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Holden & Zimpel

The Universe Will Take Care Of You

    British synth wizard James Holden and Polish clarinet guru Waclaw Zimpel (Saagara, Shackleton) continue their fruitful collaboration with the blissful escapism of lush album debut 'The Universe Will Take Care Of You'.

    A deeply emotive warm and fuzzy delight, the rich textures and beguiling sound palette of the entrancing 'The Universe…' roams freely between bucolic pastorals, insistent arpeggios and shimmering euphoria.

    Embracing the playful, experimental approach of their Krautrock forefathers to explore their deepest improvisational urges, this is the joyful convergence of two like-minded masters of their craft, weaving in violin, percussion, lap steel guitar and the Indian twin pipe algoza flute amongst the expected modular synth and clarinet.

    TRACK LISTING

    1. You Are Gods
    2. Sunbeam Path
    3. Time Ring Rattles
    4. Sparkles, Crystals, Miracles
    5. Incredible Bliss
    6. The Universe Will Take Care Of You

    Holden & Zimpel

    Long Weekend EP

      UK synth wizard James Holden teams up with Polish clarinet guru Waclaw Zimpel for a four track mini album of deliciously Krauty improvisations, recorded back in the summer of 2018 when Zimpel (and, on "Tuesday" and "Wednesday", his longtime collaborator guitarist Jakub Ziolek) joined Holden in his London studio for a series of musical experiments; with the goal of completing one track per day. The resultant "Long Weekend EP" is a captivating, in-the-moment lyrical conversation between alto clarinet and modular synth, judiciously supplemented by guitar, organ, voice and assorted percussion and glued together with atmospheric syrupy tape overdubs. A meeting of two like-minded masters of their instrument, whose disparate musical journeys now converge in a shared love of all things hypnotic and trancey. 

      STAFF COMMENTS

      Matt says: A well trodden path but none the less arresting when done proper; the merger of advanced synthesis and organic instrumentation can yield dazzling results - perfectly demonstrated here by two master craftsmen.

      TRACK LISTING

      Saturday
      Sunday
      Tuesday (ft Jakub Ziolek)
      Wednesday (ft Jakub Ziolek)


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