Stefan Christensen - Loimaa

Wow... Have been fortunate in the past to cross paths with Stefan Christensen working with and in Nagual, both in listening and writing, but this is the first in an all Stefan Christensen release. Unfortunately the entry into the world of C/Site Recordings and all the sounds revolving around this en devour is about five years overdue. Thank you Garden Portal and the never ending hard work of Michael Potter for making this connection and bringing these sounds to immersion.

Loimaa is one of four releases in the Garden Portal Spring Batch. Stefan Christensen's sound on this composition is the absolute core of beautiful music. All of the tracks are void of names other than roman numerals that distinguish them. Melodies within splitting the seed's outer shell, sprouting sonic life in a raw and magnificent way. Nothing polished on Loimaa, like Stefan is sitting along side, playing acoustic guitar, singing and messing with some electronic effects. Christensen's creativity is like exploring an antique store filled both recognizable and unknown pieces. Acoustic guitar playing has it's roots in all what we know from recorded music, and Loimaa uses these cues for a glazing of the composition. But beneath this general tone rests many cracks and crevices leading to styles and approaches uniquely Stefan Christensen. This is rare splendor, nostalgia coupled with a vanguard in music bliss. 
 
As mentioned in the first paragraph, Loimaa is a Garden Portal release in an edition of one hundred and twenty five. All copies have been sold out by the label. You can listen and make a digital purchase, this release is well worth exploring. Garden Portal also has a little bit of history in second editions, so there is that possibility for the future. Please check out everything from Stefan Christensen, his releases sell out quickly. Keep tabs on Garden Portal as well, the spring batch sold out faster than quickly if that is possible.

 

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