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- Summary: The third full-length release for the Koen Holtkamp project was created and recorded during the months before and after the birth of his child.
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- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Experimental Ambient
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Dec 5, 2018Holtkamp finds a beatific atmosphere somewhere between the first BEAST recordings and his earlier work.
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Dec 5, 2018Supremely joyous and creative, Ens feels like the beginning of a new chapter for Holtkamp, and it's one of his most enjoyable works.
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UncutDec 5, 2018He's made one of his most uncompromisingly lovely albums, a tender notebook of pointillist electronics, deep waves of drone and ever ascending, yet melancholy, melody. [Dec 2018, p.23]
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Dec 5, 2018Ens tables the queries, at least temporarily, for a strictly personal statement. However you approach its aesthetic beauty, that is a much less satisfying response.
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MojoDec 5, 2018Spare, simple, languid, often Ens lacks, ironically, is a wildness. In the end, it's just a little too tame. [Jan 2019, p.85]