Ring The Dark Atlantic is a departure from Charles' other recordings in that it is experimental, atmospheric and has deeply layered sound arrangements. Contained within this album are songs (in the traditional sense) but there are also instrumental pieces with recurring themes that come in and out of this dream-like landscape. This recording was Charles' attempt at cutting loose from many of the musical conventions he has structured his songs around. There are elements of the classical, country, doo wop and psychedelic genre and they are mostly jumbled together in a sonic, stumbling stroll, the likes of which one might undertake after some kind of psychotic episode. Features DJ Mendel on drums and Josh Stark on upright bass.