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Jonas Munk is a Danish composer known for his atmospheric, ambient soundscapes, released under his real name, as well as the celebrated Manual project, which I've been following from the early 2000s via Make Mine Music, Darla, and Morr. Most of his solo works (and collaborations with Ulrich Schnauss) appear on his own Azure Vista Records, including the record I'm sharing today. And if that's not enough, you may [and should] recognise his other renowned project with Jason Kolb, known as Billow Observatory, which I've lauded on these pages for every single release. If you already know this fantastic artist, you can learn more about his process in this interview, which I published in 2019: In the studio with Jonas Munk. His latest release, titled Mirror Phase, is the final record in the trilogy of minimal ambient albums composed using guitar loops and lush synth pads. My favourite piece on the album is the title track, which is why I'm happy to premiere it for you today. This is the longest piece, approaching 18 minutes, and it's a slow-burn evolution of warm frequencies that oscillate at different phases, creating that beating of constantly shifting patterns, which finally develop into a blissful sonic space. Suddenly, all of the eighteen minutes pass, and I feel like I should experience the journey all over. Everything is perfectly out of focus, creating a brand-new perspective on repeat rotations. These are the stunning "sonic structures that gradually evolve, like cloud formations in the sky..." Fans of delicate and introspective moments from the likes of William Basinski, Christopher Willits, and Stars of the Lid will find themselves in a familiar environment with plenty of texture to get lost in and then discover themselves again.

Read more on Headphone Commute:
https://headphonecommute.com/2024/10/24/jonas-munk-mirror-phase/

Mirror Phase

TRACK PREMIERE : Jonas Munk - Mirror Phase

Lava Love

Banha da Cobra -  Machango (from Lava Love, CREP110, 2025)

First Journey - “Limited Edition 12" available at:
https://coding.bandcamp.com/album/first-journey

In each track, you will find samples captured from the depths of the space, not always obvious but always there.
Enjoy the intersection of real-world phenomena and human imagination.
credits
released October 4, 2024

Music, Mixing & Design by: Kacper Graczyk (part of mindses music label)

coding - First Journey - 05 - Cosmo

Brutal Threshold

https://soundcloud.com/wantonwitch & https://soundcloud.com/wrack90 for @overmybodytw

www.retreatradio.net/koma0000

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Koma0000 #4 w/ Wanton Witch & WRACK (24/01/25)

drn 2

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Faint Signal

From the album Sounds From Phantom Islands: https://andrewpekler.bandcamp.com/album/sounds-from-phantom-islands

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Los Jardines

Sometimes music is just part of something bigger. Who better to understand this than the creators of background music - ambient. Sound in space has always been very important for us and its interaction and building up imagination, stimulating emotions in the listener, often crucial in deciding the final form of our music.

coding - First Journey - 05 - Cosmo

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