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MojoJan 27, 2017Annual waft of immersive drones, synthscaped romance, glassy yogic remixes. [Feb 2017, p.99]
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Jan 27, 2017The 2017 installment of Kompakt's ever-reliable Pop Ambient series serves up a typical assortment of wintry, occasionally somber, always reflective ambient pieces.
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Jan 27, 2017They all set out what they intend to do, which is to medicate listeners through meditation while giving them a glimpse of what’s to come on the Kompakt roster. The quality of the releases themselves is shaped by the listener’s willingness to drop all pop pretenses.
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Jan 27, 2017Kompakt's recent box set for Voigt's Gas project is arguably the ne plus ultra of emotionally resonant ambient music from the past two decades. Its influence looms over Pop Ambient 2017, but this music can nonetheless be its own soundtrack for daydreaming. On that level, the series continues to be worthwhile, but if its reach was just a little wider, it could be even more.