Spirit Practice
Young Heavy Souls, 2021
8/10
The recording moniker of Miles Coleman, as Wing Vilma the artist embraces the natural world into a sonic formula and synth-heavy delivery that manipulates rhythm, frequency and tone with much skill.
The title track starts the listen with warm, bare percussive sounds that quickly escalates into a mysterious and agile version of electronica and piano, and “Astrology Cup” follows with a calmer pace of well timed keys and playful manipulation of mood and space.
Further along, “Bridges” moves with a swift experimental display of sci-fi meets dance floor sounds, while “Thunder” takes that lead a step further into darker, precise electronica where a voice is used like an instrument. The album highlight, “I Wish”, then gets dreamy amid sonically warm and bright song craft that radiates creativity.
“Sun and Rain” and “Mtl @ 9pm” exit the listen, as the former is layered with light textures that make an immediate impression, and the latter finishes with soulfulness entering the stirring finish.
A very exciting effort that utilizes field recordings from Coleman’s Michigan home, Wing Vilma is nothing if not technically proficient, and Spirit Practice is a daring and innovative record that the electronica inclined will adore.
Travels well with: Teke::Teke- Shirushi; Tele Novella- Merlynn Belle