A River Flowing Home To The Sea
Bedouin, 2020
8/10
Listen to A River Flowing Home To The Sea
The very unconventional brussels duo return with a sophomore album where every sound created on the record came from wood or metal materials, and the sonic climate moves with a meditative flow that surrounds themes of letting go and moving forward.
“There’s A Room For You” starts the album with much attention to mood as light textures surround ambient sounds, and “Racing, Chasing, Hunting” continues the climate with a mild sci-fi feel in the strategic manipulation of space where repetition is turned into a refined science.
The back half offers the of “All Under Heaven Rests”, where an ominous environment benefits greatly from Maze’s well timed bells, and whispered vocals from Stuart Argabright add a cryptic quality, and “The Uncut Wood” exits the listen with mysterious intimacy in its soft yet agile exit.
Maze & Lindholm made quite an impression with 2018’s Where The Wolf Has Been Seen, and here their sonic ingenuity only appears to be flourishing across these very innovative 5 tracks that really pushes the boundaries tranquil, ambient landscapes.
Travels well with: Orphan Swords- Sublimation; Laguerre/Noetinger- DnT