Ashram Sun

Andy Kravitz mastered it, Marcus J. Moore wrote the liner notes, Grace Oh took the cover photograph at the Sai Anantam Ashram and Nep Sidhu designed it. Botofasina plays keys and sings; Angel Bat Dawid, Randal Fisher on saxophone, Mia Doi Todd, MidnightRoba and Radha Botofasina on harp and vocals appear, with Fender Rhodes, field recordings, chimes, gong and reeds. He told PopMatters that the team aimed to finish before New Blue Sun came out on November 17, 2023, and that he believes the final files were delivered on November 16. "(The Circle) of Compassion" grew from a California gathering the trio recorded with the Living Earth crew. A deluxe edition on two LPs exists.

Ban Ban Ton Ton wrote that its ten tracks combined have the feeling of a healing ceremony, and described "Our Cottage to Across the Stream" as a euphoric big band jam with Brazilian influence. Audiopile framed it as a rebirth after the 2018 fire, moving from calming and naturalistic vistas of synths, chimes and woodwinds to bright bursts of release, and Beatcaffeine heard cosmic keys with earthy ambient tones, vocal chants and atmospheric percussion.