15 Mar 2012 — Henning Lahmann
This gem was dropped into my inbox almost a month ago and I'm not quite sure how I managed to ignore it for so long. "Gifts of the Bloom" is the first single from
Ro-me-ro, Paco Sala's forthcoming LP on
Digitalis. Paco Sala is the side project by
Konntinent's Antony Harrison, who was recently joined by vocalist Leyli. The result of this encounter is a truly marvelous affair, a restrained yet lush pop tune that starts out slowly and almost carefully until Harrison's looped instrumentation and Leyli's multiply layered, crystal-clear vocals intermingle, lift off and eventually vanish into ethereal, otherworldly spheres.
In related news, Harrison seems to be an utterly busy man these days, as apart from the above and furthermore
this, British imprint
Hibernate will release another Konntinent full-length on March 30, named
Kiruna, and if we can trust what "Hayashi Drag Track" hints at, and we'd think so, then splendor just won't stop. Sublime synth vibes that build an enormously mesmerizing, gently meandering wall of sound, a deeply satisfying ambient exercise by a truly great artist. Highly recommended.
