Michel Banabila - Your Words Against Mine

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Michel Banabila - ‘Unspeakable Visions’ album.
• 19.06.24 •
Here: https://banabila.bandcamp.com/album/unspeakable-visions

Song credits~
Written & performed by Michel Banabila.
Design by Steele Bonus.
Artwork by Keziah Philipps.
Mastering by Wouter Brandenburg.
Executive producer Mark van de Maat.

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.
(Luke Cohlen, May 2024)