julder

the best album ever produced

An absolutely beautiful ambient, field recording, and contemporary folk work. Unlike many other artists' ventures into the ambient and indeterminacy genres, Adrianne Lenker's soft composure and light touch on the atmosphere she records is really something special. Emotionally charged and soulful, I doubt something of this caliber will come along and be executed as well. I only wish it was longer.

An emotional 20-minute EP with soft, loving, blurred lyrics and skillful mastering. Few Slowcore and Indie Rock artists achieve this level of execution, especially due to Kai Wesener's use of unusual sounds a fading in and out of atmospheres. Though there are some drawbacks in the lyricism, there is not much to say beyond how amazing this production is for a 17-year-old. It is quite difficult to make it through the whole album knowing of Wesener's passing shortly after this ... read more

This album does so much with so little. The melancholy and lonely melodies floating on seas of undulating noise make for a cohesive and totally unparallelled experience. Pieces like Untitled (400,000 K.M.) and Untitled (Naoko) build up subtle soundscapes while Untitled (Sunrise), Untitled (On Seeing), and Untitled (Years Slipped Past) play with glitch noise effects that serve as a counterpoint for the melodic reintroductions. A notable standout beyond all the other songs is the intro piece, ... read more