Phil Struck - NNO (2018)

Phil Struck is an increasingly charismatic presence within the experimental field, and his cassettes have caused even the most loyal of vinyl aficionados among us to cop a tape deck and hit PLAY. Out through the endlessly playful Ana Ott imprint, this is the perfect balance of musicality and abstraction, blending organic instruments together with swarms of ethereal electronics. Unlike other releases in this category, however, there is much more going on here than mere drones or ambient waves; Struck has a way of moulding sounds and melodies that will render them endlessly pleasing to an audience that has been conditioned to think in terms of beats and movement. A deep and explorative journey that we find to be utterly unmissable!