Albums
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Murcof x Vanessa Wagner 'Statea' (InFiné)
You can hardly move for atmospheric neo-classical albums right now, and Mexican producer Fernando Corona, aka Murcof, deserves respect as a major forerunner of the movement. His releases have blurred experimental orchestral music with refined dub techno and glitchy ambient for over a decade now, and here, he and pianist Wagner turn their attentions to compositions by 20th century composition maestros such as John Cage, Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass... and Aphex Twin, too. It constantly shifts, from mournful underwater ambience to simple, floating beauty. It’s not Murcof’s most radical record, but it might be his most accessible.
7/10
