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2020, 2×12″ LP, A Strangely Isolated Place. Limited edition gold and transparent vinyl
Much has changed since we last hear from Gaston Arevalo back in 2013, when we were rather impressed by his “Rollin Ballads” album on Octav. Here the often-overlooked ambient producer delivers a fine belated sequel that was apparently designed as, “a themed albuk told through the lens of an expedition diary”. In effect it’s a kind of imaginary soundtrack, with Arevalo setting his impeccable musical movements – think colourful but enveloping ambient chords, swelling synth-strings, slow-burn electronic melodies and barely recognisable, processed guitar sounds – to atmospheric field recordings made in Patagonia. It’s a stunning combination all told, with frequently emotive results. – Juno
