Kompakt's super producer Axel Willner is back, as The Field, with Looping State of Mind. I get very excited when there's a new release from this German label, as it has a pretty reliable track record of quality output. His first singles and debut album, From Here We Go Sublime, were like ambient records disguised as both experimental techno and luscious pop. On his third release, Willner orchestrates very dense soundscapes that pluck from shoe-gaze, deep house, noize, and of course, techno. It's not entirely the same repetitions one would expect from him. The rhythms on are more varied than anything the Willner's done before. He's come so far as to make his earlier albums seem like a warm up compared to level of integration and complexity he has achieved currently. On Looping he packs all seven tracks with curveballs, and each new direction feel successful, vital, surprising. I find this is an album that I need to hear played really loudly. I can't wait to get my copy and rock out to it at home!!

Listen to this jam, It's Up There.


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