ABOUT THIS ITEM

It’s with the arrival of 'Looping State Of Mind' that makes you finally realise that, for The Field’s ambient techno explorer Axel Willner, the loop never stops. It becomes clear that 'From Here We Go Sublime' and ''Yesterday & Today' ' appear as mere snapshots of what, for the producer, is a continual cycle of revolutions. Revelling in the warm recognition of their recurring patterns, imbuing conflicting twin senses of present and nostalgia, familiarity doesn’t breed contempt; for Willner sees each loop as another chance to adjust, to build upon and multiply so that several of even the slightest nuances can combine to form a true aural evolution.

Three years ago Willner swapped his native Stockholm for the nocturnal utopia of Berlin’s heady streets and clubbing scene. A major internal shift occurred meanwhile when he invited Dan Enqvist and multi- instrumentalist Andreas Söderstrom - since replaced with drummer Jesper Skarin - to turn his hitherto singular vision into a three-piece group. While 'Yesterday & Today' was the immediate reaction concocted by the alchemy of these events, 'Looping State Of Mind' is the strengthening of those bonds and ideas, the addition of Skarin in particular taking The Field to another level.

This new record sees a move away from the more unblended techno foundations that encapsulated 'From Here We Go Sublime' in particular. Instead, previous ideas have been expanded upon and, more importantly, new ones added; vocal samples now creep around signature sound washes, whispering on the periphery; greater contrast has been added with acoustic instruments such as double bass and piano recorded amongst the samples . Many of the initial sketches, however, still came from Willner himself at his home studio in Berlin, suggesting an embryonic growth to the creation process.