A mix of almost entirely instrumental pieces (in the one or two instances when voice appears, Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts' "Space Lion" and, I think, Julianna Barwick's "Look Into Your Own Mind", it does so more as an instrument amongst others than as the focal point and/or carrier of any intelligible lyrics) with a lean towards ambience and repetition of the kind that seeks emotional impact, spiritual force and transcendence, drawing on contemporary classical (Max Richter, Johann Johannsson, Vladmir Martynov as done by Kronos Quartet), post-rock/shoegaze (Barwick, Stars of the Lid), and miscellaneous eccentrics mostly with a bit of a jazzy streak (Kanno, Boxhead Ensemble, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt) plus a Richard Strauss song. Pretty much spot on - the type of music that I like, but haven't explored in that much depth, and for which introductions via a sampling rather than full records is probably the best way in.
(from Julian, for writing purposes)
(from Julian, for writing purposes)
