A calling card for its roster, a platform for musicians’ side projects and a profile booster for unsigned artists, Driftless Recordings’ second ambient compilation is packed with left- field delights.
In Megafortress and CFCF the label boasts two artists who imbue their electroacoustic compositions with an emotional depth.
Jack Tatum (Wild Nothing) provides a couple of melodically rich, typically timeless short instrumentals and The Canonical Office by Matt Mondanile hints at the Ducktails and Real Estate member's experimental interests.
But UK producer JSHUA steals the show; his doom-laden Kyoto Realisms, made using field recordings from Kyoto station, is magnificent in its precision and scale.
Rewarding and challenging, these 11 tracks point listeners to previously unmarked attractions on the ambient map.
