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01. Ulf Lohmann - Sicht
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02. Thomas Fehlmann - Treatment
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03. Mikkel Metal - Patience
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04. Marsen Jules - The Philosophers Trap
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05. Cologne Tape - Moorpark
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06. Simon Scott - Für Betty
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07. The Bionaut - Aquamarine (Triola Mix)
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08. Wolfgang Voigt - Rückverzauberung 8
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09. The Field - Cupid's Head (Gas Ambient Mix)
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10. Ulf Lohmann - PCC
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ARTIST
VA
TITLE
Pop Ambient 2014
FORMAT
LP+CD
LABEL
KOMPAKT
CATALOG #
KOM 291LP
KOM 291LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
2/4/2014
LP version. Comes with a CD copy of the album. Kompakt presents the 2014 edition of their beloved
Pop Ambient
series. First things first: the god of pads has returned. After a six year hiatus,
Ulf Lohmann
reports back to
Pop Ambient
. As one of the first to break the mould, Lohmann has shaped Kompakt's early ambient sound in a decisive manner. Fortunately, his two tear-jerking masterpieces "PCC" and "Sicht" sound like he was never gone. Kompakt is also celebrating some sort of reunion with
The Bionaut
. It's the alter ego
Jörg Burger
used back in the early '90s, creating unforgettable hits such as "Everybody's Kissing Everyone" and the album
Lush Life Electronica
, released via EMI's infamous sub-label, Harvest. With the use of real guitars and vocals, the new "Triola Mix" of the 1992 classic "Aquamarine" gives you a promising foretaste of the upcoming
Triola
album and a
Best of Bionaut
compilation on Kompakt Klassiks. Complex and surprisingly varied, the 14th installment in the long-running
Pop Ambient
series continues with
Thomas Fehlmann
, whose contribution "Treatment" confidently combines the art of free-form vocabulary with well-chosen, economically set piano accents, followed by
Simon Scott
and
Mikkel Metal
, who indulge in a sensitive, reduced loop aesthetic complete with echoes of sing-along melodies. An indispensable
Pop Ambient
regular for a few years now,
Marsen Jules
endows this latest edition with "The Philosophers Trap" -- reminiscent of architecture, it's a bizarre soundscape of sublime elegance.
Cologne Tape
is actually a Kraut electronics all-star live project that has been dreamed up for the modern era. Their cut "Moorpark" is a picturesque gem of musical mushroom-hunting in the enchanted forest of illusions. Last but not least,
Wolfgang Voigt
makes a welcome entry. With "Rückverzauberung 8," he continues his eponymous project series in a reassured manner, with worryingly shimmering pads providing a necessary air of seriousness lurking at the fringes of beauty's darker side. No less compelling is his remix of "Cupid's Head," the title-track of the latest full-length offering from
The Field
. Going by his project name
Gas
for the first time since 2008, Voigt once again showcases his unique, boundary-bending style between the abstract and the concrete, harmony and atonality, art and pop. The caring fusion of music from diverse artists and styles into an atmospherically-dense Gesamtkunstwerk makes the
Pop Ambient
compilation an unparalleled -- and timeless -- listening experience.
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