Gamelan Voices - I (2017)

Gamelan Voices only debuted on Gong Ear back in March, and already we're faced with a brand-spanking new LP from the mystery artist; that means bass-driven ambient textures of the highest calibre. While many artists choose to go for the 'expansive' touch, Gamelan Voices constructs drones with movement clearly at the core of the equation. This album travels across nine rhythmic walls of sound, each one bringing through something different and effortlessly enchanting, and it's precisely this sense of quirky, kinetic energy that kept us wildly entertined for the entire trip. There's no room for boring, monotonous drones here; what's the point of anything else when so much fun can be had with so little?