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- The Analog Vault // Essential Listening -

This debut album from British producer Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points is a fluid and spacious electronic symphony. Originally conceived as one long piece, Shepherd eventually divided his composition into seven tracks that flow from quiet, open spaces to beatless techno to sci-fi fantasia. While Floating Points commands a deserved reputation as an outstanding DJ, Elaenia is not meant for the club.

Conceived from a dream he had about a bird that became engulfed in a forest, and drawing inspiration from classical, jazz, electronic, soul and Brazilian music, this record subtly envelops the listener as they journey further inward through its richly arranged foliage of ambient electronica and orchestral elements (violin, viola and cello). From the sumptuousness of its 10-minute epic “Silhouettes (I, II, III),” to the unorthodox weave of synth threads on “"Nespole" - Elaenia patiently unfolds at unexpected moments. — The Analog Vault

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Label: Pluto
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress
Repressed: 2021 / Original Release: 2015
Genre: Electronic, Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz, House

File under: Leftfield
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