Michel Banabila
Unspeakable Visions
Knekelhuis
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2024
LP
24.99
KH052
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Tracklist
1Viva Voce
2Vowels of Love
3Darker and Darker
4Hometapers Tricky Universe
5So Far Yet So Near
6Your Words Against mMine
7Rattles
8Little Star
9Ai Brainfire
10Sounds from an Unforgettable Place #1 (UV remix)
11Unspeakable Visionst

Banabila returns with a second LP release on Knekelhuis. The renowned Dutch producer is up there among the stars when it comes to ambient music and the so-called ‘fourth world’ legacy. On this eleven-track album, we witness soul-wrenching, kraut-tinted, and early-yet-modernist electronics.

Coming from his heart, these imaginative recordings center around otherworldly voices – fictional characters chanting in a made-up language, imbued with a captivating spirit, transcending linguistic barriers. Through remarkable complexity and technique, 'Unspeakable Visions' is full of sonic textures, together evoking a layered, emotional arc.

While the track 'Rattles' still references the artist's first album on Knekelhuis, 'Echo Transformations', the style of most other tracks departs towards an intriguing new mix of both pop-infused songs and gloomy abstraction, balancing between a sense of anticipation and desolation.