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01. Stephan Mathieu - April im Oktober
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02. The Orb - Alpine Dawn
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03. Anton Kubikov - April
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04. Max Würden - Unterwasser
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05. Sicker Man & Gregor Schwellenbach - Turns
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06. Würden & Pfeiffer - Feinherb
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07. Mikkel Metal - Titan
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08. Dave DK - Veira (Leandro Fresco Mix)
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09. Wolfgang Voigt - Rückverzauberung (Thore Pfeiffer Megamix)
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10. Jens-Uwe Beyer - The Bremen
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11. Leandro Fresco - Configuración de Ataque
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12. Thore Pfeiffer - Idyll
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ARTIST
VA
TITLE
Pop Ambient 2016
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
KOMPAKT
CATALOG #
KOMP 128CD
KOMP 128CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
11/13/2015
It's no small feat to keep an ambient compilation fresh and interesting for over a decade, especially when the core aesthetic idea is as well-defined as
Pop Ambient
's. But this didn't keep
Pop Ambient 2015
(KOMP 120CD/KOM 315LP) from finding a compelling balance between veteran contributors like
Jens-Uwe Beyer
and
Leandro Fresco
and new, idiosyncratic voices like
Max Würden
and
Thore Pfeiffer
. They all return for
Pop Ambient 2016
, joining a captivating cast that also includes heavyweight soundsmiths, experimental composers, and ambient confidants.
Pop Ambient 2016
opens with electroacoustic composer and installation artist
Stephan Mathieu
, whose highly textured opening drone "April Im Oktober" bears all the hallmarks of a pop ambient classic, stealthily weaving in layers of sound and moving fluidly between territories. Meanwhile,
The Orb
show off the full extent of their experience in the field and have their own little ambient collage opera going on in "Alpine Dawn," a slight detour from their beat-laden 2015 full-length
Moonbuilding 2703 AD
(KOMP 124CD/KOM 330LP), but on that same level of masterful sonic dexterity.
SCSI-9
's
Anton Kubikov
builds momentum with a sweet melody, slowly evolving to the atmospheric backdrop of a light synth rain, while Würden imagines a dreamy yet twisted underwater world with lots of space to get lost in. He later returns for a collaboration with Pfeiffer, the other newcomer hero from
Pop Ambient 2015
, and the result is a fascinating amalgamation of both producers' distinct sonic sensibilities -- the grittier, drone-based approach from Würden and Pfeiffer's penchant for roaming samples and skewed loops. Another dedicated collab comes from
Sicker Man
and
Gregor Schwellenbach
, who team up for the string-infused, cinematic epic "Turns." Longstanding Kompakt ally
Mikkel Metal
presents the surging "Titan," followed by Fresco's magisterial rework of
Dave DK
's "Veira" from his 2015
Val Maira
album (KOMP 121CD/KOM 326LP). Pfeiffer's "Megamix" of
Wolfgang Voigt
's "Rückverzauberung" reimagines an entire concept series as one sweeping cut before Beyer continues his expeditions into hypnotic, semi-acoustic soundscapes on "The Bremen," transitioning into the windy mountaintops of Fresco's mysterious, multi-layered "Configuración de Ataque." Pfeiffer has the honor of concluding
Pop Ambient 2016
with the appropriately titled "Idyll," a soothing, swirling synth study that gives the listener ample opportunity to return to mundane reality at their own pace.
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