Lovely tune, great for cruising lonely valleys

Today I’m visiting with one of my favourite German labels, Denovali Records, which I’ve been a fan of since its inception, back in 2005. The imprint publishes in a variety of genres, from ambient to post-industrial to modern composition to post-rock and jazz. But the aesthetic of releases is consistent in their mood, their atmospheres and cinematic sense. I can’t even begin to highlight its roster, but names like Subheim, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Dictaphone, and Bersarin Quartett should speak for themselves. I regrettably admit that somehow I missed LTO‘s debut for the label, Déjà Rêvé (2018), but I’ve caught his Storybook (2017) released on Injazero [and we’re now label mates!]. This sophomore offering, titled Daear, is a darker post-apocalyptic legend, with remnants of electronic and orchestral percussion, sweeping synth pads ala “Blade Runner“, and heavily processed piano. The result is a culmination of imagined landscapes, impregnated with folklore and mythology, observed through the lens of cosmic travels, zoomed in and out of sonic space. “Both images of enchanted forests battling enraged giants from the underworld and unimaginably hostile planetary events guide this work of great magnitude.” It’s a gorgeous soundtrack for these uncertain times, and I enjoyed its mystic story.


In 'Daear', LTO explores an expansive sound pallet of swelling synths and noise, ambiguous string instruments, thunderous percussion, unearthly voices and his signature sound the piano, mostly processed beyond recognition. The result is a mysterious and deeply textured journey that could be set in both the distant past and uncertain future, on this planet or beyond.

Daear

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Entry no 5 in our summer single series has arrived, the sublime ‘Blåregn’ by Copenhagen based composer @jacob_david. You can load it up wherever you listen to music: idol.lnk.to/blaregn

“It's a warm summer afternoon and I’m enjoying the cool breeze as I lay down in the garden. I close my eyes to take in the sound of the wind in my ears, and its touch upon my arms. In this meditative state, I look up to see a flower with loose branches hanging above me, swaying softly. It is the Blåregn...”

Blåregn

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Jacob David - Blåregn

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Opening track from Ian Hawgood's Impermanence, released 18th April 2019 on Slowcraft Records.

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