casual ambiance.
