I appreciate OH dropping something different in here, it's cool to get a nice spread of genres for the club.
The album is nice and tame. One thing that would make it a lot better for me would be if the piano was less prominent and if the electronics were a little more in the foreground. This is because the piano on some tracks worked really well (like Bergen), while others had melodies that weren't that great (such as the opener), and the electronics were good across the board. The album works best for me as a handful of tracks than a full album experience due to the monotony. The influence of Eno is obvious on this record, as Goldmund takes an approach to make their music "as ignorable as it is interesting." However, most of the tracks are a little too ignorable for me, while some tracks like Bowen have a more interesting fluid rhythm that's almost akin to a heartbeat.
This album has some interesting ideas spread across some of the tracks, but there's just not enough flavour for me. It's pleasant background music for sure, but there's much more rewarding ambient music out there. 4/10
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